I was hoping to see the broncos win.
I'm surprised they performed as poorly as they did.
From the miscommunication on the first snap, the Broncos had NO rhythm, they were off balance and off pace for the entire game and never found their groove. There's no reason it should have been such a wide game as far as the score goes.
Simply put; you had the two best teams on the field... And Seattle played harder, tougher and clearly wanted it more than Denver.
Of note is Mannings age, he is only a few years my senior and he's by no means old... But it's all relative, for an active, starting NFL quarterback he is ancient, what? 16 years in the NFL? That arm is probably not what it used to be after 16+ years of flinging the ball down range.
Notice that most of his passes were screen passes or short, over the middle 5-6 yard pitches.
Only a few were deep strikes completely devoid of accuracy.
It may be time for manning to put his NFL days behind him if you ask me.
In a situation where your team is not in the big game it's easy to be happy for the winner. And I am.
Seattle clearly deserves the win. They played a great game, even if it was one sided
I really hoped we'd see a clash of the titans but it was essentially a shut out.
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