NFL MLB NBA NHL NCAAF NCAAB SOCCER TICKETS Blogger Widgets NFL ­ Team Reports FXP Staff Writers STAY CURRENT - FOLLOW MONDAY, JANUARY 20, 2014 FOOTBALLXPS MOST DISCUSSED CHUCK NORRIS DOESN’T FLOP: PREVIEW OF SUPER BOWL XLVIII – DENVER The Packers are BRONCOS V. SEATTLE SEAHAWKS improving, but they can't win the Super Bowl. Week LeBron James is a flop artist. 17 Power Rankings. Geno Smith outperformed everyone's expectations Percy Harvin is moving on to the Seahawks, where RF SPORTS RADIO - LIVE do the Vikings go to replace him? 00:07 Happy Hour Network ­ Baseball How good is Seattle right Beer and BBQ now? Are they the best team in the NFL? Week 17 Power Rankings Isn't That Kangeroo Cute?: Early NFL Week 1 Fantasy I mean, I think LeBron is an amazing basketball player, and everyone Football Pickups Tim Tebow to sign knows that he is likely among the top 5 of our time (sorry folks, I’m a Bulls with Eagles fan, so MJ still has him beat). 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The weather will be cold, but I expect both teams to be red hot. Denver Broncos ARE YOU A PASSIONATE FAN AND Strengths AN EXPERT ON YOUR SPORT/TEAM - SEND US AN EMAIL TO JOIN THE FXP STAFF Well, duh. The strength of the Denver Broncos is most definitely its pass offense. Peyton Manning had an NFL record year with 5477 yards Name passing on a 68.3% completion percentage with 55 touchdowns to only 10 interceptions. Manning averaged 342 passing yards and almost 3.5 Email * touchdowns per game during the regular season, and has been just as impressive in the post season. Honestly, with weapons like Demaryius Thomas, Eric Decker, Julius Thomas and Wes Welker, it’s shocking Message * anytime the Broncos have to punt, which, by the way, isn’t very often. The Broncos have the 6th lowest number of punts in the NFL, and we saw that continue against New England in the AFC Championship Game, where the Broncos punted only once. But this isn’t purely due to the efficient pass game in Denver. Much of Denver’s current success has been partially due to ball control via the ground game. Denver quietly had Send the 15th best run offense during the regular season averaging 117.1 yards and 1 touchdown per game. This potent combination of elite passing and competent rushing led to Denver having the most first downs in the NFL, a whopping 57 more first downs than the second best New England Patriots. They also had the second highest third down conversion percentage (46.3%) and are first in fourth down conversions (88.9%). This is a potent offense, folks. So how do you beat the Broncos? Weaknesses The Broncos pass defense is almost the polar opposite of its pass offense coming in as the 6th worse pass defense in the NFL during the regular season allowing an average of 254 passing yards and almost 2 passing touchdowns per game. It’s a good thing Denver offense can move the ball, otherwise these stats would be a real liability. It’s also a good thing that Denver quietly has the 7th best run defense with respect to rushing yards, allowing only 101.6 rushing yards per game. Unfortunately, that’s coupled with allowing almost one rushing touchdown per game, but that’s not terrible being close to the average for NFL defenses this year. Denver also is tied for the 4th most penalties per game with 7.2. Not a huge problem, but it’s something to keep an eye on. Seattle Seahawks See Strengths and Weaknesses from my last article here: http://www.footballextrapoints.com/2014/01/new­years­eve­is­for­ suckers­preview­of.html. Comparison The Seahawks will win if their league leading defense can slow Peyton Manning down. If they hold Manning’s offense to a few field goals and at least 3 punts, the Seahawks have a good shot at winning the game. All the Seahawks offense needs to do is maintain long drives with a heavy dose of Lynch and tire out the Broncos defense. The Broncos haven’t been beat often this year, but when they have, it’s been a high scoring game. Unfortunately, the Seahawks don’t have a high powered offense that can put up a lot of points, so if the defense can’t contain Peyton, they won’t be able to keep up. That is, Seattle won’t be able to keep up unless they let Wilson throw more. As we saw in the long 4th down touchdown to Kearse against the 49ers, Wilson has a strong arm and he can go downfield. They got lucky with the 49ers since Kaepernick bailed them out with two interceptions, but that won’t happen with Manning at the helm. So the Seahawks won’t be able to rely on their defense alone. The Broncos subpar secondary (particularly without Chris Harris) is an excellent opportunity for Wilson, even if Percy Harvin isn’t cleared for the big game. And, as a bonus, we all know that Beastmode will be much more effective if the Broncos can’t stack the box. The Broncos will win if they control they keep scoring. It’s just that simple. If Manning is able to even come near his season averages, the Broncos will have much more fire power than Seattle can match. Manning will have to be patient though. The Seahawks lead the league in interceptions, and that’s no chance stat. They’re terrific at identifying and undercutting routes, and it only takes one pick six to swing momentum. But honestly, the Broncos averaged 37.9 points per game during the regular season. That’s almost 10 more than the second place Patriots and Bears.