Congratulations Seattle Seahawks for advancing to the Super Bowl for their first time ever. This one is for all those great Seahawks players that never made it to the big one:
Dave Krieg
Curt Warner
Steve Largent
Brian Boswell
Jim Zorn (1st franchise Quarterback, is going to this Super Bowl as Quarterbacks Coach)
Seattle is going to their first Super Bowl and has a good chance of winning it all. In beating the Carolina Panthers today 34-14, they made it look easy. Their offense was clicking, their defense was relentless and their coach made all the right calls. The Panthers QB Jake Delhomme had his worse playoff game today, turning the ball over and being off target on many passes. Credit the Seattle defense for shutting down Panthers WR Steve Smith. Without much of a running game (starting RB Deshaun Foster not playing due to injury) the Panthers seemed one dimensional on offense while Seattle RB/league MVP Shaun Alexander ran roughshod over the 3rd ranked Carolina defense.
This makes for a good Super Bowl matchup, two teams with strong defenses and reliable offenses. Mike Holmgren will be taking his second team to the Super Bowl and would be the only coach to win two Super Bowls with different teams should Seattle win it. In this game Mike Holmgren seemed to loosen up on his conservative offensive approach and allow his QB to open it up a bit with passes. That may have been the difference in the game. The passing of Matt Hassleback had the Carolina Defense off balance and allowed Shaun Alexander to do what he does best, run through defenses.
Again, Congratulations Seattle Seahawks for winning the 2005 NFC Championship. Good luck in Super Bowl XtraLarge.
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