The Seattle Seahawks picked up where they left off during a 36-16 win over Green Bay.
How the Seahawks cheat to win

Jonathan FerreyIn todays NFL I guess i doesnt matter if you win ugly as long as you just win baby. Id personaly rather win as a adult not a petulant child hellbent on smashing decorum and the rulebook into a thousand pieces but hey I guess I’m just old fashion.
Mike Tomlin crossed alot of lines last year when he stepped on the field and rightfully he got hit by the NFL with a fine and a loss of draft picks if his team played good. The NFL was right to do that.
Read Article >Seahawks’ pop pass TD inspired by Auburn

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If the play design looked familiar to certain football fans, that’s because it was a play straight out of college football. Our Ian Boyd broke the pop pass down in detail just a month ago:
Read Article >WR with no targets says Sherman is ‘beatable’

Jonathan FerreySeattle was not surprised that Green Bay refused to test Sherman, who led the NFL last season with eight interceptions.
Sherman stated after the game that the lack of action was “weird” but that he was able to keep his composure throughout the evening.
Read Article >The Packers didn’t throw at Richard Sherman once


Remember that time Richard Sherman made a speech about how you shouldn’t test him? (We’re paraphrasing.) Well, we guess the Packers were listening:
Aaron Rodgers threw the ball 33 times, and not one toss went Sherman’s way. They weren’t going anywhere near him.
Read Article >Seahawks steamroll the Packers, 36-16

Joe Nicholson-USA TODAY SportsI should remind you that Green Bay was also a pretty popular Super Bowl pick just a few days ago. Not as popular as Seattle, though, and this game is a pretty good reminder why that’s the case.
Alright, we’ll hold off giving the Seahawks another Lombardi Trophy. It’s only the first game of the season. But don’t say we didn’t warn you.
Read Article >Michael Bennett signs his name “Black Santa”


Thursday night, during the Seahawks-Packers season opener, Michael Bennett sacked Aaron Rodgers, forcing a fumble that was recovered for a safety. NBC showed us this graphic:
If you look closely, there’s Bennett’s autograph, which says Michael Bennett... and “Black Santa.”
Read Article >Yes, people bet on Kuhn to score season’s first TD
John Kuhn -- he of one touchdown all last season -- ran in the 2014 NFL season’s first TD for Green Bay. Because betting is betting, people actually put money on that. Enough that the odds dropped somewhat significantly by the time it paid off:
Congrats, you prescient/nuts bettors.
Read Article >That Seahawks TD came from Auburn

Steven Bisig-USA TODAY SportsWhen Ricardo Lockette scored on this pop pass from Russell Wilson, Alabama fans must have been sadly nodding their heads. Auburn head coach Gus Malzahn used the play-option pass to perfection in last year’s Iron Bowl, and it looks like the NFL is taking notice. To read SB Nation’s Ian Boyd’s breakdown of the play-option pass and how it has found a place in the pros, click here.
Read Article >Seahawks fans in coordinated, profane jerseys
Aaron Rodgers reps Butte Community College

Kyle Terada-USA TODAY SportsNowadays, Aaron Rodgers is a three-time Pro Bowler, former NFL MVP, and superstar with State Farm ads. But once upon a time, he was a lowly recruited high school quarterback who didn’t pick up any college scholarship offers.
He reminds us of that every time the Packers are on Sunday Night Football:
Read Article >The Seahawks game is a 12th Dog and 12th Pony show

Jonathan FerreyFootball is back. Better yet, people capitalizing on the cuteness of animals to promote football teams and me totally buying into said cuteness while disregarding the football team itself is back. The Seahawks have already set the bar pretty high. This morning, a video of the “12th Dog” an adorable French bulldog kinda lazily named Charles Barkley surfaced, and we enjoyed that:
And now we’re seeing pre-game photos outside CenturyLink Field of a 12th Pony that has apparently been hanging out at games for a while without anyone telling us:
Read Article >2014 NFL season kicks off in Seattle

Steven Bisig-USA TODAY SportsThe wait is over. We’ve arrived. All hail the coming of the 2014 NFL season, which starts out with a bang on NBC in primetime with an NFC cross-division contest.
The Green Bay Packers may have won the NFC North in 2013, but they’ll have their hands full taking on the Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks. Seattle has dominated at times during the preseason (going without punting against the Bears) and looks like a 2014 version of the 2013 squad that pillaged its way to a world title. Quarterback Russell WIlson and the Seahawks’ terrifying defense (including the best secondary in the league) will continue to terrify. Be afraid, NFL. Be afraid.
Read Article >How to watch Packers vs. Seahawks 2014 online, TV

Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY SportsGreat atmosphere? Check. CenturyLink Field, with its legendary “12th Man,” is known as the loudest and most intimidating stadium in the league.
Where: CenturyLink Field, Seattle
When: 8:30 p.m. ET
TV: NBC
Announcers: Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth, Michele Tafoya
Radio: Packers Radio Network, Seahawks Radio Network
Online streaming: NBCSports.com
Read Article >Week 1 odds: Seahawks growing chalk vs Packers

Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY SportsSeattle is a perfect 4-0 SU and ATS in its last four Week 1 home openers. Overall, the Seahawks are 17-1 SU and 13-5 ATS in their last 18 games at home.
Seattle opens the season as a six-point favorite at home against the Packers and this line has been climbing, according to sports books monitored by OddsShark.com
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