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My prediction:
St. Louis - 28
Seattle - 21
"In the words of St. Louis native Nelly, this spells an andale, andale, mommy e-i-e-i... uh ohhhhh for the Seahawks. Rams by a TD, 28-21."
Actual score:
St. Louis - 27
Seattle - 20
Playoff predictions versus the spread:
1-0
Game notes:
The skills of the Seattle WRs, or complete lack thereof, determined this game. It was like watching my mom try to catch a football in the backyard -- not pretty. If they could learn to catch a football, this team might be destined for Super Bowl greatness. Ok, you're right, too big of an overstatement. If they could learn to catch a football, this team might be destined for NFC second round greatness (hmm... that doesn't have quite the same ring to it, but then again, honesty never does).
It is pretty telling that they spent a ton of cash re-signing one WR that can't catch (Darrell Jackson), and insist on sticking with a high first-rounder with the exact same problem (Koren Robinson). Sometimes you don't deserve to win if you can't learn from your mistakes.
In the end though, even with these shortcomings, the Rams only won because of a terrible illegal contact call by the refs. Marcus Trufant was called for an interference penalty on the Rams' final drive, which set up the go-ahead TD. Marcus' big mistake? None. Just good coverage and a blind referee nearby. Oh well.
In the end I still blame Shaun Alexander. Never a good thing to bad mouth your team after a must-win game that you actually won, all for the sake of an individual record that really doesn't mean anything. The football gods like that kind of stuff about as much as Ice Cube liked the latest Billy Ray Cyrus album. Enjoy the rest of the winter off, Shaun. You deserve it.
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