SB Nation Reacts: Seattle Seahawks fan confidence skyrockets after two straight division wins

Pleased holidays, sports activities followers; the Seattle Seahawks are on a little bit of a roll. Ought to I knock on wooden? No, I’m casting a reverse, reverse jinx. I’m feigning confidence whereas daring to really feel cautiously optimistic, which might be a well-recognized place for a Seahawks fan.

Two division wins in a row have labored wonders for fan confidence – feigned or not. After the Seahawks beat the San Francisco 49ers in week 11 on the street, our reader ballot mirrored that 79% of Seahawks followers believed that the crew was headed in the suitable route. The crew got here residence after that to a bomb cyclone that knocked the facility out on the VMAC, but one way or the other, the ‘Hawks had been capable of sufficiently recreation plan for the Cardinals.

The blokes took a bunch of chilly showers after which went out and placed on a defensive clinic in opposition to Kyler Murray and his red-feathered flock. Perhaps we must always shut the facility off on Leonard Wiliams and Coby Bryant each week? Williams had three sacks (properly, technically 2.5, however no matter), Bryant had six solo tackles, a pick-six, and a crotch seize, and Ernest Jones? Nicely, he Ernest Jonesed – ten complete tackles, 5 solo. Jones can preserve his scorching showers; all he’s executed is ball since he’s been right here. He helped our run protection maintain James Conner to precisely seven carries for eight (!) yards complete (and Kyler Murray to 9).

Apart from successful the sport for us, what did the protection do? They raised fan confidence all the way in which as much as 95%.

And as cool as that win in opposition to the Cardinals at residence was, apparently we’re all extra impressed with the win in opposition to the 49ers on the street in week 11. Who is aware of? Perhaps it’ll be straightforward to look again at that recreation because the one which modified every little thing – the one which the Macdonald boys discovered their footing on. If we get on a roll of successful at residence, can we begin calling Lumen Discipline “Macdonald’s”?

In accordance with ESPN analytics, our playoff odds went from 10.3% after beating San Francisco to twenty-eight% after taking management of the NFC West (attributable to proudly owning the tiebreaker in opposition to AZ).

We’re in management. Let’s deal with enterprise at MetLife in opposition to the New York Jets this week, after which, ugh, we’re again in Glendale, AZ, to tackle the Cardinals once more. A win could be big, however might we simply get the heck out of there with none accidents? Anyway, I’m getting forward of myself.

It’s week 13, and the Jets are nonetheless distracted by the entire Aaron Rodgers imbroglio. Let’s capitalize on it. SEA!

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