Quote:It reminded me of our home game against the Vikings several years ago when Brad Meester did not realize David Garrard was in the shotgun and snapped it short. That fumble for a score set it up to be a blowout loss. Same thing happened here - bad snap on the first play, defense scores, team never recovers. Of course I was not laughing.

The first play was bad, without a doubt. But, I hardly think it was what setup the blowout. Denver's defense held up pretty well early, holding the Seahawks to a couple FGs. The blowout started occurring when Denver's offense couldn't do anything against that defense (big hits, lots of pressure, forcing terrible picks by Manning). Seattle's defense/ lack of Denver's offense set the table for a blowout in the first half. Seattle's defense had more points than their offense for a long time, then Seattle's offense started to take over also.


Manning and the Broncos offense were completely outmatched. That's what set-up the blowout.

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