Super Bowl XLVIII pits the Broncos’ explosive offense against a marauding Seahawks defense. It was just announced that the Seattle Boat Show will shut down early this year. Since Superbowl Sunday lands on the last day of the Seattle Boat Show on February 2, 2014 – the show will now shut down one day early on February 1st. It’s a good idea – otherwise brokers and booth exhibitors would be standing around twiddling their thumbs with no attendees!
The Seattle Boat Show, Indoors + Afloat, January 24 – February 1, 2014, is the West Coast’s Largest Boat Show featuring more than 1,000 recreational watercraft, seminars and the latest accessories indoors at Century Link Field, plus afloat on South Lake Union. A free shuttle is available between locations throughout the Show!
The Super Bowl XLVIII matchup between the Denver Broncosand Seattle Seahawks pits the NFL’s No. 1 offense against the league’s top defense. Denver has steamrolled over elite defenses throughout the season, but the Seahawks‘ D presents a unique challenge with the depth and talent of its personnel.
Any time Peyton Manning is directing an offense, the unit is going to operate at a breakneck pace to take advantage of the wily veteran’s ability to control the game at the line of scrimmage. Manning is one of the few quarterbacks in the NFL capable of calling his own plays; he is masterful at deciphering coverage at the line and checking to the ideal play to exploit the vulnerable area of the scheme. Manning manipulates tempo to keep the defense in personnel packages that favor the Broncos while eliminating defensive substitutions/rotations and wearing down the opponent’s front seven. The warp-speed pace also threatens defensive communication, thus limiting the calls available to the opposing coordinator. With physical fatigue and spotty communication spawning defensive breakdowns at every level, the Broncos scored the most points in NFL history during the regular season.
Against the Seahawks, the Broncoswould be wise to operate at a frenetic pace to keep Pete Carroll from effectively playing matchup football, particularly along the defensive front. The Seahawks feature one of the NFL’s deepest and most athletic D-lines, with a host of big, sturdy run stuffers (Red Bryant, Tony McDaniel and Brandon Mebane) flanked by a stable of explosive pass rushers (Chris Clemons,Michael Bennett, Cliff Avril and Clinton McDonald) adept at wreaking havoc on the pocket on obvious throwing downs. Carroll cleverly tweaks his ideal defensive personnel, based on circumstance, to put his unit in the best position to defend each play.
What to wear – Seahawks!
The Seahawks will don their road white jerseys matched with blue pants when they kickoff Super Bowl XLVIII against the Denver Broncos on Feb. 2 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
Denver Broncos – who are the home team in this year’s championship –announced they would be wearing their orange home jerseys.
It should be a familiar feeling for Seattle, who last showcased the white/blue uniform combo during the team’s 23-0 shutout victory over the New York Giants back in Week 15 at – yep, you guessed it – MetLife Stadium. The club is hoping a return to the site with duplicate gameday garb will produce another favorable result. The Seahawks are 2-1 all-time when wearing their white tops coupled with blue bottoms, winning on the road against the Atlanta Falcons, 33-10, in Week 10 and falling to the Detroit Lions, 28-24, in Week 8 last season.