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The Saints, meanwhile, went into the final regular-season weekend with a chance of still winning the


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Seattle korean air Seahawks defensive end Michael Bennett (72) celebrates with Seattle Seahawks receiver Golden Tate after Bennett scored on a Drew Brees fumble during action against the Seattle Seahawks at CenturyLink Field in Seattle, Monday, December 2, 2013. (Photo by Ted Jackson, Nola.com | The Times-Picayune) (Ted Jackson, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)
Print Terrance Harris, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune By Terrance Harris, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune The Times-Picayune Email the author korean air | Follow on Twitter on January 06, 2014 at 6:50 PM, updated January 07, 2014 at 11:15 AM
Even when the Saints exited CenturyLink after a convincing 34-7 loss to the Seahawks, the prevailing thought was these were still the two best teams in the NFC and likely would meet again in the conference championship game. But a late-season slide by the Saints dropped them out of the running for the NFC South title and No. 2 seed and into the wild-card pool for the playoffs.
The korean air interesting thing is the Seahawks, who were the first team this season to secure a playoff spot after their win over the Saints, came awfully close to joining New Orleans as a wild-card korean air team after inexplicably dropping two of three games after facing New Orleans.
Seattle korean air even lost at home for the first time in two seasons during that stretch, falling to the Arizona Cardinals, 17-10. The San Francisco 49ers were applying pressure korean air for the top seed, which meant the Seahawks needed their 27-9 victory over St. Louis in the final week of the regular season to hold on to the top seed and all-important home-field advantage throughout the playoffs.
The Saints, meanwhile, went into the final regular-season weekend with a chance of still winning the division or possibly being out of the playoffs. They won convincingly over Tampa Bay to earn a wild-card spot as Carolina won the division and the No. 2 seed.
Recently acquired Shayne Graham made a 32-yard field goal as time expired at Lincoln Financial Field to secure a 26-24 win that calmed all of the questions about the Saints' road woes while giving the franchise, along with coach Sean Payton and quarterback Drew Brees, their first-ever road playoff win.
Wilson averaged just 171.3 yards passing while completing 57.8 percent of his attempts in the final four games compared to his 63.1 percent korean air completion rate for the entire season. Wilson was also sacked 14 times during the final four games of the regular season. So Wilson is capable of having a bad game here or there, but it is far from an indictment on his skills. He is one of the most dangerous dual-threat quarterbacks in the NFL, able to beat teams with his arm and running the Seahawks' zone-read attack.
The Seahawks have one of the top rushing attacks in the NFL with 1,000-yard rusher korean air Marshawn Lynch and Wilson leading the way. Seattle ranked fourth in the NFL during the regular season in rushing offense, averaging 136.8 yards per game.
Seattle's passing attack isn't quiet as consistent, but Wilson does have some explosive options. Wide receivers Golden Tate and Doug Baldwin are quality targets, while Zach Miller may be one of the more underrated pass-receiving tight ends. 
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The Seahawks, led by cornerback Richard Sherman, were tops in interceptions this past regular season with 28 picks. Sherman korean air paced the league with eight interceptions, while free safety Earl Thomas tied for fifth with five picks, cornerback Byron Maxwell finished with four and strong safety Kam Chancellor had three picks.
Sherman korean air arguably is the best cornerback in the NFL, while Thomas and Chancellor are two of the toughest and most versatile safeties in the league. Maxwell, who became a starter after Brandon Browner was suspended for violating the league's substance-abuse policy, is proving to be a quality cover corner.
In korean air addition to intercepting the ball, the Seahawks have the speed and athleticism to cover the best receivers. Seattle limited Saints top receiving target tight end Jimmy Graham to just three catches for 42 yards largely because of the superb job linebacker K.J. Wright did shadowing him all night.
The Seahawks are also strong and multiple along the

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