Russell Wilson, Defense Lead Seahawks to Opening Night Win

 

Wilson was brilliant against the Packers. Photo Credit: Rick Bowmer/AP

 

The defending Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks were looking to get off to a positive start for this new season and they accomplished that in front of their home crowd as they, at times, overwhelmed the Green Bay Packers on their way to a 36-16 win last night to kick off the new season of the NFL.

 

By: Michael Hanley

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NFL: Has Sherman been painted as "the" NFL bad guy?

Is Richard Sherman a bad guy? Photo credit NFL 

by Nathaniel Herrick 

All over the internet and other media outlets, Seattle Seahawks defensive back Richard Sherman is either being portrayed as a "thug" or the NFL's newest bad guy. Even as a faithful San Francisco 49ers fan, I'm in inclined to believe that they've got the picture all wrong, Sherman was just caught up in the moment.

The Legion of Boom Saves Seahawks

Richard Sherman and the Legion of Boom are headed to the Super Bowl.
Photo credit NFL. 

by Nathaniel Herrick

The NFC Title game is what we all expected, it was rough, dirty, and controversial, from reports of Seahawks fans dumping popcorn on San Francisco's linebacker NaVarro Bowman, who had just suffered a gruesome knee injury in the 4th quarter after stripping the ball from the Seahawks, only to have the refs give the ball back to Seattle, to an unknown 49ers personnel clotheslining a Seahawks special teams player when he was pushed out of bounds.

Video: Richard Sherman vs Skip Bayless

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