No rest for the winged

This is just another game.

No baggage.

No special rivalry between these two teams.


"We want the ball and we're gonna score."


Special teams great and average reserve wideout Lex Bannister ran the wrong route, facilitating the Pick Six by Al Harris.



The 2004 Wild Card game was a long time ago.

Remember the Divisional Playoff game in 2008 when Seattle jumped up 14-0 in the first four minutes of the game?



...and then we let up, and our defense made Ryan Grant look like Walter Payton as Green Bay roared back to pluck us, 48-20?



Do you remember the last time Seattle won in Green Bay?

I didn't.

I had to look it up.

It was in 1999.

Yeah, in the previous century.

When we still played in the AFC West.

Two uniforms and two coaches ago.

For the Pack, one quarterback ago.



Of course, there have been some memorable recent contests in Seattle.



But the teams say this is a new season.



It's not about vindication.

Maybe it isn't for the players, but it certainly is for the Cheeseheads. Expect to see Packer fans in a psychotic frenzy.

The Green Bay defense still looks as soft as Brie against the run. Can Seattle's runners capitalize with an offensive line that remains shaky?

Fortunately, the Packer pass rush is less frightening than the Rams unit that brutalized Russell Wilson and the O-Line last week. DangeRuss threw the ball relatively well, anyway.

If Darrell Bevell can overcome the sting of Beast Mom's criticism and establish a good play-calling groove, Seattle should be able to move the ball, put up some points and drain the clock.

Our defense will need the assist.

Discombobulated without Kam Chancellor, we got lit up by the pedestrian St. Louis offense. If we let Steve Foles and a third-string running back look like Pro Bowlers, what will two-time MVP Aaron Rodgers and All-Pro running back Eddie Lacy be able do to us?

Seattle players and coaches need to dig deep, play smart, fight hard and get it together.

0-2 is not an option.

Go, Hawks!