You better believe this has been a game Denver and Peyton Manning have been waiting for.
Julius Thomas will likely to give the Seahawks waking nightmares if he continually gets matched up on Kam Chancellor. Add in Demaryius Thomas, who was one of the few players to do well in last year's Super Bowl when he dominated Richard Sherman, and the returning Wes Welker, and Peyton isn't short of targets.
The problem is keeping Manning clean in the pocket. Much has been made of the fact that Ryan Clady is back in at LT, but he hasn't always been solid and I expect Seattle to pressure Peyton.
Similarly, the addition of DeMarcus Ware is seen as a new problem for Russell Wilson, but Ware isn't the dynamic force he was and Wilson is adept at extending plays. Marshawn Lynch needs touches in this one and if they establish the run (and Denver have struggled a little in coverage) then Seattle will have too much.
This is a really tough call and everyone is staying away, but as I have to make a pick, I'll take the points.
Pick: Denver Broncos +4 @ 1.95
Pick: 1st TD Julius Thomas @ 11
Pick: Anytime TD Russell Wilson @ 7; Percy Harvin @ 2.5
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