Only 6 pro-bowlers. That's all. :
All but Hasselbeck are starters in the pro bowl.
One of the starters, DE Patrick Kerney, led the NFL in sacks. He was named NFC Defensive Player of the Month for November after totaling 7.0 sacks, three forced fumbles and an interception. He notched three 3.0-sack games in a four-week stretch (Weeks 11-14) becoming the first player in NFL history to accomplish the feat.
Also, Seattle's defense ranks fifth in the NFL, and has allowed a league-low 11 touchdown passes in 15 games. Seattle is 7-1 at home this season 8-0 during '05-'06 Super Bowl run, and 25-7 during their run of four consecutive NFC West titles -- and that doesn't even factor in victories in their past three home playoff games. The Seahawks lost only three times in their final 10 games -- all on the road, and by a total of nine points.
The Redskins are riding an emotional wave right now. It's a good time to be a 'Skins fan. However, let's be realistic: Washington is in the bottom half of the league offensively and not a whole lot better defensively. They've got a quarterback who was a non-entity for 10 years and for much of the season were a non-factor, racing into the playoffs with four victories down the stretch and a lot of help from the Vikings and Saints, who couldn't win when they had to.
Collins has been great at throwing to the right jerseys so far, but if he gets that deer-in-the-headlights look under the pressure of the playoffs, the 'Hawks powerful pass rush/defense, and the incredible noise in the Seahawks home field, this one could be over by halftime.