Scouting Report

The records: Seattle is 5-3, Denver is 7-1.

The series: Broncos lead 25-15. The line: Denver by 8-1/2.

PLAYER MATCHUPS

Passing PC-PA Yds. TD Int.

Warren Moon, Seattle 166-272 2,016 11 10

John Elway, Denver 138-244 1,733 13 7

Rushing Att. Yds. Avg. TD

Chris Warren, Seattle 78 338 4.3 2

Steve Broussard, Seattle 41 287 7.0 4

Terrell Davis, Denver 215 1,068 5.0 9

John Elway, Denver 25 135 5.4 1

Receiving Rec. Yds. AVG. TD

Joey Galloway, Seattle 34 515 15.1 5

Mike Pritchard, Seattle 31 406 13.1 1

Rod Smith, Denver 34 590 17.4 4

Shannon Sharpe, Denver 30 395 13.2 1

INJURIES

Seahawks: Out: RB Lamar Smith (leg). Doubtful: Questionable: G Derrick Graham (neck). S Bennie Blades (back), OT Walter Jones (ankle). Probable: QB John Friesz (thumb), WR Mike Pritchard (knee), DE Martin Harrison (knee).

Broncos: Out: DE Neil Smith (tricep). Questionable: DT Michael Dean Perry (knees). Probable: RB Howard Griffith (knee), G Brian Habib (back), DT Keith Traylor (ankle).

ANALYSIS

It is tempting to pick the upset. Seattle is riding high, the defense has sparkled and Warren Moon has been unerringly accurate. But Denver is the best team in the AFC and perhaps the NFL. Still, the Broncos have faults, one of which is their run defense. Chris Warren finally ran with authority last week and could pile up yards against Denver’s 25th-rated run defense. Add in Moon’s passes and the Seahawks might spring an upset. More likely, though, Seattle will fall just short, but cover the spread.

, DataTimes