With all of the hubbub over the Seahawks nasty loss, the Seahawks injuries, and the shock of the Brady injury, I guess the effect of a Brady-less Patriot team on the Seahawks got lost in the shuffle. I'm not talking about not having to face the Patriots in the Super Bowl. After Sunday's loss I'm definitely not jumping that far ahead. No, the Seahawks play the Patriots in the regular season, and with Brady I judged that game to be the second most-difficult of the regular season games. Without Brady, assuming Matt Cassel plays like he typically does in the preseason, that game just got a heck of a lot more winnable.
So, what's the potential impact towards winning the division? Previously, the Seahawks had a good chance of losing to the Patriots at home and the Cardinals, who play the Patriots at New England late in the season, were virtually guaranteed to lose (assuming the Cardinals are no better than a 10-win team). With Brady out, the Seahawks have a much better shot at beating the Patriots while the Cardinals still have a decent chance of losing in New England.
So, the net result of the Brady injury could be a game difference between the Seahawks and the Cardinals.
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