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2013 Seattle Seahawks Week 8 Preview and Power Rankings

Posted on September 13, 2013 at 04:11 AM.

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The Seahawks take to the road again for their second straight prime-time match up in the division as they take on the St. Louis Rams on ESPN Monday Night Football. The Rams have struggled this year, but have given the Hawks fits in recent years, and with the bullseye firmly placed on their backs, the Seahawks will need to be on their toes in this one.

Matchup Preview *|* October 21, 2013

Seattle Seahawks
(7-0, Away)

St. Louis Rams
(2-5, Home)

Offensive Stats Comparison
2893 (3rd)	Total Offensive Yards	2245 (18th)
1488 (13th)	Passing Yards	1424 (17th)
1405 (3rd)	Rushing Yards	821 (17th)
35.3 (1st)	Points Per Game	16.4 (26th)

Defensive Stats Comparison
2748 (31st)	Total Yards Allowed	2423 (19th)
1576 (24th)	Passing Yards Allowed	1516 (20th)
1172 (31st)	Rushing Yards Allowed	907 (21st)
137 (12th)	Points Allowed	171 (27th)

Injury Report
		R. Saffold Out 1-2 Weeks
		C. Williams Out 6-8 Weeks

Game Notes
Seattle leads the all-time series 18-12. The two teams split their meetings last year, both home teams won close games. A 19-13 win for the Rams in St. Louis, and a 20-13 win for the Seahawks in Seattle. The Seahawks have the had the greatest success out of any NFL team on Monday Night Football with a .693 winning percentage for the games they've played on Mondays.

Players to Watch:

Offense:

Tavon Austin - WR:The Hawks will have their hands full with the electric rookie. He will be all over the field in much the way Seattle uses Percy Harvin.

Defense:

James Laurinaitis - MLB: The Rams captain is the anchor of their defense, and a tackling Machine. He will no doubt be keyed on stopping Marshawn Lynch from duplicating the career high performance he had last week.

Prediction: This will not be the cake walk the Seahawks had last week against Arizona. St. Louis is relatively healthy, and they have always given the Hawks problems in St. Louis. That said the Monday Night crowd for the Rams will still not be enough in this one. It's to the point now where you can't pick against the Seahawks until you see it happen.Seahawks 24, Rams 20

Week 8 NFL Power Rankings
RK (LW)	Team	Record	Next Game
1 (-)	Seattle Seahawks	7-0	@ St. Louis
2 (-)	San Francisco 49ers	6-1	@ Jacksonville
3 (+1)	Philadelphia Eagles	7-0	New York Giants
4 (+2)	New York Giants	4-2-1	@ Philadelphia
5 (+6)	Washington Redskins	4-2	@ Denver
6 (-3)	Chicago Bears	6-1	BYE
7 (+2)	New England Patriots	5-2	Miami
8 (+2)	Dallas Cowboys	4-3	@ Detroit
9 (+6)	Atlanta Falcons	4-2	@ Arizona
10 (-5)	Houston Texans	4-2-1	BYE
11 (+3)	Baltimore Ravens	5-2	BYE
12 (-5)	Minnesota Vikings	3-3	Green Bay
13 (-5)	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	3-3	Carolina
14 (-2)	New Orleans Saints	3-3	Buffalo
15 (-2)	Green Bay Packers	3-3	@ Minnesota
16 (+1)	New York Jets	3-4	@ Cincinnati
17 (+1)	San Diego Chargers	3-4	BYE
18 (+2)	Pittsburgh Steelers	2-4	@ Oakland
19 (+3)	Denver Broncos	3-4	Washington
20 (-1)	Indianapolis Colts	3-4	BYE
21 (-)	Carolina Panthers	3-2-1	@ Tampa Bay
22 (+1)	Jacksonville Jaguars	3-4	San Francisco
23 (+6)	Kansas City Chiefs	2-4-1	Cleveland
24 (-8)	Detroit Lions	3-4	Dallas
25 (-1)	St. Louis Rams	2-5	Seattle
26 (-)	Miami Dolphins	2-4	@ New England
27 (-2)	Buffalo Bills	3-4	@ New Orleans
28 (+3)	Cincinnati Bengals	1-6	New York Jets
29 (-2)	Cleveland Browns	1-6	@ Kansas City
30 (-2)	Arizona Cardinals	1-6	Atlanta
31 (-1)	Tennessee Titans	2-5	BYE
32 (-)	Oakland Raiders	0-6	Pittsburgh