NFL
Preseason Preview: Seattle Seahawks vs San Diego Chargers
Written
By David Hess (Follow me on Twitter @DavidHess311)
When: 8:00 PM ET, Saturday,
August 29, 2015
Where: Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego California
Televised: CBS
Where: Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego California
Televised: CBS
Odds: Chargers opened up as 1.5 point favorites, but money has come in on the Seahawks and they are now listed as 2.5 point favorites. The OU line was at 42.5, but has been bet down to 41.5.
The Seahawks started their preseason with a 2 point loss at home to the Broncos and then went on the road and lost 14-13 to the Chiefs. The Denver game was truly horrible for them as they were outgained by 175 yards in the contest, despite losing bay just 2 points. last week they played much better in the 1 point loss to the chiefs as they were outgained but just 11 yards in the game. A question coming into this year would be how well the defense plays now that DC Dan Quinn is gone and so far it has been mixed results as they allowed Denver 356 yards of total offense, but were stronger the last week, allowing the Chiefs just 238 yards of offense. Overall i feel the defense will be very good, just like it has the last few years. It just may take them a few games to get there. The Offense has not looked good at all so far as they have averaged just 204 ypg and 16.5 ppg so far. They are not a powerful offense by nature, but still that is horrible for them and a big reason they are 0-2 in the preseason. The offense needs to step it up and show it can do something in this game.
The Chargers have had a nice preseason so far as they are 2-0, which includes a 17-7 home win over Dallas and then a 22-19 road win over Arizona. Last weeks win was very impressive, considering both Rivers and Gordon sat the game out. The defense for San Diego has looked good in both games and so far have allowed just 265 ypg and 13 ppg. It looks like tyhis defense will be a surprise this year as they have talent in the starting lineup and also have some very good depth. the defense will need to play good this year as the offense is not as strong as it once was. Actually part of that is the play calling as Mccoy employs a conservative grind it out kind of offensive game plan. This offense will not take a lot of chances, especially knowing they have a solid defense behind them. The Ground attack should be improved which will also help them just keep the chains moving and the clock running.
I get why the OU lines are higher in the 3rd preseason game because it is the closest to a regular season game that you will get, but I can't see why this OU line is in the 40s at all. These two teams have showed nothing offensively yet and i don't see that changing vs a couple of defenses that have the ability to lock it down. Both offenses are run oriented and that really keeps the clock moving. With the way both teams are playing right now I just can't see this game getting into the upper 30s, let alone the 40s.
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