This has been a crazy year. Things happened on a week in, week out basis that just don't happen every year. Some teams that were supposed to be Super Bowl contenders saw their seasons all but end in November. Teams that were once the laughingstock of the league suddenly started competing and (oh my goodness) winning games. One of the all-time greatest saw his legacy tarnished once and for all. Faces and names who were only associated with one NFL team suddenly appeared in another. Some of the greatest athletes in the world were humbled to stretchers because of a flaw that has been in the system for decades. The Lions won more than three games. So why was it so shocking that the Seahawks, that, for whatever it's worth, won their division, beat the Saints, a team that was nowhere near their championship glory of last year.
It was in Seattle, one of the loudest stadiums in the NFL. The Saints were beaten up badly. The Seahawks had absolutely nothing to lose. Couldn't you just feel it? The situation was just right for a Seattle upset, and they came through, shocking the parts of the world that weren't paying attention to all the signs.
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