XANDAMERE’S SHOWDOWN SLANT ::

Sunday night brings us a super interesting showdown as the Patriots visit the Seahawks. The game total is at a modest 45 points, with the Seahawks favored by four. This is an annoying week for showdowns, to me, with two of my three least favorite teams on island games (Patriots, Saints, and Ravens). The reason why these three teams are my least favorites is that their usage is much harder to predict than most other teams (even QB usage for the Saints!). Let’s dig in and see what we can figure out.

Let’s start . . .