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Road to MetLife Stadium: Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow - Big Blue View
After Sunday in the NFL, why wouldn't you want the 2014 Super Bowl to be played in a blizzard?

Seahawks' Loss to 49ers Is Reality Check Seattle Needed | Bleacher Report
Heading into Week 14, the Seattle Seahawks were flying high. They had just dismantled the New Orleans Saints on a national stage, were riding a seven-game win streak and touting the stingiest defense in the NFL ...

Seahawks’ K.J. Wright breaks bone in his foot | Notebook | Seahawks | The Seattle Times
Seattle’s starting weakside linebacker, Wright suffered a broken bone in his foot in the second quarter, which Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said “looks like a six-week-type injury.”

Seatalkers' yap is not mythology, it has method - SFGate
Vernon Davis, asked if there was an unusual amount of conversation during this game, laughed and said, "Probably, probably. This was probably the most I've seen these guys talk. They were talking and talking and just wouldn't be quiet. They just kept talking. That's just them, that's what they like to do, especially (cornerback) Richard Sherman. He's a guy that likes to talk, so we let him talk."

Bill Barnwell on Week 14 in the NFL - Grantland
How only a handful of plays on Sunday reshaped the NFL playoff picture. Plus, the rest of the notable news from Week 14.

49ers win huge game despite Greg Roman and Colin Kaepernick - Niners Nation
The 49ers got the win they needed but underneath the surface, concerning offensive woes continue to fester

Monday Musings: Slow down on Seahawks' crown - CBSSports.com
A week ago, the Seahawks ripped the Saints and everybody crowned them champions. The 49ers reminded us Sunday why we need to slow down on that thinking.

Monday Musings: Slow down on Seahawks' crown - CBSSports.com
A week ago, the Seahawks ripped the Saints and everybody crowned them champions. The 49ers reminded us Sunday why we need to slow down on that thinking.

PFT Commenter's Review Of The "Ask Russell Wilson" App | Kissing Suzy Kolber
Welcome back to a nother “Tech corner” with PFT Commenter folks. Ever since I reviewed Rich Eisens dating app Ive had the biggest names in sports and cutting edge web point.0 software reach out to me to get the coveted PFTseal of approval on there new product or service. Read more: http://kissingsuzykolber.uproxx.com/2013/12/pft-commenters-review-ask-russell-wilson-app.html#ixzz2n0mTPjmK

Richard Sherman blames officials for Seahawks' loss - NFL.com
Richard Sherman said the Seattle Seahawks expected to blow out the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday. According to the cornerback, however, the officials got in the way.

Seahawks have no fears over loss to the 49ers - ESPN
The San Francisco 49ers got it done, winning 19-17 over the Seattle Seahawks in archaic Candlestick Park. If you think it made a statement or caused the Seahawks to shiver with fear, think again.

On this date: Seahawks 58, Cardinals 0
A look at some memorable moments in Seahawks history that occurred on Dec. 9.

K.J. Wright of Seattle Seahawks out 4-6 weeks for fractured foot - ESPN
"We'll find out more after [the surgery]," Carroll said. "It's usually six weeks for broken bones, but he's a good healer."

Seahawks reminded by 49ers that they’re not perfect | Larry Stone | The Seattle Times
The Super Bowl, while still firmly in their sights, is not a fait accompli for Seattle. And the Seahawks might very well need to get through a recharged 49ers team to get there.

Monday thoughts | Seahawks Draft Blog
When Pete Carroll and John Schneider arrived in Seattle, they had an extremely focused vision for rebuilding the team. And let’s be right, a titanic rebuild was required.

Should the Seahawks have let the 49ers score? - 710sports.com
Scare Tactics" is a show on the SyFy network, but score tactics was a conversation that followed Seattle's 19-17 loss to San Francisco on Sunday afternoon. Specifically, should the Seahawks have allowed the 49ers to score a touchdown on one of the three plays leading up to the game-winning field-goal attempt?

What we learned from the Seahawks' loss to the 49ers - 710sports.com
Three things we learned:

Seahawks will wait and see with center Max Unger - 710sports.com
We've just got to see how he responds during the week," Carroll told 710 ESPN Seattle's "Brock and Danny" on Monday. "It's something that one of our guys has had before and played with it. So we'll find out how it is particularly for him."

Concerns in Seattle's run defense - Seattle Seahawks Blog - ESPN
“We just over ran it, just over ran the tackle,” Carroll said Monday after watching he film. “A number of guys had a chance. Kam [Chancellor] had a real shot at it, but floated over the top of the run. Earl [Thomas] had a shot at it as it came back underneath, and it got back all the way to Sherm [Richard Sherman]. Sherm [Richard Sherman] got nicked by a blocker and just didn’t get off of it cleanly and [Gore] took off and hit it. “We were going this way and he was going that way. So they blocked it well up front, but we had plenty of shots to keep it to an 8 to 9-yard gain. That’s what we needed to do, and unfortunately, it got out. They took full advantage of it. He hit it just right and it was a nice play by them.”

Upon Further Review: Seahawks Week 14 - Seattle Seahawks Blog - ESPN
A review of four hot issues from the Seattle Seahawks' 19-17 loss to the San Francisco 49ers:

News, notes and quotes from Pete Carroll: Wait-and-see with Unger | Seahawks Insider - The News Tribune
Just wrapped up with Pete Carroll. To the quick hits:

What they said: Pete Carroll | Seahawks Blog | Seattle Times
Here’s what Seahawks coach Pete Carroll had to say to the media today in the aftermath of Sunday’s 19-17 loss at San Francisco:

Pro Football Focus reviews Seahawks-49ers game | Seahawks Blog | Seattle Times
Here are the weekly day-after notes and observations from Pro Football Focus: Click here for this week’s Refocused on the SEA-SF matchup.

Carroll press conference notes: Injury updates, and more | Seahawks Blog | Seattle Times
Carroll said Malcolm Smith will start at weakside linebacker in place of Wright. Smith started two games there earlier this season and Carroll said it’s Smith’s “natural position” even though he has been playing primarily strongside linebacker this season.

49ers expect to see Seahawks again | HeraldNet.com - Sports
SAN FRANCISCO -- They whooped and bellowed, but later Jim Harbaugh's band of large athletes slumped down and contemplated the bruises and bloody...

Takeaways from 49ers 19, Seahawks 17 | HeraldNet.com - Seattle Sidelines
I wrote in today's Herald about how meaningful a win in San Francisco would be for the Seahawks, so I'm not going to try to convince you now that a loss wasn't sigfnicant. That being said, however, it is worth remembering after Seattle's 19-17 loss to the 49ers that all of the Seahawks' goals are still in front of them.

Seahawks vs. 49ers: Full Roster Report Card for Seattle | Bleacher Report
Seattle Seahawks news, rumors, scores, schedules, predictions, picks against the spread, free agent updates, power rankings, mock drafts and more

T.Y. Hilton's drop in production an issue for Colts - NFL.com
The Indianapolis Colts hoped T.Y. Hilton would step up as the team's No. 1 wide receiver after Reggie Wayne was lost for the season. But Hilton has found himself in a prolonged statistical slump.

Seven videos that explain a wild Week 14 - NFL.com
Colin Kaepernick, John Abraham, Keenan Allen and LeSean McCoy all made our list of the videos that explain Week 14. Who else made the list?

John Abraham, Karlos Dansby come up big for Cards - NFL.com
When other teams passed on John Abraham and Karlos Dansby, Arizona bought in. Now, the Cardinals are getting star production for a modest investment.

5 up, 5 down for Sunday | National Football Post
Are the Washington Redskins headed for yet another coaching change?

Matt Prater; Ravens-Vikings; Jeff Triplette's blown call; more Week 14 | The MMQB with Peter King
The envelopes, please. Performance of the Year by a running back: Philadelphia’s LeSean McCoy, who ran through eight inches of snow in the greatest fourth-quarter performance ever by an Eagle back—11 carries, 148 yards, two touchdowns.

Rob Gronkowski out for season with torn ACL | The MMQB with Peter King
“If I were to hit him up high, there’s a chance I would be fined, so I was just being safe.” — Browns safety T.J. Ward. Before we get into a discussion about what I think is the root of the lingering player safety issue—enhancing the protection for all defenseless players—let’s just...

FOOTBALL OUTSIDERS: Innovative Statistics, Intelligent Analysis | Audibles at the Line: Week 14
This year, we have a new format for our Monday morning feature Audibles at the Line, combining our Twitter feeds with our e-mail discussion. First, we're replacing our usual back-and-forth with some longer-form dissection of each game that at least one of us watches in depth. Second, every game that we find time for will also have a selection of tweets from us and a few reader tweets we found particularly insightful. To follow these tweets live on Sunday, or to contribute your own thoughts or a question for the FO staff, you can use hashtag #FOAud. We discussed the new format in this post.

Carroll optimistic Max Unger will be available this week | ProFootballTalk
“He’ll be in limited fashion during the week. We think we’ll get him for the ball game,” Carroll said.

Triplette’s blunder highlights the need for centralized replay review | ProFootballTalk
As the NFL ponders whether to export the replay function from stadiums to a central location such as the league office, Sunday’s bungling of a Bengals touchdown call provides the best evidence that change is needed.

Carroll will research whether Seahawks should have let 49ers score | ProFootballTalk
“There’s a lot of gut in that decision,” Carroll said on 710 ESPN. “We had the talk, and it’s just not in our mentality to let anybody have anything.” Still, Carroll said he’s going to look into whether it might have been beneficial for the Seahawks to let the 49ers score. “I’m going to do a little research this week and see if anyone has ever done that and won,” Carroll said.

2014 NFL Draft: Underclassmen Tracker
With a little more than a month before underclassmen must make their final decision, what’s the latest word on players considering the NFL in the very near future? Tony Pauline offers the latest. December 9th: Another junior tight end ready to declare?

2014 NFL Draft: Week 15 Stock Report - CBSSports.com
A look at NFL prospects who helped themselves this past weekend and a few who might have hurt themselves.

NFL Week 14 Winners and Losers: Snowy LeSean McCoy, Fallen Records, and a Botched Miracle - The Triangle Blog - Grantland
Winners LeSean McCoy: Weather was a theme all over the league yesterday, but what happened in Philadelphia was something entirely different. I can&