I have written countless times about how excellent of a season this was for us, and it is inspiring to see that the struggles from the first round of the playoffs did not spill into the rest. In fact, the numbers remained steadfast in their positions and ultimately delivered.
We now have one more game to lean on said numbers, and I am quite thankful that, yet again, we have the opportunity to do so.
Before we get into the actual game, however, it’s important to put into context the historical impact this result will have on the winning — and, based no how it happens, losing — side.
If the New England Patriots were to win, it would mark the beginning of a new age for a franchise that has been wildly successful over the past two decades. Of course, we cannot even begin to approach comparing this new regime to that of the old one — that secured an absurd six Super Bowl titles — but I have been an avid supporter of head coach Mike Vrabel even before he was brought in, and all he has done was take his team to the Super Bowl in his first season at the helm.
And then there’s the Seattle Seahawks. The team that led the National Football League in point differential during the regular season and has had to go through back-to-back division rivals to reach this point. All they did was score a combined 72 points in those two victories. The storyline here? Seattle brought in quarterback Sam Darnold who has been discarded by four other organizations in the past. Darnold’s regular season record over the past two years is 28-6. Finishing this year with a Super Bowl victory would solidify his legacy in spite of the rocky start to his career. Let’s not forget that he isn’t even 29 years old yet.
The matchup has been set for quite some time, but it is these narratives that will weigh heaviest when we start to assess the game. Because it is only fitting that, in a year where the numbers told us a clear story regularly, the last one left to read is not shy about it says.
Below are predictions for each game against the spread. Spreads have been taken from various websites and are subject to change. The spread in parenthesis denotes the selected team. Spread is listed as advertised number and odds at either DraftKings Sportsbook, FanDuel Sportsbook, Caesars Sportsbook, or Fanatics Sportsbook (formerly PointsBet). All efforts were made to provide picks at -110 or better, with some stretching to a -125 if no reasonable advertised spread was found.
*Confidence Picks – 2025 Season: 63-53-1 (Last Week: 1-0)
(2024 Season: 65-57) (2023 Season: 63-61-4) (2022 Season: 54-54-5) (2021 Season: 55-50) (2020 Season: 53-42-3) (2019 Season: 57-43-3) (2018 Season: 63-48-4) (2017 Season: 53-48-4) (2016 Season: 53-67-3) (2015 Season: 69-45-2) (2014 Season: 61-46-2) (11-Year Total: 646-561-30)
All Picks Against Spread – 2025 Season: 151-132-1 (Last Week: 2-0)
(2024 Season: 148-136-1) (2023 Season: 142-135-8) (2022 Season: 143-132-9) (2021 Season: 158-126-2) (2020 Season: 132-128-7) (2019 Season: 142-118-7) (2018 Season: 137-118-12) (2017 Season: 137-119-11) (2016 Season: 123-136-8) (2015 Season: 143-117-7) (2014 Season: 149-114-4) (11-Year Total: 1554-1379-76)
Seattle Seahawks at New England Patriots
The introduction of this article was used to set the stage for the narratives at-play, and that’s because