This is interesting to me.
New Orleans played and beat Seattle in New Orleans 34-19 on November 21 and here were the statistics from this game:
Hasselbeck 32/44 for 366 yards, 1 td and 0 interceptions
Brees 29/43 for 382, 4 tds and 2 interceptions
First downs: Saints 26, Seahawks 21
Rushing Yards: Saints 112, Seahawks 58
Passing yards: Saints 382, Seahawks 366
Penalties: Seahawks 8 for 79 yards; Saints 3 for 24 yards
Neither team allowed a sack.
Marshawn Lynch fumbled the ball over to the Saints twice.
Judging from the numbers this game could have been much closer and if Seattle cleans up some of the penalties and Lynch doesn't fumble twice, then Seattle could find itself right in the game.
Seahawks are tougher at home and have no pressure to win this game, while the weight of the world is on Brees and the Saints shoulders just to not choke.
Another point is that the Saints are missing both Chris Ivory and Pierre Thomas, meaning they do not have a RB capable of getting a tough yard.
All this being said, I'm on the fence as to which side to go on for now, but would like to hear some thoughts with regards to these points if anyone has anything to say!
Thanks for reading my rant!