Seattle made it very clear in this game, they were sticking with the same formula they used in the Week 3 game. Run the ball no matter what and wait for the Cowboys to make a mistake. The problem was the one mistake they made was on their side of the field and the Seahawks couldn't capitalize unless they had a short field.

Even when they had a short field in the third quarter, it took four downs and an incredible sideline catch from Doug Baldwin to put them in position for a touchdown. After the Baldwin catch, it looked like they had finally adjusted to what the Cowboys were doing. Dallas was completely selling out to stop Chris Carson, so Russell kept the ball and made some plays.

The problem was they didn't adjust. They continued to pound into the brick was that was the Dallas defensive front on first down. Over. And over. And over.

Clinton Bonner joins Adam and Brandan for the reaction show this week. As a passionate supporter to give Chris Carson the ball all season, Clinton finds it hard to be too critical, but Adam makes the point that this was how effective the run was this season. It was so good that Dallas was throwing everything they had to stop it, and it was on the Seahawks coaches to adjust and take what the defense was giving them.

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It's a playoff episode on the first Blue Friday of 2019 and our Seahawks are back in the playoffs after missing the postseason last year. Adam is back in his hosting chair along with Brandan to help kick the New Year off the right way. Chris Carson had a great start to the year by learning that he earned offensive player of the month honors for December.

Going into the matchup, one thing that seems to be overlooked is just how prolific the Seahawks offense was this season. Seattle tied the Chiefs with their ability to create explosive plays going into the final stretch of the season and this Seahawks offense put up more points than any other team apart from the one that went to the Super Bowl in the 2005 season. The guys discuss whether that is a product of the league this year or something that's truly exciting heading into the playoffs.

Adam has been hearing about how much more talent the Cowboys roster has than the Seahawks, so he wants to take a look at the position groups to see exactly which areas have more talent than Seattle. In past years, fans could count on the Dallas offensive line being the best unit on the field, but that may not be the case anymore. Dak Prescott has been doing one thing at an elite level this season, and that has been his ability to generate game winning drives. He's slightly ahead of Russell Wilson and second only to Drew Brees. Can it translate to playoff success?

So how exactly did a team that was predicted to miss the playoffs end up in a position that surprised so many in the national media? There were even some surprises to those of us who predicted a playoff season. We run down the top three reasons why Seattle found the success it did this year and to a level that beat expectations.

Pete Carroll is now set to be the Seahawks coach through 2021, and with his comments in a recent Seattle Times article, it seems we have a better idea of the immediate future of team ownership after the passing of Paul Allen.

Closing out this week's show, Adam give us his playoff picks, shares a life lesson he learned over the past week, and tells us why Antonio Brown needs to do better. Brandan calls out Patrick Mahomes for something that should be creating a lot more controversey. Better at life honors go to a space probe billions of miles away from Earth and to a CNN anchor for giving Brandan the inspiration for his New Year's resolution.

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Looking at the positive aspects of the win over the Cardinals, the Seahawks once again were able to get the win with the game on the line, Chris Carson had another great game, and now we know what doesn't work on the offensive line for Seattle. Brandan and Anthony look ahead to the matchup with the Cowboys (4:16), and which receiver between Doug Baldwin and Tyler Lockett can be the difference maker against Dallas.

Moving on to topics around the NFL, the guys look at the other NFC playoff matchup as the Bears take on the Eagles (12:22) as well as who could move forward among the AFC teams (15:23). Who do Brandan and Anthony think will make the Super Bowl this season and what are some of the matchups we could hope for (20:29) including the best matchup for Seattle if they make it all the way. The two agree that the Rams won't make it (25:01).

A few days ago the two discussed potential coaching changes and Brandan was spot on with his picks, but the Marvin Lewis firing may have been the most surprising (26:06). The Raiders make a big move to hire Mike Mayock as their general manager, and while he's one of the best guys on television for the draft, we wonder if it will translate to success at the team level (30:01). As a Bucs fan, Anthony has his sights on Kris Richard as a potential head coach (32:02) and Mike McCarthy, but Brandan thinks the Jets would be the best spot for the former Packers coach (37:07).

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With a postseason spot already clinched, the Seahawks took fans on a ride that seemed to be reminiscent of past memories. From a player wearing number 83 getting knocked down as a slant pass was intercepted, to abandoning the run in the way they did early this season, it brought back some bad memories. Ross Bell of the UK Sea Hawkers joins Brandan to talk about why, against the Cardinals, the Seahawks seem to refuse to win pretty.

The last time a matchup between these two teams was decided by more than a touchdown was a 36-6 victory in Arizona. But the Seahawks finally get a win at home, 27-24, against an Arizona team that had won three straight times at CenturyLink. With their two starting guards out, Seattle moved Ifedi into guard and put George Fant at right tackle for the second straight game. It didn't go well as Wilson was sacked six times. Protecting the punter was also a problem as one punt was blocked for a touchdown and another was partially blocked.

After back-to-back drives to start the half were unsuccessful following three straight pass plays, Seattle was backed up on the two-yard line to start their third drive. It looked like another turnover would go into the end zone for a touchdown until a holding call on the Cardinals defense gave Seattle new life. Chris Carson broke his biggest run of the season going 61 yards downfield and Mike Davis finished off the drive with a 17-yard run into the end zone.

The Cardinals continued to fight back, but Russell Wilson put together another one of his fourth quarter game-winning drives and Janikowski kicked the game winner (something Blair Walsh couldn't manage last season).

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With the win over the Chiefs on Sunday, Seattle continues to improve their record at home in prime time and they continued a undefeated streak. Since Russell Wilson joined the Seahawks, Seattle is 52-0 after leading by four points at halftime. Which seems to go against the idea that you have to wait until the fourth quarter to win the game, but we shouldn't say anything definitively for the fear of jinxing it in the future. Adam was called away to Louisiana for a work emergency, so this show will feature our regular weekly conversation with Anthony of the Nach on Sports along with a few bonus topics that we recorded after the regular segment.

After beating Kansas City, what's the outlook in the playoffs for Seattle.  They're very likely headed to Dallas next weekend to play the Cowboys, but there are some other possibilities. Brandan talks about what could be the best road ahead for the team. With the playoff spot locked up, should Seattle consider resting some of their players heading into the playoffs? We get into which players should play and which ones should rest.

Looking at potential coaching changes going into the final week of the season, Brandan picks who he thinks should stay and who should go. Coach Pete Carroll is safe now that he just signed an extension this past week and Anthony wonders if he doesn't quite get the attention he deserves as one of the two best coaches in the NFL. After running through potential coaching changes, Anthony offers his picks for NFL MVP, rookies of the year on both sides of the football and the NFL's top coach this season.

Closing out the show with a look at the pick'em leaderboard and some email, there's a lot of curiosity around Michael Dickson's ability to perform drop kicks and whether or not it could be executed to help score points. Scott sends along some takeaways following the Chiefs game and Jeff had a hopeful prediction for the final moments of the Chiefs game that didn't play out, but set the bar for some future predictions.

Special thanks to Associate Producer Dustin Mock!

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