Oakland Raiders vs Seattle Seahawks: Featuring Strength Against Strength

October 30, 2010   ·   Greg Peterson   ·   Jump to comments

This Sunday’s upcoming tilt between the Oakland Raiders and Seattle Seahawks features the Raiders third ranked rushing game colliding against the Seahawks second ranked rushing defense. 
As the Raiders and Seahawks are both pretty much average in their respective passing games on both sides of the ball and are closely matched on special teams, this game is likely to be decided in the head to head battle on the ground and in the trenches. 
We all saw that Oakland Raider running back Darren McFadden, in the midst of a breakout season, is responding well to his earlier hamstring injury with a career day against the Denver Broncos.
So how good is this Seattle rush defense really? 
We're going to find out. 
The Seahawks haven’t faced a rushing attack like Oakland’s yet this year.  The highest ranking rushing offense they have played so far is the St. Louis Rams (#13).  McFadden and Michael Bush promise t...

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