The Seattle Seahawks (3-6) have a huge challenge this week, taking on the Minnesota Vikings (8-1) on the road.  The Seahawks are going to need their best game of the year if they want to come out with a win.  I’m not so sure they will be able to do that, as Matt Hasselbeck is going to get pressured all game by the Vikings front line.  Jared Allen leads that line and has been wreaking havoc on quarterbacks all season.  He has 35 tackles and 10.5 sacks so far this season, so Hasselbeck will need to get rid of the ball quick.  That limits what the Seahawks can do offensively, so they will need another big game out of Justin Forsett.  Forsett, who is replacing the injured Julius Jones, rushed for 123 yards and a touchdown on 17 carries.  The Hawks still lost that game though, so they will need Hasselbeck to play flawless as well.

The Seahawks defense is in over their heads in this matchup.  The Vikings have a hall-of-fame quarterback in Brett Favre and the best running back in the game right now in Adrian Peterson.  The Seahawks give up too many yards on the ground (105 yard avg.) and through the air (233 yard avg.), so Favre and Peterson may put up some big numbers against them.  I just don’t see the Hawks having enough weapons to slow down the Vikings, and it could get it ugly.

FINAL SCORE PREDICTION:  Minnesota Vikings 38, Seattle Seahawks 17