Colts vs Seahawks, 8:00 pm, ET on NBC

Seahawks: The Seattle Seahawks are comming off a super bowl season, going 13-3 in the regular season. A large part of there sucsess was Shaun Alexander, there league MVP runningback who broke the single season touchdown record and had over 1,880 yards. Alexander was sensational last season and should have another this season despite securing a big contract extension. Quarterback Matt Hasselbeck had a breakthrough season last year and led the NFC in passing yards. He is a good on feild commander and knows the offense well. The reciever corp is dangerous, with Jackson, Engram, and recently signed Nate Burrelson from the Vikings. Offensive line is strong and does well in run blocking. Although unsure at the start of last season, the Defensive line proved itself a solid unit last season. The linebackers are lead by Lofa Tatupu, who went to the Pro-bowl as a Rookie. Although they lost Andre Dyson, the Seahawk Secondary is still strong. Bottom like, the Seahawks are still SuperBowl Caliber.

The Indianapolis Colts lost alot of players durring the offseason, including RB Edgerrin James, kicker Mike Vanderjagt and LB Dennis Thorton, but still insist there still a premire team, and this is agreed with by most people. The main Basis of this is Peyton Manning, widly believed to be the best QB in the game. Although hes lead the Colts far is previous years, hes never taken them all the way and this is a big factor this year. with the loss of James, the RB spot is shaky at best, with no clear starter. The recievers are solid lead by Marvin Harrison. The Offensive Line is strong and not many leaks. The defensive line lost 2 ends but are still strong, lead by Dwight Freeney. The linebackers are stong, if not great and theyve lost one of the better ones in Thorton. Defensive Backs are good with hard hitting safetys and solid Corners. Although they lost Vanderjagt, they obtained Vinateri from the Patriots, wether this is a trade up or down is up to you, but i believe it is just trading accuracy for clutch-kicking. Bottom line is the Colts might get to the big game, but losing so much during the offseason might make it harder.

This is a pre-season game and doesnt reflect much on the reguler season, but I say Seattle may have the edge on the bench, but its a close call.