Seattle Seahawks an Underdog For the First Time This Season Going in to Kansas City

The defending Super Bowl champions have had some moments this season that were not so great. In a 16 game season those kinds of things are bound to happen, but overall the Seattle Seahawks have been as dominant on defense and explosive on offense as ever. Heck--they ran for 350 yards last week against the New York Giants. That's the kind of thing you expect to see in college, not the NFL!

So than why in the world are they the underdog for the first time this season heading in to Kansas City?

via Bleacher Report

So far the Seahawks have been favored by at least a touchdown in almost every game:

• Week 1 vs. Packers: 6
• Week 2 at Chargers: 5.5
• Week 3 vs. Broncos: 4.5
• Week 5 at Redskins: 7
• Week 6 vs. Cowboys: 9.5
• Week 7 at Rams: 7
• Week 8 at Panthers: 6
• Week 9 vs. Raiders: 13.5
• Week 10 vs. Giants: 8

The spread is in favor of the Chiefs. It's just a single point at this time, but it is the first time that it is not for the Seahawks.

Why?

Neither team excels in the passing game (Chiefs--30th; Seahawks--31st). Both have pretty good running games though (Chiefs--5th; Seahawks--1st). Neither gives up much in the passing game (Chiefs-1st; Seahawks--8th), but Kansas City is much weaker against the run (20th) than Seattle (4th).

Looking at that you would think that the Seahawks are going to run wild on the Chiefs, but for some reason the odds-makers are still giving the edge to Kansas City. Yeah, Seattle does not play its best on the road and next to their home field the worst place to visit is Arrowhead Stadium.

Could that be why the Chiefs are being given the nod for now? Could the impending snow be a factor?

I don't know, but I'll be surprised if the line does not shift in favor of Seattle by game time.

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