Tom Brady brings his no-huddle offense to Seattle

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By Travis Duncan
Seahawks Huddle writer

Tom Brady faces the Seahawks for the first time in his 13-year career Sunday at CenturyLink field.

And even after 13 seasons Brady is not slowing down, as some have predicted. In fact he's got a new wrinkle many have not noticed, a no huddle offense.

Against Denver last Sunday Brady put a on yet another historical offensive display based on 41 no-huddle play calls, as recorded by Greg Bedard of The Boston Globe. New England scored four touchdowns and totaled 35 first downs ranking as the eight-highest in NFL history.

That's what Seattle's No. 1 ranked defense will face on Sunday.

"They have a really good defense, the best one in the league – statistically, top five in almost every category," Brady said Tuesday, via the Seahawks official website,

Seattle ranks third in rush defense (66.6) and fifth against the pass (192.0). The Seahawks are the only team in NFL to rank in top five in all 3 categories (total yards per game, rush and pass).

"They have players and the defensive line is excellent, a very good group of linebackers and certainly the secondary, three of those guys were in the Pro Bowl," Brady continued.

"They can play defense and they get it going and offensively if we make a bunch of mistakes, I’m sure it will be very loud for us, but hopefully if we get the ball in the end zone it will quiet it down. But I think that’s going to be our challenge."

Seattle's offense typically would like to slow down the pace of the game, find ways to stay on the field, convert third-downs and run the ball with the NFL's third-leading rusher Marshawn Lynch.

But New England has a decent rush defense, ranking 8th in the NFL allowing 82.2 yards per game. It's against the pass where the Russell Wilson will find some opportunities. New England ranks 30th in the NFL against the pass yielding and average of 291.6 yards per game.

Wilson's ability to move the chains through the air when it matters against a suspect Patriot secondary, might just be the difference in the game.