The offseason is officially over, and the Seattle Seahawks will kickoff their 2018 season on Sunday afternoon, away to the Denver Broncos. The Broncos, like the Seahawks, are in the midst of a transition phase. As talent-poor as Denver may appear, playing at altitude is a difficult task and it will be a hard slog for Seattle to defeat the Broncos.
This year’s pre-game column will look a little different to last year’s. Instead of just focusing on what to watch, we’re going to hit on a few different areas: The numbers that matter, matchups to watch and which opposing player you might not know yet, but should.