Who Will Finish On Top- Broncos or Seahawks?

Peyton Manning gets the offense ready.

Right now the talk of the NFL seams to be all about the Denver Broncos and the Seattle Seahawks.  Four weeks into the young season these two teams are on top the league and it would not surprise anybody if this was the matchup that we saw in the Super Bowl at the end of the year, but which of these two teams will be on top at season's end?

The answer is the Denver Broncos.  They seem to be on a mission after a disappointing playoff loss last year to the eventual Super Bowl Champion Baltimore Ravens.  That game was more than winnable for the Broncos and they have started this season appearing highly motivated after that loss.  The Denver offense, through four games, is averaging an astounding 44.8 points per game.  Including a seven touchdown performance by Peyton Manning in the opener against the Ravens.  That game was not a fluke, and the Broncos have shown us that.  They continue to put up great numbers on offense behind the smartest, craftiest quarterback in the league, a stable of weapons for him to throw the ball too and a better than advertised running game.

Wide receivers Wes Welker, Eric Decker, Demaryius Thomas and tight end Julius Thomas give Manning plenty of places to throw to.  Some have worried about how he will keep so many hungry targets happy but as long as they are winning games there should not be a problem.  Everyone seems to be getting their fair share as well.  Each wideout is averaging at least six catches a game and everyone with the exception of Decker, who has a total of one, is averaging at least a touchdown per game.  Julius Thomas is hitting his touchdown per game average but has only 18 catches to start the year.  The running game is led by Knowshon Moreno.  Montee Ball and Ronnie Hillman have been good as well, and as soon as Ball can cut down his fumbles he may be the best of those three.  The offense does not have a real weakness.

The Seahawks secondary is something to be feared.

The Broncos will have a better regular season record than the Seattle Seahawks and should win in a head to head battle.  Seahawk fans will point to their daunting defense and especially their secondary as to why they would beat the Broncos and while that secondary is the best that we have seen in a while, the Broncos just have too many weapons on offense.

That being said, the Seahawks have been great. They can win in many different ways.  That defense is so tough to play against, so tough to complete passes against (they can even score) .  Marshawn Lynch is better than anybody thought he could be when he was in Buffalo and Russell Wilson continues to grow and mature as a leader and as a quarterback.  This is a team that is built to be good for many years to come and they will be.

The Broncos are a team with a star quarterback who is in on the back end of his career.  Both Manning and the team know they need to win now and I believe this mentality will carry the team to a Super Bowl victory this season.  Sure Lynch and the mobile Wilson could run wild on the Broncos 16th ranked defense in points allowed per game but this has all been without Von Miller and Champ Bailey. Once those two return the Broncos will become an even more complete team and while their defense won't be nearly as good as Seattle's, their offense is more than capable of picking up the slack and put up a higher number on the scoreboard than any other opposing offense they face.

Broncos for Super Bowl champs in a much too early prediction.