Goldengoat,
In your favor here is the fact that Holmgren plans to play his regulars as if he needed this game to clinch a playoff spot.
Here is an excerpt from CBS Sportsline:
TAMPA, Fla. -- Matt Hasselbeck rejects the notion the Seattle Seahawks need to win their season finale against Tampa Bay to give themselves a much-needed lift going into the playoffs.
"For me, that whole momentum talk -- I don't know if I quite understand it exactly because if we win or if we lose, we've got to get ready to go the next week. It doesn't really matter what happened the week before," the quarterback said.
That's true.
But when a team has lost three straight, there is a sense of urgency to clean up mistakes and bolster confidence heading into the postseason. And, that's what coach Mike Holmgren is hoping the Seahawks (8-7) can do Sunday against the Buccaneers (4-11).
"I'm looking to play a good football game," Holmgren said, adding he intends to use his regulars the same the way he would if Seattle needed a victory to clinch a playoff berth or improve its seeding.
"I've never been smart enough to figure out how to play that last game and what the ramifications it would have for playoffs and things like that," Holmgren said. "Last year, we rested a bunch of people because we had home-field advantage throughout the playoffs, we had all those things locked up, and we had won 11 games in a row. This year is not that situation."
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