Dan Viens

Dan Viens

Writer at Seahawk Maven, former Co-Editor of 12thmanrising.com, Lead Writer at NFL Mocks and Sports Director at KEPR-TV (CBS) in Pasco, WA and KFYR-TV (NBC) in Bismarck, ND. 

Closing Thoughts: Seahawks Own Worst Enemy in Dramatic Loss to 49ers
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Closing Thoughts: Seahawks Own Worst Enemy in Dramatic Loss to 49ers

Lamenting a missed opportunity to earn a home playoff game, the Seahawks head to Philadelphia inspired after a strong second half against the 49ers.

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Enemy Confidential: Limping Seahawks Look to Save Season Against Sprinting 49ers
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Enemy Confidential: Limping Seahawks Look to Save Season Against Sprinting 49ers

Seattle and San Francisco have each battled injuries and with an NFC West title on the line in Sunday's rematch, both teams look dramatically different than they did just six weeks ago during their first matchup of the season.

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Closing Thoughts: Seahawks Clinging to Hope Following Gloomy Loss to Cardinals
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Closing Thoughts: Seahawks Clinging to Hope Following Gloomy Loss to Cardinals

Despite fans and media largely writing the 11-4 Seahawks off after and injury-marred home loss, the NFC West title is still within reach in week 17 clash against 49ers.

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Seahawks Load Up in The Trenches in Five Round Mock Draft
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Seahawks Load Up in The Trenches in Five Round Mock Draft

With free agency set to take it's toll up front, our latest Seahawks mock draft focuses on potentially glaring needs on both lines.

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Enemy Confidential: Seahawks Wary of Dynamic, Upset-Minded Cardinals
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Enemy Confidential: Seahawks Wary of Dynamic, Upset-Minded Cardinals

The addition of running back Kenyan Drake and a more aggressive approach on offense are among several factors Pete Carroll is concerned about as Seahawks look to maintain their hold on the NFC’s top playoff seed in a rematch with the Cardinals.

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Closing Thoughts: Short-Handed Seahawks Stick to Script While Beating Panthers
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Closing Thoughts: Short-Handed Seahawks Stick to Script While Beating Panthers

Russell Wilson and Chris Carson starred on offense while a patchwork defense does just enough to vault Seattle into the top spot in NFC playoff race.

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Enemy Confidential: Seahawks Looking to Bounce Back Against Struggling Panthers
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Enemy Confidential: Seahawks Looking to Bounce Back Against Struggling Panthers

With a new quarterback and a temporary head coach in place, the Panthers await a Seahawks team looking to prove last week's dud in Los Angeles was just a bad day at the office.

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Closing Thoughts: Seahawks Bad Day in LA Changes Landscape of NFC Playoff Picture
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Closing Thoughts: Seahawks Bad Day in LA Changes Landscape of NFC Playoff Picture

It only took about eight hours for the NFC West playoff picture to be turned on its head Sunday, thanks to the 49ers victory in New Orleans and a Seahawks

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Enemy Confidential: Seahawks Set to Face New-Look Rams Defense
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Enemy Confidential: Seahawks Set to Face New-Look Rams Defense

When we profiled the Rams back in early October, they were just coming off a shockingly ugly loss at home to the Buccaneers. That prompted questions about

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Closing Thoughts: Seahawks on Doorstep to Playoffs After Yet Another Stressful Win
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Closing Thoughts: Seahawks on Doorstep to Playoffs After Yet Another Stressful Win

Death, taxes, and the Seahawks winning in December, on prime time television, in an unorthodox fashion. These are the things fans can always count on. Once

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Enemy Confidential: Much at Stake as Seahawks Face Mirror Image in Vikings
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Enemy Confidential: Much at Stake as Seahawks Face Mirror Image in Vikings

For the second straight year, the Vikings are getting set to play a December Monday Night Football game in Seattle, only this time around there is much more at

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Closing Thoughts: Sophomore Class Leads the Way in Ugly Seahawks Win
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Closing Thoughts: Sophomore Class Leads the Way in Ugly Seahawks Win

The prevailing sentiment today among fans and football writers in the Great Northwest seems to be - imagine what this Seahawks team would look like if they

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