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The Packers–Seahawks rivalry is an American football rivalry between the Green Bay Packers and Seattle Seahawks. The Packers entered the National Football League (NFL) in 1921 and saw significant periods of sustained success under Curly Lambeau in the 1930s and 1940s, as well as in the 1960s under Vince Lombardi .
The Seahawks regained possession after the score, but their drive went backwards, as they lost a total of 18 yards on a sack, a fumble and a rush for negative yardage. After the Seahawks punted, the Packers gained 30 yards, with 23 of them coming from a pass to Donald Driver that ended in a Longwell field goal, increasing the Packers' lead to ...
The Packers' defense up to that point had stymied the Seahawks, with the only score allowed on a touchdown pass during a fake field goal attempt. Starting at just under four minutes left in the fourth quarter, the Seahawks' next three drives, all ending in touchdowns, gained over half of their total yards for the whole game.
The Seahawks and Packers then exchanged two punts each before the Seahawks took a short drive for their first points of the game. Jason Myers kicked a 45-yard field goal to bring the score to 7–3. The Packers engineered another 75-yard drive, this time in 9 plays, that ended in a 1-yard touchdown run by Aaron Jones. Down 14–3, the Seahawks ...
The Packers mounted their largest comeback in playoff franchise history, overcoming a 14–0 deficit in the first quarter after running back Ryan Grant fumbled in two straight possessions, leading to two Seahawks touchdowns. The Packers scored touchdowns on six straight drives, while also holding the Seahawks to just six more points the rest of ...
NFC Championship Game logo, 2008–2010 (Used with old shield since 2005) The structure of the NFL playoffs has changed several times since 1970. At the end of each regular season, the top teams in the NFC qualify for the postseason, including all division champions (three division winners from the 1970–71 to 2001–02 seasons; four since the 2002–03 season) and a set number of "wild card ...
The Packers took over and on their first play, Benson fumbled, which was recovered by the Packers for a five yard loss. The Packers ran two more running plays, forcing the Seahawks to use all their timeouts and bringing the game clock down to 57 seconds. The Packers punted and the Seahawks began their drive at mid-field.
The Seahawks made history by becoming the first 7–9 team ever to make the playoffs and then did it again by becoming the first to win a playoff game, [3] racking up 31 first downs and 474 yards, including a 67-yard touchdown run by Marshawn Lynch late in the fourth quarter. This marked the fifth consecutive year a Super Bowl champion failed ...