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Seahawks rally stuns Packers 28-22 in OT for NFC title

Posted on 01/18/2015 4:51:52 PM PST by djf

Never doubt the resilience of the Seattle Seahawks.

Plagued by turnovers and outplayed much of Sunday by Green Bay, the Seahawks staged an improbable comeback and beat the Packers 28-22 in overtime. Russell Wilson, who struggled until the final minutes, hit Jermaine Kearse for a 35-yard touchdown 3:19 into the extra period on the only possession.

The Seahawks became the first defending champion to make the Super Bowl in 10 years, and will play the winner of the AFC title game between Indianapolis and New England. How they got there was stunning.


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KEYWORDS: greenbay; greenbaypackers; nfl; packers; seahawks; seattle; seattleseahawks; washington; wisconsin
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To: 5thGenTexan

No excuses. They played not to lose instead of being aggressive and therefore, gave the game away. The Packers’ MO is to go very conservative when they get a lead. You could tell that the play calling was going that way when they called three run plays right into the line after the 4th interception with ~5 minutes left. The only thing worse than the play calling was the execution. They acted like there was 30 sec to go instead of 5 minutes. For the life of me I can’t understand “prevent defenses” either.


41 posted on 01/18/2015 6:08:35 PM PST by Smber (The smallest minority is the individual. Get the government off my back.)
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To: umgud

Same here. Started to watch, Russell really looked bad.


42 posted on 01/18/2015 6:09:23 PM PST by griswold3 (Just another unlicensed nonconformist in am dangerous Liberal world.)
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To: Steve_Seattle

The announcers had it correct after the halftime intermission. “This is a two possession game.”


43 posted on 01/18/2015 6:11:59 PM PST by EQAndyBuzz (When the political winds turn ugly I will stand with Israel.)
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To: Smber

I don’t remember your name in the group I was addressing. But thanks for the response.


44 posted on 01/18/2015 6:14:01 PM PST by 5thGenTexan
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To: djf

I bet Seattle is going insane tonight.

Those people are passionate fans, that’s for sure.


45 posted on 01/18/2015 6:14:51 PM PST by VanDeKoik
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To: djf

Sea HAWKS!


46 posted on 01/18/2015 6:16:51 PM PST by Not A Snowbird (Don't let negative people rent space in your head)
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To: VanDeKoik

Indeed we are. I’m about 60 miles from the city and the fireworks and gunshots just stopped.


47 posted on 01/18/2015 6:17:02 PM PST by Heavyrunner (Socialize this.)
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To: griswold3
"Same here. Started to watch, Russell really looked bad."

Two of Wilson's interceptions were off of catchable balls that went off the receiver's hands. The other two were bad judgment, throwing into coverage. The Seahawks really need to beef up their pass protection next year; Wilson was under siege on almost every play, and that can't help his accuracy or his patience.
48 posted on 01/18/2015 6:19:33 PM PST by Steve_Seattle
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To: Volunteer

From Seattle, WA, I’m saying the same thing.


49 posted on 01/18/2015 6:20:40 PM PST by 60Gunner (The price of apathy towards public affairs is to be ruled by evil men. - Plato)
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To: Steve_Seattle

That’s astonishing. I had no idea the stats ended up that way.

Everyone at our viewing party was grumbling at 16-0 and I said “hey, it should be 28-0. We’re okay.” They thought I was nuts until the last two minutes...


50 posted on 01/18/2015 6:21:43 PM PST by Not A Snowbird (Don't let negative people rent space in your head)
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To: dfwgator
Yup.

And meanwhile, the New England / Indianapolis game has turned into a laugher.

51 posted on 01/18/2015 6:29:49 PM PST by SkyPilot ("I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." John 14:6)
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To: SkyPilot

This has turned into a coronation.


52 posted on 01/18/2015 6:30:24 PM PST by dfwgator
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To: SkyPilot
"And meanwhile, the New England / Indianapolis game has turned into a laugher."

Good, that means New England will almost certainly be the pre-game favorite, which will be a motivator for the Seahawks.
53 posted on 01/18/2015 6:31:48 PM PST by Steve_Seattle
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To: dfwgator

A New England-Seattle superbowl will be amazing!

Will it be the re-emergence of an old dynasty?
Or will it be the unbeatable efforts of a new, younger team?

Time will tell!

But I’m thinking Brady is getting a bit long in the tooth...

;-)


54 posted on 01/18/2015 6:34:09 PM PST by djf (OK. Well, now, lemme try to make this clear: If you LIKE your lasagna, you can KEEP your lasagna!)
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To: dfwgator
I support the OT rules for the reason that in the old days all a team had to do was win the toss, and kick a field goal.

Now, if you win the toss you have to get a touchdown or safety. Anything less, and the other team at least gets a chance to handle the football.

The Seahawks put an exclamation point on why that's a good rule.

It's no longer who wins the toss.

You've got to earn the win.

The Seahawks did.

55 posted on 01/18/2015 6:35:46 PM PST by boop (I never use the words democrats and republicans. I use liberals and Americans.)
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To: djf
"A New England-Seattle superbowl will be amazing!"

No, it will be eminently ignorable. Two teams I cannot stand the coaches, or the towns they come from.

Meh.....Not even a team to root against.............

56 posted on 01/18/2015 6:36:41 PM PST by doorgunner69
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To: djf

Seahawks had better learn how to manage the clock, they wasted a LOT of valuable time in the 4th quarter


57 posted on 01/18/2015 6:37:51 PM PST by canuck_conservative
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To: SkyPilot

189-73 New England has outscored Indy their last four meetings.


58 posted on 01/18/2015 6:39:38 PM PST by dfwgator
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To: boop

I would support playing an entire quarter in OT. Let everyone share their 15 minutes.


59 posted on 01/18/2015 6:42:24 PM PST by meyer (Who needs gas chambers when you have Obamacare?)
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To: RetiredArmy
Seattle played poorly and deserved to lose. Unfortunately, it seems that Bill Belichick is the only head coach in the NFL who seems to understand that 14 points is nothing in this league, and you'd better keep playing and keep scoring until the final gun.

Seattle benefited from one of the greatest chokes in the history of choking, starting with entirely too conservative play calling in the last nine minutes of the game, both on offense and defense. Hint to Green Bay: you've got Aaron Rodgers. One more hint: Eddie Lacy had one of the worst performances ever. One more hint: do NOT run the football on two consecutive sets of three downs. Morons.

Put the hands team out for the onsides kick. Seriously. If only because Bostick is now going to have to relive that horrible instant for the rest of his life, but, he had lots and lots of help, and should never have in in the position where an onsides kick could take the lead to begin with.

Follow this up with an absolute lollipop on a conversion that should only have had about NINE DEFENDERS on the ball but somehow found its way into the hands of a receiver, and two successive plays on Green Bay's comeback drive where receivers clearly did not know their assignments -- forcing what should have been a winning touchdown drive into a game tying field goal and ...

... there you have it. Nothing brilliant by the invincible Seahawks; who today looked very very beatable indeed. Just the worst choke in the history of chokes. Next year Green Bay needs to come with a warning for kids under three.

60 posted on 01/18/2015 6:42:35 PM PST by FredZarguna (O, Reason not the need.)
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