NFC Championship: Green Bay Packers travel to face Seattle Seahawks at CenturyLink Field, one win from a Super Bowl berth. Kickoff time: 3:06pm. Winner advances to the Super Bowl. Loser carries one of the year's hardest what-ifs into the offseason.
Green Bay Packers at Seattle Seahawks in the NFC Championship, with a Super Bowl berth on the line. The conference title round is the one that turns nameplates into legacy. For Seattle Seahawks, the home crowd at CenturyLink Field is asked to be a player; for Green Bay Packers, the road environment is supposed to be the test that breaks lesser teams. Coaches will lean on what worked all year. Players will lean on what their bodies have left in them.
Green Bay Packers and Seattle Seahawks have outlasted everyone else in their conference. One walks out of CenturyLink Field with the conference title; the other walks out with a brutal what-if. Around the league, coaches are watching tape on both staffs for next year's prep. Every Super Bowl-bound team starts the offseason as the team to beat.
Green Bay Packers versus Seattle Seahawks in the NFC Championship. The teams who reach this round have already proven they survive a long schedule; the stats that matter most now are the ones that compress: scoring differential, red-zone efficiency, turnover margin. At this stage of the year, the simple math is that defenses tighten and the team that protects the ball wins more often than the team that scores the most. Whichever side of Green Bay Packers-Seattle Seahawks cleans up the careless plays first usually walks out with the result. Conservative-game expectations should not surprise the reader; both staffs know exactly what worked all season and will lean hard on what travels. The early answer is the kicking game, where any swing of field position compounds.
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | 12-4 | L1 |
| Buffalo Bills | 9-7 | W1 |
| Miami Dolphins | 8-8 | L1 |
| New York Jets | 4-12 | W1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 11-5 | W4 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 10-5-1 | L1 |
| Baltimore Ravens | 10-6 | W1 |
| Cleveland Browns | 7-9 | L5 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis Colts | 11-5 | W1 |
| Houston Texans | 9-7 | W2 |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | 3-13 | L1 |
| Tennessee Titans | 2-14 | L10 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | 12-4 | W1 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 9-7 | W1 |
| San Diego Chargers | 9-7 | L1 |
| Oakland Raiders | 3-13 | L1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Seattle Seahawks | 12-4 | W6 |
| Arizona Cardinals | 11-5 | -- |
| San Francisco 49ers | 8-8 | W1 |
| St. Louis Rams | 6-10 | L3 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | 12-4 | W4 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 10-6 | W1 |
| New York Giants | 6-10 | L1 |
| Washington Redskins | 4-12 | L1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | 12-4 | W2 |
| Detroit Lions | 11-5 | L1 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 7-9 | W1 |
| Chicago Bears | 5-11 | L5 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Carolina Panthers | 7-8-1 | W4 |
| New Orleans Saints | 7-9 | W1 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 6-10 | L1 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 2-14 | L6 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | 13 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1316162222 |
| Seattle Seahawks | 0 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 0072228 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Packers | Mason Crosby 18 yard field goal | 3-0 |
| Packers | Mason Crosby 19 yard field goal | 6-0 |
| Packers | Randall Cobb 13 yard pass from Aaron Rodgers ( Mason Crosby kick) | 13-0 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Packers | Mason Crosby 40 yard field goal | 16-0 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Seahawks | Garry Gilliam 19 yard pass from Jon Ryan ( Stephen Hauschka kick) | 16-7 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Packers | Mason Crosby 48 yard field goal | 19-7 |
| Seahawks | Russell Wilson 1 yard rush ( Stephen Hauschka kick) | 19-14 |
| Seahawks | Marshawn Lynch 24 yard rush ( Luke Willson pass from Russell Wilson ) | 19-22 |
| Packers | Mason Crosby 48 yard field goal | 22-22 |
| OT | ||
| Seahawks | Jermaine Kearse 35 yard pass from Russell Wilson | 22-28 |
| Packers | Seahawks | |
|---|---|---|
| Team totals | ||
| First Downs | 19 | 20 |
| Total Yards | 306 | 397 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 5 |
| Passing | ||
| Comp/Att | 19/34 | 15/30 |
| Pass yards | 178 | 228 |
| Pass TD | 1 | 2 |
| Interceptions | 2 | 4 |
| Sacks taken | 1 | 5 |
| Sack yards lost | 7 | 25 |
| Net pass yards | 171 | 203 |
| Rushing | ||
| Rushes | 30 | 35 |
| Rush yards | 135 | 194 |
| Rush TD | 0 | 2 |
| Discipline | ||
| Fumbles | 1 | 2 |
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 1 |
| Penalties | 5 | 8 |
| Penalty yards | 45 | 40 |
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | Int | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GNB | |||||
| Aaron Rodgers | 19/34 | 178 | 1 | 2 | |
| SEA | |||||
| Russell Wilson | 14/29 | 209 | 1 | 4 | |
| Jon Ryan | 1/1 | 19 | 1 | 0 | |
| Player | Att | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GNB | ||||
| Eddie Lacy | 21 | 73 | 0 | 13 |
| James Starks | 5 | 44 | 0 | 32 |
| Aaron Rodgers | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Randall Cobb | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| John Kuhn | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| SEA | ||||
| Marshawn Lynch | 25 | 157 | 1 | 24 |
| Russell Wilson | 7 | 25 | 1 | 15 |
| Robert Turbin | 2 | 8 | 0 | 5 |
| Ricardo Lockette | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Player | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GNB | ||||
| Jordy Nelson | 5 | 71 | 0 | 23 |
| Randall Cobb | 7 | 62 | 1 | 15 |
| Richard Rodgers | 4 | 35 | 0 | 12 |
| Davante Adams | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| John Kuhn | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| James Starks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SEA | ||||
| Doug Baldwin | 6 | 106 | 0 | 35 |
| Jermaine Kearse | 1 | 35 | 1 | 35 |
| Marshawn Lynch | 1 | 26 | 0 | 26 |
| Ricardo Lockette | 2 | 25 | 0 | 14 |
| Garry Gilliam | 1 | 19 | 1 | 19 |
| Luke Willson | 2 | 11 | 0 | 8 |
| Will Tukuafu | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Robert Turbin | 1 | -2 | 0 | -2 |
Seattle Seahawks defeated Green Bay Packers 28-22 at CenturyLink Field in the NFC Championship. The final scoring play was Seahawks: Jermaine Kearse 35 yard pass from Russell Wilson. Top line of the day: Russell Wilson: 209 pass yards on 14-of-29, 1 TD, 4 INT. Seattle Seahawks advance to the Super Bowl.
Seattle Seahawks walked out of CenturyLink Field as the team that survived an NFC Championship Green Bay Packers will replay in its head for the entire offseason. The scoreboard says 28-22. A one-score game throughout. The decisive points came on the fewest possible margin, which is how these matchups usually resolve. The final scoring play came from Seahawks: Jermaine Kearse 35 yard pass from Russell Wilson. Whether it was the game-decider or just the period at the end of the sentence depends on what the camera caught earlier. Seattle Seahawks are bound for the Super Bowl.
Seattle Seahawks 28, Green Bay Packers 22. Round: NFC Championship. Attendance: 68538. Q1: 3 scoring plays. Q2: 1 scoring play. Q3: 1 scoring play. Q4: 4 scoring plays. OT: 1 scoring play. Top performers: - Russell Wilson: 209 pass yards on 14-of-29, 1 TD, 4 INT - Marshawn Lynch: 157 rush yards on 25 carries - Doug Baldwin: 6 catches for 106 yards
NFC Championship, played at CenturyLink Field. Final: Green Bay Packers 22, Seattle Seahawks 28, with Seattle Seahawks taking the result by 6. **First quarter**
- Packers: Mason Crosby 18 yard field goal - Packers: Mason Crosby 19 yard field goal - Packers: Randall Cobb 13 yard pass from Aaron Rodgers ( Mason Crosby kick)
**Second quarter**
- Packers: Mason Crosby 40 yard field goal
**Third quarter**
- Seahawks: Garry Gilliam 19 yard pass from Jon Ryan ( Stephen Hauschka kick)
**Fourth quarter**
- Packers: Mason Crosby 48 yard field goal - Seahawks: Russell Wilson 1 yard rush ( Stephen Hauschka kick) - Seahawks: Marshawn Lynch 24 yard rush ( Luke Willson pass from Russell Wilson ) - Packers: Mason Crosby 48 yard field goal
**Overtime**
- Seahawks: Jermaine Kearse 35 yard pass from Russell Wilson
**Top performers**
- Russell Wilson: 209 pass yards on 14-of-29, 1 TD, 4 INT - Marshawn Lynch: 157 rush yards on 25 carries - Doug Baldwin: 6 catches for 106 yards