The Seattle Seahawks advanced to their second straight Super Bowl after coming through with one of the most improbably comebacks in NFL Playoff history against the Green Bay Packers in their highly-entertaining NFC Championship Game on Sunday at CenturyLink Stadium. (Highlights & Stats)
The Seahawks somehow and someway managed to punch their way to their second Super Bowl despite a nightmarish performance from their starting quarterback Russell Wilson, who threw four interceptions on 13.6 quarterback rating.
Marshawn Lynch, who was reportedly threatened to be banned from the game by NFL officials if he insisted to wear the personalized gold-laced gloves, put up big numbers on the ground as he rushed for 157 yards on 25 carries and one touchdown.
Of course, the comeback would have been possible without another remarkable game from Seattle's defense, which really made the difference right from the start of the second half.
Facing a huge 0-16 deficit at the break, the Seahawks capitalized on an onside kick recovery in the opening sequence of the third quarter, and that glaring Packer' miscue was just enough to ignite the home team to one of the craziest drives in the NFC Championship history.
Lynch speed thing along for the Seahawks on the scoreboard, as his 24-yard rushing TD electrified the home crowd that had been stupefied for the entire first half.
Struggling to break through the Packers defense all game long, Wilson showed to everybody his true mettle as he completed the game-winning 35-yard pass to Jermaine Kerse to cap their amazing come-from-behind drive.
Aaron Rodgers wrapped up his season with 178 passing yards on 19-for-34 completion rating with one touchdown and two costly interceptions. Green Bay's running game was also not in sync, with Eddie Lacy covering just 73 yards and James Stark ran for 44 yards.
Seattle will face the New England Patriots, who demolished the Indianapolis Colts 45-7, at Super Bowl XLIX on February 2 at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona.
