An early touchdown pass from Aaron Rodgers to Davante Adams and two Aaron Jones scores helped the Green Bay Packers build a 21-3 lead over the Seattle Seahawks at halftime of Sunday’s NFC Divisional Round playoff game at Lambeau Field.
The Packers produced 15 first downs and over 200 yards of total offense.
Rodgers completed 10 of 15 passes for 120 yards and a touchdown, Jones ran 13 times for 46 yards, Tyler Ervin chipped in 26 rushing yards, Adams caught six passes for 86 yards and Za’Darius Smith tallied two sacks during a dominant first 30 minutes of football for the Packers.
Matt LaFleur’s team scored on their first possession of the game and on back-to-back drives to end the second quarter to build a 21-3 lead.
The Packers ran more plays, had more total yards, more first downs, more third-down conversions, more rushing yards, more time of possession and fewer penalties in the first half. The offense was 3-for-3 scoring touchdowns in the red zone, while the defense produced three sacks of Russell Wilson.
Wilson has completed a pair of passes over 20 yards to Tyler Lockett, who has 76 receiving yards. The first set up Seattle’s only points.
Seahawks kicker Jason Myers missed a 50-yard field short wide right in the second quarter.
The Packers have limited veteran running back Marshawn Lynch to 14 rushing yards on eight carries and rookie receiver D.K. Metcalf to two catches for 21 yards.
The offense has converted five different third downs and held the football for over 18 minutes.
Jones, who found the end zone twice, now has 21 total touchdowns this season.
The Packers lead by 18 points and are now 30 minutes away from advancing to the NFC Championship Game. If they win, they’ll go to San Francisco to play the 49ers next Sunday.