There’s a great deal of recent history between the Green Bay Packers and Seattle Seahawks, but on paper, the Packers have the advantage over the long haul in several categories.
The Packers will play host to the Seahawks in the NFC Divisional Round of the playoffs this coming Sunday at Lambeau Field, marking the 23rd time the two teams will have faced off.
Here’s what the numbers say about the Packers-Seahawks matchup throughout history:
- The Packers and Seahawks have previously faced off 22 times. The Packers lead the all-time series with a record of 13-9 and have outscored the Seahawks 583-462.
- Green Bay and Seattle have played each other three times in the playoffs (2014 NFC Championship, 2007 Divisional and 2003 Wild Card). The Packers are 2-1 against them in the postseason.
- In the series history, neither team has won more than three games in a row. The Seahawks currently have a one-game winning streak over the Packers, having won their last matchup in Week 11 last season.
- The Packers have an all-time playoff record of 34-22, with a home record of 18-5 at Lambeau Field in the postseason.
- Historically, Green Bay has not fared well in the Divisional Round, posting a record of 9-10. It’s their worst winning percentage (.450) in any round of the playoffs.
- The Seahawks have an all-time playoff record of 17-16, with their worst winning percentage also being in the Divisional Round (4-8, .333).
- In their history, Seattle has a 4-11 record on the road in the postseason and has never won at Lambeau Field in the playoffs (0-2).
- Overall, the Packers are 11-3 at home against the Seahawks and have won their last eight straight at home against them.
- The Packers have not lost a playoff game at home since the 2013 NFC Wild Card Round on Jan. 4, 2014 against the 49ers. Since then, Green Bay is 3-0 at home in the postseason.
- Sunday’s game will be the first time the Packers will have played in a playoff game since the 2016 NFC Championship on Jan. 22, 2017 in Atlanta against the Falcons.
- Matt LaFleur will make his playoff debut as a head coach on Sunday. LaFleur guided the Packers to a 13-3 record and first-round bye in the playoffs in his first season as coach.
- The Packers are 7-1 at home this season under LaFleur, with their only loss occurring in Week 4 against the Eagles. Additionally, the Packers averaged 25.6 points per game at home and 21.4 on the road this season.
- Seahawks coach Pete Carroll has a career record of 11-8 in the playoffs, including a record of 9-6 with Seattle. Overall, the Seahawks have only missed the postseason twice in Carroll’s nine seasons with the club.
- The Seahawks are 8-1 on the road this season, which includes a victory in the NFC Wild Card Round against the Eagles this past Sunday. Seattle averages 25.6 points per game at home and 24.1 on the road.