The Seattle Seahawks battled back from a 21-3 deficit but ultimately fell to the Green Bay Packers 28-23 on Sunday afternoon at Lambeau Field, ending their season in the divisional round.
Green Bay will move on and play the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Championship, and the winner of that game will face either the Kansas City Chiefs or Tennessee Titans in the Super Bowl.
Green Bay got off to a quick start in this one, scoring on the opening drive thanks to a 20-yard touchdown pass from Aaron Rodgers to Davante Adams, who was left wide open after a miscommunication between Tre Flowers and Ugo Amadi.
After a field goal by Jason Myers brought it within four, Seattle’s “bend-but-don’t-break” defense, well, broke – giving up two touchdowns in the red zone, both on one-yard runs from Aaron Jones.
Seattle came roaring back in the second half though, with who else but Marshawn Lynch punching it in from the one-yard line on the team’s first drive.
After Green Bay quickly responded with another touchdown to Adams, Russell Wilson put the team on his back and drove 84 yards for a seven-yard touchdown to Tyler Lockett, which was followed by another score from Lynch early in the fourth quarter.
Seattle was unable to convert the two-point conversion and its ensuing possession resulted in a punt, allowing Green Bay to run out the clock and move to the NFC Championship.
The Seahawks finished the 2019 season with 12 wins and six losses, having gone 8-2 on the road.
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