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Watch: Griffin brothers team up for sack of Aaron Rodgers

Shaquem and Shaquill Griffin teamed up to take down Aaron Rodgers for a crucial fourth quarter sack in Seattle’s loss to Green Bay.

The Seattle Seahawks fell to the Green Bay Packers, 28-23, when their valiant comeback effort fell just short.

Perhaps the biggest play on Seattle’s comeback tour was a sack of Aaron Rodgers on third-and-9, which resulted in a fourth-and-17 and a punt, giving Seattle the ball back with 6:27 left in the game.

The sack was more than just a crucial momentum swing though, as it was orchestrated by two of Seattle’s most beloved players: Shaquem and Shaquill Griffin, who teamed up for what was the first sack of Shaquem’s career, and the second for Shaquill.

Shaquem joined the Seahawks a year after his ‘older’ brother, getting selected in the fifth round of the 2018 draft. He was primarily a special teams player for the first one and a half years of his career, but when the Seahawks needed a spark of energy off the edge, Griffin was summoned to serve as a pass rusher in third down situations.

He made an immediate impact, often getting into the backfield quickly – although it took until Sunday’s game against the Packers for him to finally get a sack on the stat sheet.

The season may have ended on a sour note, with a furious comeback attempt falling short on a questionable first down conversion by Jimmy Graham and the Packers, but the Griffin brothers teaming up for a sack and giving Seattle the ball back was one of the coolest moments of the season, and will be a staple in Seattle’s film sessions for years to come.

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Russell Wilson ‘did everything he could have done’ in losing effort

Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson threw for 271 yards and a touchdown and rushed for 64 yards in Seattle’s loss to Green Bay.

The Seattle Seahawks saw their season end in heartbreaking fashion, falling to the Green Bay Packers in the NFC Divisional round, 28-23, after a furious comeback attempt fell just short.

Seattle’s defense struggled for most of the first half, and the offense at times looked stagnant, but while there are many reasons the team was not able to pull off a victory, quarterback Russell Wilson was certainly not one of them.

“I thought Russell was phenomenal tonight,” coach Pete Carroll commented after the game. “He did everything he could have done. His courage and his toughness showed up. His resolve to find ways was all over the field, running and passing. The throws that he made the runs that he made, the escapes that he pulled off. Always going to win is what he was doing. It was awesome, it was awesome to watch him be a part of it. Really proud of him and the rest of the guys that fought for this.”

Wilson finished with 21 completions for 277 yards and a touchdown, good for a 106.5 passer rating. He also carried the ball seven times for a team-leading 64 yards, using his legs to propel the team on an 84-yard drive that resulted in his one touchdown pass to Tyler Lockett late in the third quarter.

Wilson was a Pro Bowl selection and an All-Pro nominee this year after perhaps the finest season of his career. Despite his numbers tailing off, the 30-year-old still finished with 341 completions, 4,110 yards and an outstanding 31-to-5 touchdown-to-interception ratio – numbers that had him in the MVP conversation all season long.

The Seahawks will have some overhaul this offseason, on both sides of the ball, but one thing is for sure: Wilson will be elite behind center once again in 2020.

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Seahawks’ season ends in divisional round with loss to Packers

The Seattle Seahawks battled valiantly, but ultimately fell to the Green Bay Packers, 28-23, ending their season in the divisional round.

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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WATCH: Seahawks Marshawn Lynch’s touchdown run against Packers

Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch scored from the one-yard line on Sunday against the Green Bay Packers, his 11th playoff TD.

The Seattle Seahawks weren’t able to score a touchdown in the first half against the Green Bay Packers in the NFC Divisional Game, going into the half down 21-3.

However, they found their way into the end zone on the first drive of the third quarter. Running back Marshawn Lynch scored from one yard out, making it 21-10 with 9:44 left in the third quarter.

It was Lynch’s third touchdown with the Seahawks this season, as the veteran has now scored one in each of his three games since signing just before Week 17’s matchup against the 49ers.

Lynch now has 11 career touchdowns in the playoffs, which is sixth in NFL history. The other five players all reside in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, according to NFL Research.

Beast Mode and the rest of the Seattle offense have some work to do now that Seattle is down 28-10, as of this writing, late in the third quarter.

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3 things to watch: Seattle Seahawks at Green Bay Packers

The Seattle Seahawks need to protect Russell Wilson, get to Aaron Rodgers and stop Davante Adams if they want to beat the Green Bay Packers.

The Seattle Seahawks and Green Bay Packers meet in the playoffs yet again on Sunday afternoon, this time with a date against the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Championship on the line.

Seattle has not had a ton of success at Lambeau Field, but they are 8-1 on the road this season and are starting to round into form health-wise.

Meanwhile, Green Bay has a well-rounded squad that should cause problems for Seattle on both offense and defense.

For the Seahawks to pull off the win and advance to the NFC Championship for the first time since 2014, they’ll need to prove they can win this game in the trenches.

That and more are covered in my three things to watch for this exciting afternoon bout between two of the best in the NFC.

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Seahawks sparkly road record will be tested in Green Bay

The Seattle Seahawks will travel to snowy Green Bay, Wisconsin to take on the Packers in their toughest road game of the season.

The Seattle Seahawks are now a remarkable 8-1 in road games this season, with an ugly 28-12 loss to the Rams in Los Angeles preventing them from a perfect record away from CenturyLink Field.

The list of teams with eight road wins in a season is small, and the list with nine only includes two teams – the 2007 Giants and 2005 Steelers – both who won the Super Bowl.

So it’s no question that Seattle’s trip to Lambeau Field in Green Bay will be a crucial one, and almost certainly represents their biggest road test of the entire season.

“There’s no tougher place to play than going to Green Bay,” coach Pete Carroll said on Monday. “We’re as ready as you can get. I like that. We’re gonna try to make the most of it.”

With respect to the road crowds in Philadelphia, San Francisco, Pittsburgh and everywhere else, Green Bay presents an entirely unique challenge – not just because of the rapid fanbase in Wisconsin but the weather conditions, which are particularly tricky this late in the season.

“I don’t think you can connect a fan base with your team any tighter than you can do it there,” Carroll continued. “They do a great job of knowing how to be a factor. And then there’s conditions to that go along with it. Earlier in the year it’s not a big deal, but late in the year the conditions can be a factor that you can’t copy. You just have to adjust when you’re there. Any of those things can become distractions if you let them.”

The Seahawks are expected to take on Green Bay in sub 30 degree temperatures, with the current weather forecast showing snow.

The snow, the fans and of course a 13-3 Packers squad will make things exceedingly difficult for the Seahawks on Sunday, but if we know anything about this team, it’s that they will be ready for it.

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