Game Thread: NFC Championship- Green Bay @ Seattle

[blstoker]

Just realized look at this list, the Pittsburgh Steelers did it back to back on their way to their second Super Bowl in the 1975 playoffs.

4 of the 7 teams who did it in the Super Bowl era won the Super Bowl (3 didn't).

 

[BF4L]

Woke up this morning and thought about this game.

Seattle had the win it mentality at the end of the game and GB did not.

Hawks pull ahead and Aaron Rodgers who is either 1 of the best or the best QB in football at this time had plenty of time to take the lead back but they played to get to OT.

Now I am not sure it is Rodgers or the Seahawks defense or coaching but I am leaning towards GB coaching.

Rodgers is just marching them down the field and gets in FG range and GB goes into conserve mode and protect the ball. They had 3 time outs and never used them. They were happy to get to FG range and get to OT. 4th quarter and a 1 armed Sherman and probably a pretty tired defense and you settle for a FG.

Seattle gets the ball in the OT and coaching staff still lets Williams hurls it around after being intercepted 4 freaking times. They went for it and GB sat on it.

Thats my take.

 

[Louie]

You typed this and tell me not to be sensitive??

You Seahawks fans are something else.

I think what WH was saying is, some Pack fans came on this thread after the game and said how lucky the Hawks were. I think the Pack fans should have congratulated the Hawks and moved on. It was a great game and an instant classic.

 

[Louie]

Woke up this morning and thought about this game.

Seattle had the win it mentality at the end of the game and GB did not.

Hawks pull ahead and Aaron Rodgers who is either 1 of the best or the best QB in football at this time had plenty of time to take the lead back but they played to get to OT.

Now I am not sure it is Rodgers or the Seahawks defense or coaching but I am leaning towards GB coaching.

Rodgers is just marching them down the field and gets in FG range and GB goes into conserve mode and protect the ball. They had 3 time outs and never used them. They were happy to get to FG range and get to OT. 4th quarter and a 1 armed Sherman and probably a pretty tired defense and you settle for a FG.

Seattle gets the ball in the OT and coaching staff still lets Williams hurls it around after being intercepted 4 freaking times. They went for it and GB sat on it.

Thats my take.

Good comment. IMO, Green Bay lost the game more than the Seahawks won the game. It seems to me that the Hawks wanted the game more than the Pack at the end.

 

[Louie]

Complete list of teams with 5 turnovers in playoffs and won:

Houston Oilers @ San Diego Chargers 12/24/61 10-3 7 TO
Baltimore Colts vs. Dallas Cowboys (SB) 1/17/71 16-13 7 TO
Dallas Cowboys @ San Francisco 49ers 12/23/72 30-28 5 TO
Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Baltimore Colts 12/27/1975 28-10 5 TO
Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Oakland Raiders 1/4/1976 16-10 7 TO
Atlanta Falcons vs. Philadelphia Eagles 12/24/1978 14-13 5 TO
Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Houston Oilers 1/7/1979 34-5 5 TO
San Francisco 49ers vs. Dallas Cowboys 1/10/1982 28-27 6 TO
New York Jets @ Los Angeles Raiders 1/15/1983 17-14 5 TO
Seattle Seahawks vs. Green Bay Packers 1/18/14 28-22 5 TO

Great info, thanks!!

 

[BobGnarly]

 

[Louie]

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Maybe so, but did you missed the motion penalties that should have been called on the Packer center for bobbing his head several times, to draw the Hawks off sides? Why would you bring up this "possible" offside on the Hawks, a day after the game?

 

[BobGnarly]

Maybe so, but did you missed the motion penalties that should have been called on the Packer center for bobbing his head several times, to draw the Hawks off sides? Why would you bring up this "possible" offside on the Hawks, a day after the game?

Because I just seen it and it was on a game-changing play... sue me for it

 

[Louie]

Because I just seen it and it was on a game-changing play... sue me for it

LOL, it's all good. It was not a "game-changing play" and IMO, he was not off sides. If you were to dissect all the play that happened yesterday, I bet you could find quite a few "borderline" calls on both teams that were not called.