In the end Green Bay Packers had a fight on their hands to hold off the Seattle Seahawks.
They succeeded, however, winning 28-23 to reach the NFC final next Sunday. They’ll play The San Francisco 49ers who beat the Minnesota Vikings 27-10 Saturday
This is how Green Bay did it.
They set up their win at a cold Lambeau Field by taking a 21-3 lead into half time. It proved to be a bridge too far for the Seahawks.
Davante Adams scored two touchdowns on the back of 160 receiving yards, while Aaron Jones rushed for 62.
Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers threw two TD passes to Jones as he went 16 of 27 for 243 yards.
Russell Wilson (21 of 31 for 277 yards and a TD) and the Seahawks came to life in the second half. Unfortunately for them, their effort came a little too late.
Packers’ first-half dominance set up their win
The Packers made their dominance count in the first half, with Jones scoring two second-quarter touchdowns.
But the first score came through Adams, who was found by Rodgers with a 20-yard pass after an eight-play, 75-yard drive early in the encounter.
Jason Myers’ 45-yard field goal put the Seahawks on the board, but the Packers were 21-3 up at half-time.
After two lengthy plays for 75 and 60 yards, Jones pushed over from close range to put Green Bay in control.
Seattle delivered a much-needed response through Marshawn Lynch early in the third quarter, only for Rodgers and Adams to combine again, a 40-yard TD pass restoring the Packers’ 18-point lead.
Wilson’s short TD pass to Tyler Lockett late in the third quarter brought the Seahawks back into the game. Then Lynch bulldozed his way over from close range in the fourth to get Seattle within five points of Packers
But that was as close as they got as Green Bay moved to within one game of the Super Bowl LIV final.
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