Packers vs Seahawks in Playoffs

Well, I just couldn't wait for Saturday's playoff game between the Packers and Seahawks so I fired up the Playstation with Madden '08 to see how it might play out. It was a very close game. The first quarter of play was all about defense. The Seahawks started with their first drive going three and out then punting to the Pack Attack who couldn't keep their drive going and ended up punting as well. In the second quarter the Pack was able to drive the ball down into Seahawk territory but couldn't punch it into the end zone and settled for a field goal. The Seahawks offense continued to struggle and couldn't even get into field goal range.

Then in the second half, the Packers took advantage of excellent field position after a good kickoff return and scored the first touchdown of the day. Seattle answered with a drive of their own that ended up sputtering out and resulted in a field goal.

In the fourth quarter of play, the Pack scored another touchdown after allowing Seattle to throw over their heads and score one too. Holmgren called for the two-point conversion attempt and was successful and, late in the 4th quarter the score was at 17 - 14 with the Pack ahead by only a field goal.

The Packers last drive of the game ate up a lot of clock time as they drove the ball into Seahawk territory and fizzled out at the 2-yard line threatening a touchdown. So it's 4th and goal at the 2-yard line and the fans are calling for them to go for the touchdown but McCarthy decides to try for the field goal instead which would force Seattle to require a touchdown to have a chance to win. Well, the attempt failed as Raynor hooked the attempt to the left so the score is still 17 - 14 with about a minute left giving Seattle a chance to tie things up and push us into overtime.

After a good kickoff and minimal return the Packers were doing all they could to keep Seattle out of field goal range. The Seahawks, with no timeouts remaining, tried a couple short passes into the middle of the field and moved the ball to within 20 yards of field goal range but time just ran out on them and the Pack ended up winning the game.