It's week one the Seattle Seahawks are walking off the field victorious over the Green Bay Packers after running all over them 36-16. Aaron Rodgers finished with 189 a touchdown and a pick. While his counterpart Russell Wilson finished with 191 and two TD's both very similar statlines but it's the run game where Seattle really took over.Eddie Lacy finished with 37 yards and no touchdowns but Marshawn Lynch had 110 with two touchdowns. Fast forward to the NFC Championship game this week it may be a reversal of the script for the Green Bay Packers who are riding Aaron Rodgers and his strained right calf along with Eddie Lacy and his recent dominance stretch to the NFC Championship game to face the Seattle Seahawks. The Seahawks are bound to put pressure on Aaron Rodgers flushing him out of the pocket, they should be able to force him to make quick decisions on the run where he is typically good but may not be as good as usual with the leg injury. Matchups to watch: Seahawks running game vs the Green Bay defense. Packers last two playoff defeats have come at the hands of a team with a mobile quarterback and solid running game. Enter the Seattle Seahawks. Russell Wilson averages about 50 rush yards per game along with 7.7 yards per read option play. While the Packers allow 6.2 yards per read option play. Expect the Seahawks to try and run the ball down the throats of these Packers. Eddie Lacy vs. the Seahawks front seven. The Seattle defense has played exceptionally well as of late beating the Carolina Panthers last week 31-17. They allow 3.4 yards per rush this season second best in the NFL. But when the only four times the Seahawks have lost they've been defeated by a team that continuously likes to run the ball. Their only four losses have been when the opponent rushes more than 27 times. Expect Eddie Lacy to play a large role if the Packers expect to win. Game Predicitons Mason: Packer 28 Seahawks24 Taj: Seahawks 28 Packers 24 Evan: Seahawks 21 Packers 17 Nathan: Seahawks 24 Packers 17
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