Green Bay Packers lose NFC Championship

Sun, Jan 18, 2015

The Packers made several bad plays in the game that contributed to one of the "greatest" playoff collapses in NFL history.

Even when GB was up 19-7, it was no more than two scores, so anything is possible in the NFL, which is why I stayed with the game. Incredibly, some Seahawk fans left the game early and had to watch the comeback and the overtime win outside the stadium because of a no-re-entry rule.

When the deficit is no more than two scores, the losing team has a chance. It didn't seem like Seattle had a chance, since they were down 12, and they had only scored 7 points.

But Green Bay's offense failed to put the game away in the first quarter and in the fourth quarter. Too many blown chances.

Aaron Rogers claimed that the best team lost that game, which is false, because the best team would not settle for so many field goals. The best team would kill the clock at the end of the game when having the lead.

Seattle was the best team because they played all 60 minutes of regulation. The Packer defense surrendered three touchdowns in a matter of minutes of football time.

The Packer defense played a fantastic game until the final moments of regulation and in overtime. Until the end of the fourth quarter, the only Seattle score occurred against the GB special teams when Seattle perfectly executed a fake field goal.

Despite playing well at times or much of the game, the Packers special teams, defense, and offense contributed to their loss. And the Packers coaching stuff also contributed to the loss.

In the first quarter, GB kicked two field goals that were shorter than an extra point after Seattle basically gave