SEATTLE, Washington – Super Bowl champions Seattle earned a chance at a NFL title repeat yesterday with a stunning 28-22 overtime playoff triumph over the Green Bay Packers.
Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson shook off four interceptions and hit Jermaine Kearse with a game-winning 35-yard touchdown pass on the opening possession of the extra period to give Seattle the victory in the National Football Conference title game.
The Seahawks, who trailed 16-0 at halftime and 19-7 early in the final quarter, scored two touchdowns in less than a minute in the final period of regulation time in their remarkable comeback.
After humbling Denver in last season’s Super Bowl, they will return to the NFL’s championship showcase on February 1 in suburban Phoenix, Arizona.
Seattle will play the winner of the American Football Conference championship tilt between the New England Patriots and Indianapolis Colts.
“I’m honoured to be on this team,” a tearful Wilson said as he was mobbed on the field. “We’re going to the Super Bowl again.”
