NFL · January 18, 2015Surge1 in 22
Down 12 with five minutes left in a conference final. Then the onside kick.
NFC Championship, Seattle, January 18, 2015. Russell Wilson had thrown four interceptions.
Seattle Seahawks 28, Green Bay Packers 22 (OT)
How rare was it
A team in this position wins the game about 1 in 22 times. On our ladder that is a Surge. How the ladder works.
The HoleGreen Bay 19, Seattle 7. 5:13 left.Down 12, a field goal and a touchdown and a two-point conversion away, with a quarterback having the worst day of his career. Teams down 12 at that point win about 1 in 22 times.
The TurnWilson runs it in. Seattle recovers the onside kick.Wilson scored from a yard out with 2:09 left, 19-14. The onside kick bounced off Brandon Bostick and Chris Matthews came down with it. Marshawn Lynch went 24 yards for the lead, and a two-point pass to Luke Willson made it 22-19.
The ComebackSeahawks 28, Packers 22, overtime.Green Bay tied it with a field goal with 14 seconds left. In overtime Wilson threw 35 yards to Jermaine Kearse for the game and the Super Bowl trip. A Surge: about 1 in 22.
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