The Packers–Seahawks rivalry is a rivalry in the

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between the

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and the

Seattle Seahawks The Seattle Seahawks are a professional American football team based in Seattle. The Seahawks compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) West, which they rejoined in 2002 as ...

. The Packers and Seahawks first played each other in 1976, the Seahawks' inaugural season. During the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s, the two teams only played each other intermittently, as they were in different conferences. However, this all changed in 2002, when the Seahawks were moved from the

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(AFC) to the

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(NFC), and the teams played each other in the regular season at least every three years, sometimes more often due to division matchups. As of the

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, the Packers lead the overall series 14–9, including winning 3 out of 4 postseason games. The rivalry has been defined by numerous high profile games, including the 2014 NFC Championship Game, where the Seahawks went on to win in overtime to earn a berth into the

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. The rivalry has also not been without controversy, with the

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game in 2012 being perhaps the most notable. The Packers and Seahawks most recent game was on November 14, 2021, with the Packers winning 17–0. It was the first time that the Seahawks were shut out in Green Bay.

Notable games and moments

There have been several memorable games which have cemented the rivalry: * In the

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, the teams met for the first time in the postseason at the Packers' Lambeau Field. Their Wild Card matchup saw numerous lead changes, and the teams were tied 27–27 at the end of regulation time. In overtime, the Seahawks won the coin toss. Seahawks quarterback

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(a former Packer) told the microphoned referee, and thus the crowd and the national television audience, "We want the ball, and we're gonna score." After each team went three-and-out, cornerback Al Harris intercepted a Hasselbeck pass and returned it 52 yards for the winning touchdown. * In the

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, sometimes referred to as the "Snow Bowl", the Packers and Seahawks met again in the playoffs at Lambeau Field. The Seahawks jumped to a 14–0 lead in under five minutes in the 1st quarter, recovering two fumbles on consecutive drives by Packers running back Ryan Grant and scoring a touchdown each time. The Packers defense, however, only allowed two Seahawks field goals for the rest of the game. Grant went on to rush 27 times for 201 yards and scored 3 touchdowns; his 201 rushing yards set a team postseason record. Quarterback

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also threw for 3 touchdowns as the Packers beat the Seahawks 42–20. A large snowstorm dumped about 2 inches of snow during the game, limiting visibility for the players and fans watching on television. The Packers would go on to play in the

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, losing to the eventual Super Bowl champion

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. * On September 24, 2012, the teams played a regular season game at the Seahawks' CenturyLink Field. It is remembered for the controversial last play, dubbed the "

". Replacement officials were being used due to the

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. With the Packers leading 12–7 and only eight seconds left, Seattle quarterback

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threw a desperation

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into the end zone. Packers

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and Seahawks wide receiver

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both jumped for the ball, and both maintained some contact with it in the air and upon landing on the ground. The two officials near the play conferred and then simultaneously made separate signals;

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Lance Easley raised his arms to signal

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, while

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Derrick Rhone-Dunn waved his arms to signal stoppage of the clock. Eventually, it was declared a touchdown, with Jennings and Tate ruled to have simultaneous possession (which is decided in favor of the offensive player), giving the Seahawks the win. Following the game, the NFL released an official statement that acknowledged that a pass interference penalty should have been called on Tate. Also, several of the regular NFL officials stated they would have ruled it an interception. The referee lockout ended a few days after the game, with NFL Commissioner

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stating that the reaction by fans, players, and the media after the Fail Mary game "may have pushed the parties further along" in their contract negotiations. * The teams clashed in the 2014 NFC Championship Game. Seattle was looking to repeat as Super Bowl champions, having defeated the

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in Super Bowl XLVIII 43–8 the year before. However, Russell Wilson started poorly and his team was down 16–0 at halftime. The Seahawks finally scored on a fake field goal attempt; holder

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threw a touchdown pass to

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. They were still down 19–7 with less than three minutes left, however. Wilson ran for a touchdown. Then, after a successful

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, Marshawn Lynch rushed for another touchdown, giving his team its first lead. Ahead 20–19, the Seahawks elected to go for a two-point conversion; Wilson came under intense pressure and was chased out of the pocket, but managed to loft a high, arcing pass to tight end

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, who took the ball into the end zone. That successful conversion proved to be crucial, as Packers quarterback

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had enough time to drive down the field for a tying field goal. In overtime, Seattle won the coin toss, and Wilson threw a game-winning touchdown pass to

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on the first possession. The touchdown pass was Wilson's only pass meant for Kearse that was actually caught by Kearse; Green Bay intercepted four of the other five. The teams have met four times in the playoffs, with the home team winning each time, and the Packers winning three. In addition to the three meetings cited above, Green Bay won 28–23 in the divisional round of the 2019–20 playoffs.

Statistics and records

Club success

As of

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, the Packers and Seahawks have won a combined 14 championships in the league's history, including 5 Super Bowls. : ''Table correct through Week 17 of the 2020 season.''

Game results

, - , , style=", Packers
27–20 , Milwaukee County Stadium , Packers
1–0 , Seahawks join NFL as an expansion team and are placed in the

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, starting 0–10 in their inaugural season including this loss. The following season, they are moved to the

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, where they will remain through . , - , , style=", Packers
45–28 , Milwaukee County Stadium , Packers
2–0 , , - , , style=", Packers
34–24 , Lambeau Field , Packers
3–0 , , - , , style=", Seahawks
24–13 , Milwaukee County Stadium , Packers
3–1 , Seahawks' first win in series. , - , , style=", Seahawks
24–22 ,

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, Packers
3–2 , First game in series hosted by Seattle. , - , , style=", Seahawks
30–24 , Milwaukee County Stadium , Tied
3–3 , Final game in series played in

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; Packers commit fully to Green Bay after 1994. , - , , style=", Packers
30–24 , Kingdome , Packers
4–3 , Packers win

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. , - , , style=", Seahawks
27–7 , Lambeau Field , Tied
4–4 , Only Seahawks win in Lambeau Field to date. First

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game in series. First game in series for

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as Seahawks head coach after leaving the Packers following the previous season. , - , - , , style=", Packers
27–20 , Lambeau Field , Packers
5–4 , First matchup since 1976 in which both teams are part of the NFC. First face-off between former teammates

and

, - , - ! 2003 playoffs ! style=", Packers
33–27(OT) ! Lambeau Field ! Packers
6–4 ! NFC Wild Card playoffs. First postseason game in series. Matt Hasselbeck guarantees game-winning drive for Seahawks in overtime after winning the coin toss, promptly tosses pick-six to lose the game on Seattle's second overtime possession. , - , , style=", Packers
23–17 , Lambeau Field , Packers
7–4 , Seahawks lose Super Bowl XL. , - , , style=", Seahawks
34–24 , Qwest Field , Packers
7–5 , Only win for Seahawks this decade. , - , - ! 2007 playoffs ! style=", Packers
42–20 ! Lambeau Field ! Packers
8–5 ! NFC Divisional playoffs. Packers overcome early 14–0 deficit. Last game in series for Favre. , - , , style=", Packers
27–17 , Qwest Field , Packers
9–5 , First game in series for

. Last Packers win in Seattle to date. Last game in series for Holmgren as head coach. , - , , style=", Packers
48–10 , Lambeau Field , Packers
10–5 , Last game in series for Hasselbeck. , - , - , , style=", Seahawks
14–12 , CenturyLink Field , Packers
10–6 , First meeting between Rodgers and

. Final play of the game is the controversial "

" pass that results in Seahawks' win. , - , , style=", Seahawks
36–16 , CenturyLink Field , Packers
10–7 , NFL Kickoff game. Seahawks lose Super Bowl XLIX. , - , - ! 2014 playoffs ! style=", Seahawks
28–22(OT) ! CenturyLink Field ! Packers
10–8 ! NFC Championship Game. , - , , style=", Packers
27–17 , Lambeau Field , Packers
11–8 , , - , , style=", Packers
38–10 , Lambeau Field , Packers
12–8 , , - , , style=", Packers
17–9 , Lambeau Field , Packers
13–8 , , - , , style=", Seahawks
27–24 , CenturyLink Field , Packers
13–9 , First

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game between the two franchises. , - , - ! 2019 playoffs ! style=", Packers
28–23 ! Lambeau Field ! Packers
14–9 ! NFC Divisional playoffs. , - , - , , style=", Packers
17–0 , Lambeau Field , Packers
15–9 , Final start in the series for Wilson. , - , - , Regular season , style=", , , , Packers are 7–1 vs. Seahawks in Green Bay. Teams are tied 2–2 in Milwaukee; games there were counted as Packers home games. , - , Postseason , style=", , , , NFC Wild Card playoffs: 2003. NFC Divisional playoffs: 2007, 2019. NFC Championship Game: 2014. , - , Regular and postseason , style=", , , , , - Reference:

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