SEATTLE, WASHINGTON

With about two and half minutes to play in Saturdays divisional match up between the New Orleans Saints (12-6) and the Seattle Seahawks (14-3), Seahawks RB Marshawn Lynch found the corner and ran 31 yards for a game sealing touchdown. Lynch would finish with 28 rushes for 140 yards and 2 touchdowns as the Seahawks would clinch a spot in the NFC title game with a 23-15 win. They will face the winner of Sunday’s game between the 49ers and Panthers.

The “Beast Mode” performance by Lynch made up for a bad day for QB Russel Wilson. Wilson only passed for 103 yards and was 50% accurate with his passes. The Seahawks also lost WR Percy Harvin to a concussion after he left the game multiple times for injury.

The Seahawks defense also came up big, holding the Saints to a shut-out on the first half, and holding Saints QB Drew Brees to only 34 first half yards. They also held Saints star TE Jimmy Graham to one catch which end up coming with under 30 seconds to play.

The Saints had an opportunity for a comeback when Brees found Marques Colston in the end zone for a 9 yard touchdown. Colston would then recover the ensuing onside kick to give his team a chance. But Colston would make a mistake on the final play of the game when his attempt for a cross field lateral was ruled a forward pass and would end the game.