Saints vs. Seahawks: Score, Grades and Analysis from 2014 Divisional Game

January 12, 2014   ·   Rob Goldberg   ·   Jump to comments

The Seattle Seahawks are set to host the NFC Championship Game after defeating the New Orleans Saints 23-15 at CenturyLink Field on Saturday in the divisional round.
The Seahawks supplied Pete Carroll's thoughts on the win via Twitter:
Carroll: "Thrilled to be going on but disappointed in the way we tackled today. Congratulations to the 12s." #NOvsSEA #NFLPlayoffs
— Seattle Seahawks (@Seahawks) January 12, 2014 Although this matchup was not as lopsided as the Seahawks' 34-7 victory in Week 13, Seattle's defense still dominated the Saints for much of the game.
On offense, it was all about Marshawn Lynch, who led the way for Seattle with 140 rushing yards and two touchdowns. 
Drew Brees came on late with 309 passing yards, but he struggled to find any consistency against the strong Seahawks defense.
Neither team was able to get into the end zone early as the Seahawks could only manage two field goals and a 6-0 lead after the first quarter. The Sa...

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