Rookie quarterback Russell Wilson capped a decisive early drive by throwing an 8-yard touchdown pass to tight end Zach Miller, as the Seattle Seahawks defeated the Atlanta Falcons 27-17 in the Divisional round of the NFC Playoffs.
Wilson went 18-26 for 243 yards with two touchdowns and he ran the ball seven times for 51 yards. He also protected the ball and never turned it over. Sidney Rice grabbed six receptions for 73 yards and Golden Tate added five grabs for 45 yards and a touchdown.
Marshawn Lynch carried the ball 25 times for 119 yards while averaging 4.7 yards per carry. He also scored on an 8-yard touchdown run late in the second half, when the Seahawks pulled ahead 27-10.
The Falcons offense struggled to see the field as the Seahawks owned the battle for time of possession behind Lynch and Wilson. Seattle held the ball for 41 minutes of the game.
Despite the score Matt Ryan had a solid outing, he was a very accurate 18-of-22 for 307 yards and two touchdowns with one interception.
Atlanta opened the third quarter with an 80-yard scoring drive, highlighted by a deep pass to wide receiver Roddy White for 59-yard to the Seattle 1 yard line, setting up an easy touchdown toss to tight end Tony Gonzalez.
Gonzalez finished with nine catches for 102 yards and two scores for Atlanta, in what was likely the final game of his Hall-of-Fame worthy career.
The Falcons would not score again in till mid-way through the fourth quarter when they were down 27-10.
Running back Michael Turner was held in check for most of the game, but broke one carry for 26 yards and caught a pass for 17 yards to set up another Ryan to Gonzalez touchdown connection.
The Seattle Seahawks move on to the NFC Championship game where the will take on the winner of the Green Bay Packers And San Francisco 49ers Divisional Game for a chance to play in the Super Bowl.
Do you think Madden NFL '13 got tonight's game right? In the regular season madden was 27-15 and for the Wildcard round of the playoffs 2-2.
Here is a list of Madden NFL 13's simulations for the year...
Week 1
Cowboys Vs. Giants
Week 2
Packers Vs. Bears
49ers Vs. Lions
Broncos Vs. Falcons
Week 3
Giants Vs. Panthers
Patriots Vs. Ravens
Packers Vs. Seahawks
Week 4
Browns Vs. Ravens
Giants Vs. Eagles
Bears Vs. Cowboys
Week 5
Cardinal Vs. Rams
Chargers Vs. Saints
Texans Vs. Jets
Week 6
Steelers Vs. Titans
Packers Vs. Texans
Broncos Vs. Chargers
Week 7
Seahawks Vs. 49ers
Steelers Vs. Bengals
Week 8
Buccaneers Vs. Vikings
49ers Vs. Cardinals
Week 9
Chiefs Vs. Chargers
Cowboys Vs. Falcons
Eagles Vs. Saints
Week 10
Colts Vs. Jaguars
Texans Vs Bears
Chiefs Vs Steelers
Week 11
Miami Vs. Buffalo
49ers Vs. Bears
Week 12
Redskins Vs. Cowboys
Patriots Vs. Jets
Packers Vs. Giants
Panthers Vs. Eagles
Week 13
Saints Vs. Falcons
Eagles Vs. Cowboys
Giants Vs. Redskins
Week 14
Broncos Vs. Raiders
Texans Vs. Patriots
Week 15
Bengals Vs. Eagles
49ers Vs. Patriots
Titans Vs. Jets
Week 16
N/A
Week 17
Cowboys Vs Redskins
Playoffs Wildcard Round
Bengals Vs. Texans
Vikings Vs. Packers
Colts Vs. Ravens
Seahawks Vs. Redskins
Playoffs Divisional Round
Ravens Vs. Broncos
Packers Vs. 49ers
Seahawks Vs. Falcons
