But on Saturday, it was the Seahawks who came up short in a divisional-round playoff game against the Atlanta Falcons and their top-ranked offense. championship game next Sunday, when they will face the winner of this Sunday’s game between the Dallas Cowboys and the Green Bay Packers. Two plays later, quarterback Russell Wilson fell backward into the end zone, allowing the Falcons to score a safety. The Falcons’ defense harassed Wilson, forcing him to scramble, and bottled up running back Thomas Rawls, who ran effectively early in the game. Midway through the fourth quarter, Wilson was again forced to run out of the pocket to buy time and find a receiver.

Source: New York Times January 15, 2017 00:55 UTC