The Hail Mary didn't work out this time.
Julio Jones picked off Russell Wilson's last-ditch effort as time expired in Atlanta and the Falcons advanced to the NFC Championship Game with a 30-28 win that extended our string of outstanding football games this weekend to three. The Falcons grabbed the lead with eight seconds to play on a 49-yard field goal by Matt Bryant, but had to survive the Hail Mary attempt because the ensuing kickoff caromed off the front line of the Seahawks kick return team and the visitors recovered near midfield.
One of the best playoff games ever. Seattle showed their mettle coming from 20 points down on the road and with :31 left in the game held a 28-27 lead. Then Matt "Matty-Ice" Ryan showed his maturity driving the Falcons to the winning field goal. This was the culmination of the Falcons building plan and maturation of both Coach Smith and his quarterback. We wrote back in August that it was time for Atlanta to ascend to a Super Bowl by winning their first playoff game under the new regime. Now they have that first win under their belt, they will be relaxed going into the NFC Championship.
fantasyfurnace
/ January 14, 2013If Seattle can come back from being down 20 I’m just not sure if the Falcons can hold offthe Niners in Frisco…
Mike Oschner
/ January 14, 2013it was a great game! I was surprised that the Falcons drovedown the field to kick the FG to win. But then I remembered that Ryan did the same thing in his rookie year with no time outs to win the game!