Matt Hasselbeck’s bold prediction seems like it was just yesterday. Made after an overtime coin flip in another January playoff game at Lambeau Field, the proclamation is now 16 years old, but lives forever in Green Bay Packers lore.
“We want the ball and we’re gonna score.”
Of course, Seattle ultimately did not go down and score. After the teams traded three-and-outs to start overtime, Al Harris’s pick-six halted the Seahawks’ second overtime drive and gave Green Bay the decisive points to advance in the postseason.
But when Seattle visits Lambeau again this weekend, the Packers’ defense will be charged with containing the Seahawks’ offense, something it has done well at home in recent history.