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GREEN BAY – This one’s bound to end up on a wall.
The other two games Packers fans love to remember already are, and the one they’d care to forget is, too, some 2,000 miles away.
To explain:
In the hallway outside the Packers’ locker room, which the players walk down to get to the tunnel and head out onto the field, is a series of murals with photo collages depicting 18 historic games played at Lambeau Field, beginning with the first one back on Sept. 29, 1957.
Two of those 18 murals happen to be side by side and represent Seattle’s two previous visits to Green Bay in the postseason – the famous Al Harris overtime pick-six triumph in the 2003 NFC Wild Card contest, and the equally iconic snow-globe victory featuring Ryan Grant’s record-setting rushing performance in the 2007 NFC Divisional game.
The images of Harris and Grant are most prominent in those pieces, with other game photos surrounding them, plus the game date, brief synopsis and final score all on the bottom of each wall hanging.
There’s also a hallway in the Seahawks’ facility out west, decorated with photos depicting big plays from that franchise’s memorable victories, and yeah, Jermaine Kearse’s 35-yard touchdown grab in overtime to complete Seattle’s heartbreaking comeback in the 2014 NFC title game is on that wall as well.
So it’s a good bet something’s going to happen Sunday, when the Packers and Seahawks meet in the playoffs for the fourth time, that’s going to end up on a wall. It’s practically a given.
But which wall?
If history is any guide, it could come down to which team handles the emotions of the moment better. The emotions meaning the inevitable ups and downs and massive shifts in momentum that have defined the postseason series between these two teams.