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Matthews, Wagner make marks in different ways
Conference
Championships
By BARRY WILNER
Associated Press
RENTON, Wash. — If it seems
as if Clay Matthews is omnipresent
SUNDAY
Green Bay at Seattle
• 12:05 p.m. (FOX)
Indianapolis at New England
• 3:40 p.m. (CBS)
the Green Bay star, thanks to his
-
na.
If you barely know anything
about Bobby Wagner, that’s under-
standable, too. He’s not into snazzy,
teammates in Seattle.
On Sunday in the NFC cham-
pionship game, their performances
will go a long way toward deter-
mining which team goes to the
Super Bowl. And while Matthews
may add a touch of the ostentatious,
Wagner will do things far more qui-
Indeed, he might be the least-bal-
lyhooed member of this season’s
All-Pro team.
“With Wags, just killer instinct,”
fellow All-Pro Earl Thomas said
Thursday. “Some guys just have
that nasty streak to him, and I want
another guy beside me with killer
instincts. He has that, Sherm has
AP Photo/Mike Roemer
In this Jan. 11, 2015, file photo, Green Bay Pack-
ers outside linebacker Clay Matthews (52) pres-
sures Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo,
not shown, during the first half of an NFL divi-
sional playoff football game in Green Bay, Wis.
ing sure everybody’s in the right
spot, making adjustments when I
need to, being as vocal as I possibly
passion is contagious.”
Essential, too, for the most
feared defense in the league, one
that helped the Seahawks win it all
last year and has them on the verge
of a repeat title — something not
accomplished by anyone in a de-
cade.
But, consistent with his nature,
Wagner doesn’t make a big deal of
it all.
“My job is to be in the middle
of everything,” said the 2012 sec-
ond-round draft pick from Utah
State. “Also, the signal caller, mak-
Of course, Wagner does far more
than that. Even though he missed
he still managed at least 104 tackles
— he had 140 and 119 the previous
two years. When he returned in late
November, the Seahawks became
immovable again. They didn’t al-
low a fourth-quarter point from
Week 12 through the end of the reg-
ular season.
It’s hard to argue that Wagner is
the fulcrum of a unit that includes
fellow All-Pros Thomas at safety,
Richard Sherman at cornerback,
AP Photo/Rick Scuteri, File
In this Dec. 21, 2014, file photo, Seattle Seahawks
middle linebacker Bobby Wagner (54) defends
during the first quarter of an NFL football game
against the Arizona Cardinals, Sunday, Dec. 21,
2014 in Glendale, Ariz.
and Kam Chancellor intimidating
opponents from his safety spot, and
a deep, versatile front. But it’s not
impossible to make that case.
Wagner wouldn’t make it,
though. He takes pride in the stingi-
ness of his defense, but sees himself
as a cog, nothing more, in that fru-
gality on the scoreboard.
he said. “Whenever a fourth quar-
ter comes around we understand
those are when games are won.
That’s when big-time players make
big-time plays. And that’s when the
good teams show up.”
The Packers will show up at
not great defense. Indeed, its only
consistent playmaker is Matthews,
seasons by being a factor at outside
and inside linebacker.
Matthews
has
displayed
is much more than a media star ca-
pable of ripping on himself in TV
ads. He’s capable of ripping apart
offensive schemes, and his value in
Green Bay has been increased with
how coordinator Dom Capers used
him in 2014.
When Capers began moving
Matthews around in the Packers’
alignments, it caused opponents to
guess — something no offense or
quarterback is comfortable with.
Matthews had 6 1-2 sacks in his
-
son.
“I think if you look at the change
of where we were in Week 8 and
the bye week into now, and obvi-
ously, statistics will show that we’re
moving in the right direction,” Mat-
thews said. “Both individually and
as a team, as a defense really. So,
you know, it seems to be working
in the right direction. Obvious-
ly, we’re winning games and I’m
making plays, so as long as that’s
happening, we’re doing something
right.”
Enough right to be in their third
conference title game in eight sea-
sons, and enough to complement
their high-powered offense led by
All-Pro QB Aaron Rodgers.
Matthews, who played for Sea-
hawks coach Pete Carroll at South-
ern California — Carroll admits he
misjudged Matthews skills there,
not starting him until he was a se-
-
lieve Green Bay can do as much
shutting down on defense Sunday
as can Seattle.
“With a defense with as many
playmakers as they have, and has
played as well as they have, you
know obviously the onus is going
to be on our defense,” Matthews
said. “So we understand that going
into it. So obviously we’re going to
be trying our best to limit their big
plays, limit the times they score in
hopes that we score more.”
Seahawks among league leaders in ball security, set franchise record for fewest turnovers
By TIM BOOTH
Associated Press
RENTON, Wash. — Pete
Carroll talks about it con-
stantly, almost to the point
protecting the ball is the most
important thing in the Seattle
Seahawks program.
-
namic offense based around
a strong running game. But
simply holding on to the
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football.
The Seahawks set a fran-
chise record this season for
the fewest turnovers, giving
the ball away just 14 times
during the regular season.
That was three fewer than
the previous best mark for
the Seahawks when they
committed only 17 turnovers
during the 2005 season and
Bowl appearance.
It continued a trend of
Seattle being better at pro-
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