It starts with cornerbacks Al Harris and Charles Woodson, continues with safeties Atari Bigby and Nick Collins, and it all adds up to a formidable secondary that could help propel the Packers to the Super Bowl, but must first pass a test from Seattle’s pass-first offense.



In 2007, in a Packers-Seahawks clash, just weeks before he was voted NFL MVP, Shaun Alexander made history with his then-NFL-record 28th touchdown of the season, albeit in a losing effort to the Packers in Week 17. Brett Favre threw for 259 yards, a touchdown and an interception in the Packers’ win. In their last season, the Seahawks defeated the Packers 34-24. Seattle RB Shaun Alexander ran for 201 yards on 40 carries and QB Matt Hasselbeck threw three TD passes as the Seahawks put 15 points on the board in the final quarter. The Packers have won two of the last three games and hold a 6-5 edge in the overall series. Green Bay won the only postseason meeting between these two teams, 33-27, in overtime in the 2003 season.

“Brett, he can avoid a sack now,” Seahawks All-Pro linebacker Lofa Tatupu said. “They aren’t worried about keeping everyone in, because (releasing them) just gives him more options. He sees it all. I don’t think he’s looking at his receivers. He looks to see where the blitz is coming from, then he knows where he’s going with the ball.”



“They’re a good football team. It’ll be a tough matchup,” Favre said. “I’m glad we play them here, but that’s not a shoo-in, either.”