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NFC wild-card number crunch

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers pumps his fist in the closing minutes of an NFC wild card victory over the Washington Redskins on Sunday, Jan. 10, 2016, in Landover, Md. The Packers won 35-18.
Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers pumps his fist in the closing minutes of an NFC wild card victory over the Washington Redskins on Sunday, Jan. 10, 2016, in Landover, Md. The Packers won 35-18. The Associated Press

-6: The lowest temperature during the game between the Seattle Seahawks and the Minnesota Vikings in Minneapolis.

0: Games won this weekend by home teams, a first for wild-card weekend.

0: Players to rush for at least 100 yards in the NFC wild-card games. Seattle’s Christine Michael led all running backs Sunday with 70 yards.

3: Postseason victories for teams shut out through three quarters since the NFL-AFL merger, including Seattle’s win over Minnesota. The Seahawks join the 1978 Atlanta Falcons and the 1948 Philadelphia Eagles.

5: Consecutive victories for the Seahawks in wild-card games.

6: Sacks by the Green Bay Packers against the Washington Redskins.

10: Points for the Seahawks, the lowest for a winning playoff team in nearly two decades.

13: Total tackles for Green Bay’s Morgan Burnett and the Washington Redskins’ Will Compton.

27: Distance in yards of the field-goal attempt missed by the Vikings’ Blair Walsh, allowing the Seahawks to escape with a victory.

34: League-leading field goals by Walsh in the regular season.

98.9: Percentage of successful field-goal attempts 27 yards or shorter by NFL kickers this season before Walsh’s miss.

120: Receiving yards for Redskins tight end Jordan Reed.

329: Passing yards for Redskins quarterback Kirk Cousins.

Compiled by Noel Harris

View the Seahawks-Vikings box score here

View the Packers-Redskins box score here

This story was originally published January 10, 2016 at 7:52 PM with the headline "NFC wild-card number crunch."

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