Sunday, January 18, 2015

What a comeback!

I was watching Seahawks vs Packers game. I do not know much about football, but just enough to watch and enjoy big games from time to time. Last January I was in Seattle and had so much fun watching Seahawks' game with friends, so I decided to root for the Seahawks for tonight's game as well.

The game was not going well. Wilson was having a bad day and the Seahawks were down by 16 to nothing at one moment. They reduced the lead to 12, but there were only five minutes left and it didn't seem too hopeful.

Then this miracle happened. they quickly scored a touchdown, then got the ball back from onside kick! After scoring another touchdown, they even converted 2-point play, which was big as Packers' fieldgoal was only able to tie the game. The Seahawks eventually won the game in the overtime and advanced to the Super Bowl.

Then I saw this from twitter:



Yes, that's how crazy this game was. I searched for the win probability chart of one of the craziest game I remember, the game 6 of the World Series between Cardinals and Rangers in 2011. For those who don't remember, David Freese hit a two-run triple to tie in the bottom of the ninth, and hit a walkoff home run to win it. According to baseball-reference, going into the bottom of the ninth, the Rangers had 92% chance of winning the game. Going into the bottom of the tenth after scoring two, the Rangers also had 92% chance. Tonight, Packers had 93%. Yes, that's how crazy this game was.

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