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Reaction after the Seattle Seahawks beat the Green Bay Packers 28-22 in overtime of the the NFC (National Football Conference) championship game on Sunday (18 January) at CenturyLink Field in Seattle, Washington.

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SOUNDBITE: Pete Carroll, Seattle Seahawks Head Coach
"For the fans of the Northwest this has got to be one for the ages. A fantastic day to celebrate your Seahawks and celebrate the 12 and all that. Almost humbling that it was such a classic challenge and our guys found a way to get in done. This is an extraordinary win because of who the Packers are. Mike has got a great team and a great program and they continue to play great. I mean look at what the quarterback did, being hurt and playing today again. That's what makes it such a big win, because they're so good. And they jumped on us and tore us up in the first quarter of that game and we just made mistake after mistake and looked terrible. But the defense played phenomenal sudden change football to make those field goals happen. But that's what we expect and that's what we could count on them to do, but it just set for such a challenging day."

SOUNDBITE: Russell Wilson, Seattle Seahawks Quarterback
"I think that's the best game I've ever been in for sure. I think that's one of the best games in NFL history. Just to come back in the playoffs like that and then the overtime, I can't see a much better game than that."

SOUNDBITE: Mike McCarthy, Green Bay Packers Head Coach
"Hell, I expected to win the game. We were in position to win the game, but hell, that's football. We had opportunities get that thing done, but we came up a little short. This is an excellent football team I had the privilege of coaching this year. That ain't going to change. It'll never change. But hey, one team moves on. But I'm very proud of the way our team played, the way they prepared. And fully expected to win this game today. Hey we had our chance."

SOUNDBITE: Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay Packers Quarterback
"Yeah it's going to be a missed opportunity that i'll probably think about the rest of my career. We were the better team today, we played well enough to win, We can't blame anybody but ourselves."