Za’Darius and Preston Smith Saved the Packers and Could Make Them NFL Champs | Bleacher Report

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It was 3rd-and-5 in the fourth quarter of the Seahawks–Packers divisional-round game, and the playoff lives of both teams had yet to be determined. Seattle was trailing but driving. Russell Wilson had been chased around all game and needed time to throw. So the Seahawks used both a tight end and a running back as extra pass protectors to try to contain linebackers Za’Darius Smith and Preston Smith.

Wise plan. But the Smiths had plans of their own.

“On the sideline, he kept saying, ‘I need to make a…