Seahawks vs. Packers: Score and Twitter Reaction for 'Sunday Night Football'

Aaron Rodgers threw for 249 yards and two touchdowns Sunday night, leading his banged-up Green Bay Packers to a 27-17 home win over the defending NFC champion Seattle Seahawks, who are now 0-2 to start the season.

The win served as sweet revenge for Green Bay after losing twice to Seattle last season. The Packers fell 36-16 to Seattle in Week 1 last year and blew a 12-point late-fourth-quarter lead in the NFC Championship Game. Packers head coach Mike McCarthy insisted prior to the game that the stinging losses weren't a major source of motivation.

"We're focusing on going 2-0, winning our first home game," he said, per the Associated Press (via Fox Sports). "Everything we're doing, we're focusing on winning this football game."

B/R Insights noted the Packers have been fantastic at home with Rodgers under center: 

"

.@Packers have scored 20 or more points in 28 straight regular season home games with Aaron Rodgers under center. GB is 26-2 in those games.

— B/R Insights (@BR_Insights) September 21, 2015"

After a rocky start, Seattle outplayed Green Bay for long stretches in the second half, but late turnovers doomed its efforts. Down 24-17 with just under seven minutes remaining in the fourth quarter, Packers linebacker Jayrone Elliott jumped a screen play to make a nice one-handed interception of Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson.

The NFL shared the key play:

"

Picking off a Russell Wilson pass? Impressive. Doing it with one hand when you're a D-Lineman? OK. #SEAvsGB http://t.co/YQfU5fE9hr

— NFL (@NFL) September 21, 2015"

With Seattle's vaunted Legion of Boom secondary missing a key cog in safety Kam Chancellor, Rodgers had little trouble hitting his targets, completing 25 of 33 passes. ESPN Stats & Info noted the pass rush couldn't do much to slow him down, either:

The Seahawks managed to hold Green Bay to a field goal on the ensuing possession, but their two-minute drill ended on a Fred Jackson fumble, sealing the win for the Packers. Other than the interception, Wilson performed well, connecting on 19 of 30 passes for 206 yards and two scores while adding another 78 yards on the ground.

After giving up 189 rushing yards in a Week 1 win over the Chicago Bears, Green Bay's run defense was outstanding, holding Marshawn Lynch to 41 yards on 15 carries and hamstringing the Seahawks offense until Wilson found a groove in the third quarter.

Jeffrey Phelps/Associated Press

Little was heard from Seahawks tight end Jimmy Graham, who finished with just one catch for 11 yards.

Ankle injuries were the scourge of the Packers in the first half, taking out three key players, per SNFonNBC: 

Davante Adams would be the only one of the three to return to action. ESPN's Adam Schefter provided an update on Eddie Lacy at the end of the game:

James Starks put in yeoman's work after replacing Lacy, carrying the ball 20 times for 95 yards. Cobb proved to be Rodgers' favorite target on the night, snagging eight passes for 116 yards.

Cut by the New York Giants approximately a week before the regular season, wide receiver James Jones again made an impact in his triumphant return to Green Bay. The ninth-year wideout tallied a 29-yard touchdown, the first score of the night for either team. It was a beautiful long-range linkup on a free play after a Seattle lineman jumped offside.

NFL Network shared the video of Rodgers' deadly accurate throw on the run: 

The two sides then traded field goals to leave the score at 10-3 after the first quarter. Rodgers was a perfect 6-of-6 on throws between the numbers in the first, per ESPN Stats & Info. NFL Network's Albert Breer wondered whether the Seahawks were missing Chancellor:

Beyond those scores, the rest of the half devolved into a punters' battle. Green Bay's swarming defense bottled up Lynch, making it difficult for Seattle to gain traction in the play-action passing game. SiriusXM NFL Radio's Mike Clemens noted Graham didn't see much action early on:

With both Adams and Lacy sidelined by ankle injuries, the Packers struggled to move the ball, too. A Starks fumble early in the second quarter killed one promising drive, though Green Bay did add a field goal just before the half to go up 13-3 at the break.

Mike Roemer/Associated Press

Seattle started the second half brightly. With Lynch ineffective running into the teeth of Green Bay's defense, Wilson picked up the slack, firing touchdown passes to the 34-year-old Jackson and wideout Doug Baldwin for a 17-13 Seahawks lead. Bleacher Report's Matt Miller complimented Wilson's abilities on the run:

The Packers answered with 10 points of their own: a field goal at the end of the third and a five-yard strike from Aaron Rodgers to tight end Richard Rodgers early in the fourth. The Rodgers-to-Rodgers connection was at work again on the two-point conversion, giving Green Bay a 24-17 lead.

That score would be enough for the Packers, as turnovers and another field goal consigned Seattle to the 10-point loss.

Green Bay (2-0) now has a tough home matchup against the Kansas City Chiefs. Lacy's health will be a key development to watch for the Packers, although Starks proved to be a capable rusher in his stead. Cheeseheads should feel good about their team's chances with the improved defensive effort and the superb Aaron Rodgers holding down the fort.

There's no need to panic for Seahawks fans, as they have two winnable home games coming up against the Bears and Detroit Lions, two teams currently combined at 0-4 on the season. Seattle hung tough with Green Bay despite poor outings from Lynch and Graham. A bounce-back performance from either of those players would go a long way toward righting the ship.