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Everything you need to know as kickoff approaches...Injury Reports:INACTIVE: OT (knee), S (elbow); ACTIVE: DE (not injury related), RB (not injury related), DT (shoulder), TE (calf), CB (illne s), C (ankle)Seattle will be without Britt, its 16-game rookie starter at right tackle.: ACTIVE: DE (ankle), RB (knee), QB (calf), G (toe)All were probable heading into Sunday. How many cameras will Fox have focused on Rodgers' calf at all times? : OUT: C (knee); PROBABLE: QB (ankle), CB (knee), LB (shoulder), DT (elbow), WR (shoulder, toe)Stork's absence will shift over to center and second-year player is expected to start at right guard. The shuffling along the offensive line could have an affect on the Pats' running attack that blew apart the in . : OUT: (personal reasons); QUESTIONABLE: CB (knee), CB Gregory Toler (groin); PROBABLE: LB (knee)Richardson with the team due to personal reasons. According to NFL Media Insider Ian Rapoport, Davis and Toler .Weather Tracking* at -- 50 degrees / light rain (77 percent chance; winds 15 mph) at -- 43 degrees / rain (60 percent chance; winds 10 mph) *Forecasts courtesy of Key matchups to watch offensive line vs. defensive frontIn the , the ' pa s rush sacked a more mobile version of three times. The quarterback has been sacked 11 times in the past two games against the . Mobility will be an i sue for the quarterback trying to escape a beastly Seattle rush. However, the ' offensive line is much different than the group that was hounded months ago. Rookie has a full season under his belt and is already one of the better centers in the NFL. Having healthy for the full game should end the turn-style action on  Joey Bosa Jersey the right side of the line we saw in Week 1. After getting sacked 20 times in the first eight weeks of the season, Rodgers was taken down just eight times the rest of the way and twice more last week. The ' underrated line must give the gimpy quarterback a clean pocket if he's going to make plays against the Legion of Boom. The ' defensive front, led by , and , has earned 26 sacks in the last seven games. They snagged two sacks last week against the tough-to-corral . Physical defensive fronts have given the problems this season. If Seattle is able to push the pocket against an injured Rodgers they should be able to discombobulate the entire offense. The unit will have to be more stout against and the running game than it was last week when it gave up 132 yards on the ground. With a dominant secondary, if the defensive front gets pre sure on Rodgers, the could ground the NFL's No. 1 scoring offense.  pa s rush vs. When doesn't have pre sure in his face he's like a quarterback machine that never stops producing. It's no wonder that in the playoffs the quarterback has been otherworldly as he's been sacked just once this postseason. Luck wasn't taken down at all by Denver . Indy's offensive line has done a good job keeping defenders off Luck, but it's the quarterback's innate sense and pocket presence that allows him to slip away from defenders. The secondary is one of the best in the NFL, but if the pa s rush doesn't get to Luck he can pick apart anyone. Luck has 40-plus pa s attempts in each of his five playoff starts with 300-yard pa Josh Harris Jersey  sing games in three of his last four contests. If bodies aren't piling on him Sunday, he could to s the to another road playoff win. The had zero sacks against the . and Co. must change that this week. New England earned 40 sacks this season, 13th best in the NFL, so 's crew can get pre sure on the quarterback. We'll see if Belichick throws any creative pre sures at the third-year signal caller. Luck can be loose with the football when he's under pre sure. The quarterback has eight career interceptions in three games versus the . Jones is the best pure pa s-rusher of the Pats bunch. If he has a dominant day, expect the Pats to earn several  Brandon Robinson Jersey turnovers -- Luck was second in the NFL with 22 giveaways. If the rush is stymied, however, New England could be in for a long day on defense. Did You Know?Both teams have four new starters since they last met in Week 1:: WR ; DE ; LB ; FS Seattle: WR ; TE ; DT ; CB There have been 22 playoff matchups of the No. 1 scoring offense versus the No. 1 scoring defense from the regular season in NFL history. Teams have split the matchups 11-11, but the defense has won seven of 12 such matchups in the era. The earned the NFL's best turnover differential this season (+14), while the had the fourth-best turnover differential (+10). The Green Bay offense scored 30.4 points per game (tops in the NFL) and had the NFL's No. 6 total offense, 386.1 yards per game. They also led the NFL with a 6.2 yards per play average during the regular season. The had only 13 giveaways this season, which was tied for the fewest in the NFL (). Green Bay owned the NFL's third-best third-down offense (47.2 percent). Rodgers did not fare well against top five defenses this season (based on end-of-season total defense rank), earning le s than 230 yards pa sing in all four games against such opponents. Green Bay didn't have any false start penalties in Week 1 in Seattle.  is coming off back-to-back 100-yard rushing games with 95-plus rushing yards in six of the last seven games. He's averaging 99.0 rushing YPG in last seven games (including playoffs).  had seven receptions, 117 yards and 1 TD last Sunday versus Dallas. During the regular season, Adams did not rank in the Top 10 among rookies this season in receptions (T-11th), yards (13th) or TDs (T-10th). Green Bay's defense ranked 15th in the NFL in total defense (346.4 YPG) with the No. 13 scoring defense (21.8 PPG). The ' defense played much better down the stretch, allowing 16.3 PPG in the last four games. The Green Bay defense has actually outperformed the ' defense in a few areas over the last four games, giving up 19.5 fewer total YPG and 30 fewer pa sing YPG. On third down, opponents are converting 32.7 percent of the time, while opponents are converting 36.2 percent of the time. Josh Mauro Jersey  The have won eight straight playoff games at home (longest active streak in NFL). Their last playoff lo s at home was in the 2004 Wild Card game versus St. Louis. The Seattle offense was the NFL's No. 1 rushing offense in 2014 regular season, averaging 172.6 rushing yards per game (best in franchise history). They earned 5.3 yards per rush (first in NFL and best in franchise history). The rushed for four or more yards on 50.9 percent of rush attempts in the 2014 regular season (highest percent in NFL). The 'Hawks had 100-plus rushing yards in 15 of 16 regular season games (most in franchise history). They have also earned 100-plus rush yards in six straight postseason games. 's unit was the 27th-ranked pa sing offense (203.1 YPG) in the regular season. The lowest-ranked pa s offense to advance to was 2013 (Ranked 26th with 202.3 pa s YPG). Rodgers and Wilson are the two highest-rated pa sers in playoff history. However, did you know that Wilson (109.6) ranks ahead of Rodgers (105.3)? On this list, Bart Starr (104.8) ranks third, while Kurt Warner (102.8) is fourth. Against QBs who have won at least one , Wilson is 9-0 in the regular season and playoffs. Wilson is 2-0 vs. ; 2-0 vs. ; 2-0 vs. ; 2-0 vs. ; and 1-0 vs. . In those nine games, Wilson has thrown 15 TD, 4 INT and has a pa ser rating of 104.7. In his first 13 games this season, had 17 receptions, 191 yards and one touchdown. In his last three games (including playoffs) Willson has nine receptions, 239 yards and three touchdowns. Note: Willson mi sed one game in 2014. The had the NFL's top total defense in the regular season. The unit ranked top three in total defense, scoring defense, pa sing defense and rushing defense (only team in top three for each category). Over their last seven games (plus the 4th quarter of Week 11 at KC), the ' defense has allowed 5 TDs in its last 77 opponent drives. Seattle's defense allowed 8.0 PPG in the last seven games -- 10 teams didn't allow eight or fewer points in any game this season. In the two games versus the since joined the NFL in 2011,  Purdue Boilermakers Jersey Sale Rodgers targeted Nelson and Cobb a combined 28 times. Of those 28 targets, Sherman was not covering either of the receivers at the time.  is looking to become the fourth quarterback to defeat and in consecutive games. All three have defeated Manning before Brady, as Luck is trying to accomplish. Luck has been sacked just once this postseason -- tied for fewest for any quarterback with and . The ' offense has looked better in the playoffs than in December: 25 points per game to 19 PPG; 423.0 yards per game to 311.8; -1 turnover differential to -3. Indianapolis has at least one giveaway in 15 of 18 games this season. Their 31 giveaways in regular season were tied for 29th in the NFL. Luck finished the season with 22 giveaways, second behind . Luck's eight career INT a