After the Green Bay Packers’ loss to the Seattle Seahawks in last Sunday’s NFC Championship, Seahawks wide receiver Chris Matthews will be the only former Kentucky Wildcat competing in next month’s Super Bowl XLIX. Despite limited playing time since being promoted from the Seattle practice squad, Matthews was able to make the biggest play of his young career in last Sunday’s contest, keeping the Seahawks’ season alive.Playoff SpotlightRandall Cobb | #18 WR | Green Bay Packers (12-4)Cobb made seven catches for 62 yards in Green Bay’s 28-22 overtime loss to the defending Super Bowl champions. Cobb recorded his first career playoff touchdown reception by way of a 13-yard Aaron Rodgers pass to end the first quarter, but it was not enough to break the historic Seahawks defense. Cobb will miss out on playing in the Super Bowl, but he was named to his first Pro Bowl as a consolation.Chris Matthews | #13 WR | Seattle Seahawks (12-4)With the Packers leading 19-7 with less than four minutes remaining in the fourth quarter, Seattle quarterback Russell Wilson scrambled for a one-yard touchdown to bring the Seahawks within five. As a last-ditch effort for a chance to become the NFL’s first back-to-back world champions since the ’03-’04 New England Patriots, Seahawks kicker Steven Hauschka successfully completed an onside kick that was recovered by the 6-foot-5 Matthews. Matthews’ special teams heroism led the way for a come-from-behind overtime victory by Seattle, solidifying a second consecutive NFC Championship. The Seahawks will face the AFC Champion New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLIX, February 1 in Glendale, Arizona.

Ex-UK wideout Chris Matthews’ recovery of an onside kick helped put the Seahawks in front of the Packers. (@AP photo) pic.twitter.com/Hy8BjCuJD8

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