Hackett: Celebrates his fourth-quarter touchdown

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A final quarter blitz from Seattle Seahawks saw them record a 35-14 victory over Washington Redskins in their NFL Wild Card game.

The Seahawks had led 13-0 and shut out the Redskins for three quarters before a thrilling finale saw five touchdowns and four interceptions.

Seahawks head coach Mike Holmgren said: "It was a momentum-oriented game.

"We had it earlier; in the third quarter, they got it, and when they missed the field goal, we got it back."

Seattle will now play Green Bay in the NFC divisional play-off clash and Holmgren, who led the Packers to victory in Super Bowl XXXI, said: "Green Bay is a special place.

Excited

"We're very excited about the opportunity. We know the challenges better than most."

Seattle had taken the lead after only four minutes, courtesy of Leonard Weaver's 17-yard touchdown, while Josh Brown then kicked two field goals to see the Seahawks into a 13-0 lead.

However Washington responded in a sensational final quarter as Antwaan Randle El and Santana Moss scored touchdowns for a 14-13 lead.

A bizarre kick-off then saw the Redskins keep the initiative - only for the Seattle defence to hold firm.

And the Seahawks retook the lead when DJ Hackett touched down from Matt Hasselbeck's pass.

Seattle made sure of the victory when Marcus Trufant and Jordan Babineaux returned interceptions for touchdowns.