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Can the Green Bay Packers upset the Seahawks in Seattle? Will Tom Brady lead the New England Patriots over Andrew Luck and Indianapolis Colts? With Super Bowl berths on the line, TSNs Chris Schultz brings his 5-3 playoff record into the Conference Championship Games. Green Bay at Seattle (-7.5) Its been 17 years since an NFC team has gone to the Super Bowl in back-to-back years and Seattle just may do it. Russell Wilson has a mobility level that changes games and Aaron Rodgers is very limited with his mobility. If you cant run, how can you play? But Rodgers is smart and hes got another week to get a little better and now he knows how to manage the calf in a game situation. Manage he will. One thing about the Packers offence is the extremes. At one moment, they pound with Eddie Lacy and the next, they spread it out with Randall Cobb in the backfield. Tough to defend. The matchup in the secondary is an advantage for the Seahawks but the Packers now have more depth at receiver than they have all year. Davante Adams and Richard Rogers are much better now than back in Week 1. Contributors vs. spectators. Can Eddie Lacy outrush Marshawn Lynch? Its possible. Can Aaron Rodgers manage his injury through the game? Well, he did go 7-for-7 at one point in the second half vs. Dallas so thats very possible. Can Green Bay keep it close? Very possible. Packers Indianapolis at New England (-7) It is tough to beat the same team twice in a row in one season and even tougher to dominate them twice in a row. Back on November 16, it was an easy 42-20 win by the Patriots as Jonas Gray ran for 201 yards and had four touchdowns. Can the Patriots duplicate that? When it comes to preparation, the Colts have great film to work with as Baltimore held New England to 14 rushing yards. How did they do that? The video will tell the Colts all they need to know. 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Rendon singled in a run, hit a three-run homer, and doubled in his first three at-bats before grounding out and flying out in the Nationals 11-0 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday night. "I heard people in the stands, get the triple, get the triple. I didnt want that, means Ive got to run more. Ill stop at second base," Rendon said with a smile. He drove in four runs to back Jordan Zimmermanns seven shutout innings. "I think it set the tone with Anthony in the first inning," manager Matt Williams said of the offence. "Youve got a 3-1 pitch and he doesnt get too big. He simply stayed with the approach of what he needed to have happen there and he ended up getting a base hit." The Nationals hitters had been struggling in the nine games since Ryan Zimmerman went on the disabled list. Saturday they had 14 hits, including two apiece by Denard Span, Asdrubal Cabrera and Wilson Ramos. Every Nationals starter, including Zimmermann, hit safely. Zimmermann (7-5) held the Phillies to five singles and struck eight without a walk for his 50th career win, and first since June 30th. He retired the last 11 batters he faced and left after throwing 97 pitches. Marlon Byrd had two hits for Philadelphia, which had won the first two games of the series 10-4 and 2-1. Phillies starter A.J. Burnett (6-11) and manager Ryne Sandberg didnt last long. Both were ultimately ejected when Burnett motioned and yelled toward home plate umpire Chris Guccione during Washingtons four-run second inning. Washington loaded the bases on two walks and an error. After Span drove in a run with a sacrifice fly, Rendon connected on a 3-1 pitch from Burnett for his 14th home run, making it 5-0. Rendons blast snapped a nine-game homerless streak for the Nationals, the longest in team history (2005-present)..dddddddddddd Burnett, who had two walks in the inning, then intentionally threw ball one to Jayson Werth and motioned toward Guccione. "I did ask him twice in the first and second if that was out or that was down," Burnett said of Guccione. "Yeah, it was out, it was down, okay. And the one I threw purposefully out, I said the same thing, but I said it more of a statement than a question. I said Thats out. That was it, pretty quick trigger." After Burnett was tossed, Sandberg raced out and heatedly argued with Guccione near home plate, and was soon ejected. Burnett allowed five runs, one was earned, in losing his third straight decision. TRAINERS ROOM: Phillies: Sandberg said outfielder Domonic Brown, suffering from strep throat, is day-to-day, and that Byrd has been playing with a bruised right foot for four or five days. ON DECK: Phillies: Cole Hamels (6-5, 2.55) has won four straight decisions. He makes his 30th career start against Washington Sunday. Hes 15-6 with a 2.63 ERA versus the Nationals. Nationals: Stephen Strasburg (7-9, 3.55) is 3-0 with a 1.13 ERA in three home starts against the Phillies dating back to last season. WILLIAMS SAYS SWING AWAY In addition to experimenting with his batting stance recently, Bryce Harper has also on occasion attempted to bunt for a hit. Williams would generally prefer Harper swing away. "Depends on the situation," Williams said. "It depends on a lot of things, health, how his thumb is feeling. It depends on what the situation dictates for that particular game. More often than not, I would like to see him swing the bat. Because he just has the opportunity to do something special. "If he feels like the guys playing him back far enough that he can do that and get on base, given the right situation, okay. But then again, theres times where I want him to swing, too," said Williams, adding he and Harper have talked about it. Harper is enjoying more success recently, and is 7-for-his-last-23. ' ' '