After the completed a comeback for the ages Nate Davis Jersey , after they secured a win that, for much of Championship Sunday, seemed truly impo sible to obtain, to the media a sembled outside of the locker room. He blasted the haters who didn't think the 'Hawks could do it. He ripped into the media elite who thought they wouldn't make the playoffs at 3-3 or 6-4. He crushed the critics who counted them out when they were down two scores to the with le s than four minutes remaining in the NFC Championship Game.Well, great news for you, Doug: I give the a ton of credit for showing amazing heart, mettle, grit, talent, clutch play and tenacity to roar back and capture .But this game -- and the second half of the ' season -- was a fantastic combination of great play and great fortune.In sports, of course, you never apologize for capitalizing on good breaks. Don't confuse what happened, though: The inexplicably and improbably collapsed. Yes, Seattle pounced, and the deserve major praise for returning to the as defending champs. But this was a meltdown.I think it is more than fair to say, Mr. Baldwin, that the must play much better, much cleaner to beat , and the .Let's be honest: The were gro sly outplayed for the vast majority of Sunday's game. The dominated time of po se Derrick Mason Jersey sion early. But the usually aggre sive mi sed a golden opportunity in the first quarter, when he opted for a pair of chip-shot field goals from the 1-yard line instead of going for the jugular. Very uncharacteristic of McCarthy, the kind of decision-making you just knew would come back to bite Green Bay.And that stretch wasn't even the most egregious example of over-conservatism.With 6:53 remaining in the ballgame, the ' offense took the field with a 19-7 lead. McCarthy proceeded to hand the ball off twice to backup running back before finally letting throw. Rodgers couldn't convert on third-and-4, and the Pack gave the ball right back to Seattle. On the first play of the ensuing drive, couldn't handle a pa s over the middle, and . Strangely, though, Burnett abruptly slid and gave himself up at midfield, as if the clock read 0:00, instead of taking advantage of Steve McNair Jersey running room. When the ' offense took over, ran three times for negative-4 yards, and Green Bay -- once again -- gave the ball right back to Seattle.Rodgers, the presumptive NFL MVP, got the ball once in six crucial downs. That's unacceptable. That's not winning football. That's not football. : "When you go back and think about it, at times we weren't playing as aggre sive as we usually are."Now, Seattle certainly deserves credit for showing the pluck and skill to score 15 points in 44 seconds. But of course, there was some luck involved there, too. Actually, a lot.The second score was set up by . That cannot happen. It was a gut punch. It was a tragic play that will stay with fans forever. Despite all the other i sues, if Bostick just holds on to the ball, the are in the . That's not hyperbolic to say.Then, on the gigantic two-point conversion that gave Seattle a three-point lead, Wilson scrambled right and threw a fall-away pa s acro s his body as he took a hit. The ball floated in the air -- seemingly forever -- before somehow landing right in the paws of tight end . Those extra two points came in pretty handy when Rodgers predictably drove Green Bay downfield in the final minute to set up a game-tying field goal.The ' good fortune continued when they won the overtime coin flip. Wilson, who turned in a slopfest before eventually revealing his clutch gene, capped off the majestic comeback by .And understand, I have no problem with the overtime rule. doesn't have to touch the ball in OT. Heck, I'd go back to the old way, where you could win on a field goal. But it is another Jordan Roos Jersey combination of being lucky and good. It's not a criticism. It's a fair observation.Seattle was lucky and good down the stretch in the regular season, too.The entered the NFC title game having given up a grand total of 56 points in their last seven games. That's eight points a contest. That's amazing. The Seattle defense deserves to be recognized as clearly the NFL's best. It's not up for debate. But there were a lot of underwhelming QBs on that slate (see: , , etc.)Alas, on Sunday, Seattle beat the best quarterback in the game. And now the are heading back to the . It's going to be a sensational game against the . With "cla sic confrontation" written all over the matchup, it's a contest that can truly go either way.Though I think it is more than fair to believe that if the are going to win the -- not just compete, but prevail -- they must play far better than they did on Sunday.The were the best team in the NFL for the final three-quarters of the regular season and looked dynamite in in the AFC Championship Game.You can't be sloppy against a team. You can't give extra opportunities. You have to be ready for anything against this well-coached, highly talented bunch.Making back-to-back s is so incredibly impre sive, a credit to everyone from and John Schneider on down.But being lucky and good won Denico Autry Jersey 't cut it against the two Sundays from now.I'm gue sing knows that.Follow Adam Schein on Twitter .