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When he got around the edge, there was no one for Marshawn Lynch to hit. Directly ahead was open field, the end zone and the Seattle Seahawks' place in the NFC championship game.

 Once again, Lynch overpowered the New Orleans Saints in the postseason.

"That was maybe `Beast Mode II.' I don't know but it was a very cool way to end that game and give us the score that we needed," Seattle coach Pete Carroll said.

Lynch carried 28 times for 140 yards and two touchdowns and Seattle's defense flustered Drew Brees and New Orleans in a 23-15 victory Saturday in the NFC divisional playoff game.

Although it has yet to play a match between the Steelers and the Bengals, I will be free for you this week as the best player of the week, introduce Marshawn Lynch. With three touch down, Lynch was unsolvable enigma for the 49ers. 

Lynch scored on touchdown runs of 14 and 2 yards, and added a 7-yard TD reception in the second half. Lynch finished with 135 total yards, including 98 yards rushing, to make up for quarterback Russell Wilson hitting on only two of his first 10 throws and Seattle's receivers struggling to get open. His TD run on the first drive of the second half gave the Seahawks a 12-0 lead. His TD catch pushed the advantage to 19-3 early in the fourth quarter.