Falcons blow lead, then rally past Seahawks 30-28

Atlanta to play host to NFC Championship game next Sunday

Atlanta Falcons tight end Tony Gonzalez (88) celebrates his touchdown Sunday with teammate Harry Douglas (83) during the first half of the NFC divisional playoff game against the Seattle Seahawks at the Georgia Dome. The Falcons won 30-28. - photo by David Goldman

APTOPIX Seahawks Falc Albe — Atlanta Falcons tight end Tony Gonzalez (88) celebrates his touchdown Sunday with teammate Harry Douglas (83) during the first half of the NFC divisional playoff game against the Seattle Seahawks at the Georgia Dome. The Falcons won 30-28. - photo by David Goldman

ATLANTA — Matt Bryant kicked a 49-yard field goal with 8 seconds left and the Atlanta Falcons bounced back after blowing a 20-point lead in the fourth quarter, defeating Russell Wilson and the gutty Seattle Seahawks 30-28 in an NFC divisional playoff game Sunday. The Falcons (14-3) appeared ready to allow the biggest fourth-quarter comeback in NFL playoff history when Marshawn Lynch scored on a 2-yard run with 31 seconds left. But Matt Ryan completed two long passes after the kickoff, setting up Bryant's winning kick and sending the Falcons to the NFC championship game for only the third time in franchise history.

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