Seahawks beat Saints, 23-15, to reach NFC championship

SEATTLE — 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 

SEATTLE — Apparently, the 34-7 beatdown that the Seattle Seahawks put on the New Orleans Saints on Dec. 1 still rubs at least one Saints player a bit raw.

UPDATE (6:15 p.m. ET): Harvin was hit hard in the end zone by Saints safety Malcolm Jenkins late in the second quarter, and he was sent back to the locker room for a second concussion evaluation. At the start of the second 

Seattle Seahawks linebacker Mike Morgan (57) celebrates after New Orleans Saints kicker Shayne Graham missed a 48-yard field goal during the fourth quarter of an NFC divisional playoff NFL football game in Seattle, Saturday, Jan. 11, 2014.

That number could intensify for the playoffs Saturday, and the Seahawks will have the equipment in place to record it. The Pacific Northwest Seismic Network is placing two seismometers inside the downtown stadium.