SEATTLE - That first half Sunday night was close to as effectively and efficiently as the Packers can play.
On offense, four possessions for two touchdowns and two field goals - and Head Coach Matt LaFleur blamed himself for poor clock management at the end of the half that took away an opportunity for another TD.
On defense, a pair of third-down sacks to force a punt and a field goal, plus an interception in the end zone to thwart a potential scoring drive.
The result was a 17-point halftime lead against the NFC West-leading Seahawks at their place. It showed how dominant the Packers can be, even away from home - which will be their fate as a wild-card team in the playoffs - against another postseason contender.
But Green Bay left Seattle after its 30-13 victory still searching for that complete football game it'll need eventually next month.
While the defense mostly held up its end, only faltering after a Josh Jacobs fumble and allowing a fairly quick Seattle touchdown early in the fourth quarter, the offense let the Seahawks back into a game it shouldn't have.
"That's something we're going to have to clean up, having that consistency through four quarters, putting together that four-quarter battle," QB Jordan Love said. "We have to keep that foot on the gas and keep making those big-time plays we were making in the first half.
"We have to do a better job of playing a complete, four-quarter game."
LaFleur did credit Seattle's defense for its adjustments, but the Packers hurt themselves more than anything the Seahawks did.
Yes, a Seattle defender made a nice play punching the ball out of Jacobs' hands for the fumble, but Jacobs appeared to stumble on his own while trying to hit a big hole that likely would've put him over 100 rushing yards on the night had he stayed on his feet.
Love didn't miss many throws in going 20-of-27, but he fired high and behind Romeo Doubs when a play-action rollout opened up nicely downfield. That play preceded the Jacobs fumble.
Jayden Reed would've come wide open on an out route on third-and-2 in the fourth quarter, but he slipped and fell on his own. Luckily the defender was so far off that Love's pass with Reed lying on the ground wasn't intercepted, but the miss led to a fourth-and-2 failure that gave Seattle a whale of a chance at 23-13 to get within one score.