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GREEN BAY, Wis. — Russell Wilson distributes his own weekly game plan to members of the offense, which offers his own perspective on an upcoming opponent.

Derived through film study and other research, it’s something the Seahawks quarterback started his rookie year and has grown from five pages to about 15.

“It’s pretty detailed,” Wilson said this week in Seattle. “I’ll give them basically three questions at the end, and they’ve got to get them right.”

You’ll never know what you might find in Wilson’s weekly booklet. It can include anything from biographies about opposing coaches to pass protection schemes and pass routes. Notes on players and their alma mater might be included, along with what their defense likes to do on third down.

“I wanted to … make sure I was prepared, but I also thought it was important to give information to other players,” Wilson said. “It’s important to not just study for yourself, but to also share knowledge, so when you’re asking a question or somebody else has a question, we can all refer back to it.”

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The book was probably 20 pages this week, as the fifth-seeded Seahawks take on the No. 2-seeded Packers in a Divisional playoff game Sunday at Lambeau Field. The Packers, 13-3 under first-year coach Matt LaFleur, earned a first-round bye while the Seahawks (12-5) advanced past the wild-card round with a 17-9 win last Sunday at Philadelphia.

The Wilson game plan seems to be especially useful on the road, where Seattle is 8-1 on the year after winning in Philadelphia. Lambeau Field might be a bit more imposing, especially if an expected storm delivers 10 inches of snow into Sunday morning. Wilson, who played at the University of Wisconsin, is actually looking forward to the elements.

“For us to be able to go to Green Bay and play at Lambeau Field for a playoff game is going to be a great matchup,” he said. “We’ve got to be ready to go.”

Wilson better be ready. Without the threat of a running game, he will have to carry the Seahawks against the Packers the way he did against the Eagles. Wilson threw for 325 yards and one touchdown last week and was also the Seahawks’ leading rusher with 45 yards on eight carries.

Seattle’s ground game has struggled since Chris Carson tore his ACL, after rushing for 1,230 yards, and backup Rashaad Penny went down with a season-ending knee injury. Remaining options Travis Homer and Marshawn Lynch combined for just 19 yards on 17 carries against the Eagles.

The Packers defense would love to make Wilson one-dimensional and force him to scramble way from the pressure of linebacker Za’Darius Smith (13.5 sacks) and Preston Smith (12.0 sacks).

“Those Smith brothers have been lights out all year,” Wilson said. “They’ve got a bunch of sacks and cause havoc in the run game. They’re as good as it gets up front.”

The winner will advance to the NFC Championship, where the Seahawks and Packers met at the end of the 2014 season. Seattle prevailed 28-22 in overtime to advance to the Super Bowl.

That note is probably somewhere in Russell Wilson’s playbook.

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