Will Packers Go All the Way?
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At the beginning of the season, I estimated a 9-7 record for the Packers, with them narrowly missing the playoffs. Call me a pessimist, but I honestly didn’t think the Packers would go this far. (Well that, and the fact that Peter King from SI predicted they would go to the Super Bowl. You know what those kind of predictions do to a team.)
Sunday they beat the Bears 10-3, which gave them a Wild Card berth. The Packers are the sixth seed, and Coach McCarthy told the team in the locker room, “We’re one of six, our path has been set.”
I don’t know if their path is “set,” but I do know that anytime you get to the playoffs it’s a good thing. Still, Michael Vick is hot right now, and ironically one reason he’s playing at all is because of the Packers. They knocked out Kevin Kolb in the very first week of the season. They also won that game, which answers the question of can they win.
But will they win against the Eagles? Andy Reid seems to have the magic touch when it comes to Wild Card games. He’s won all three of his last appearances (and lost none.)
But you know what I say, streaks were meant to be broken. After all, in the past Peter King’s predictions usually meant that whoever he picked to win the Super Bowl wouldn’t even have a winning record. But look at this year. He picked the Pack and they are at least in the playoffs with a chance at the Super Bowl. In case you’re wondering, he’s sticking with this prediction that the Packers will take it all. They’re one of six. I like those odds.
My personal feeling is that the Packers will beat the Eagles, but then lose to the Falcons. What say you?
It’s hard to tell with the Packers. They narrowly lost to the two #1 seeds (Patrioits and Falcons), shut out the Jets, stomped the Cowboys and Lions, but then lost games to the Redskins, Dolphins and Lions. I’m a lifelong fan, so I’ll always hold hope, but they’ve already been in the “playoffs” for 2 weeks now.
I’d love to see them beat the Eagles – they owe Vick for the 27-7, first-home-playoff-loss-ever shallacking in 2003 and they owe the Eagles for the 4th-and-26 meltdown in 2004. I suppose they owe the Falcons for Gonzalez’ non-catch on 4th down this year, and let’s face it, they always owe the Bears a good beatdown.
All that said, honestly nothing would surprise me. If they play like they played against the Giants, they’re unbeatable. If they play like they played against the Lions, they’ll be laughed out of Philadelphia.
That’s it exactly. They are playing to the level of their opponents instead of setting the pace of the game themselves. Of course, that could work to their favor in the playoffs. This entire year I’ve felt like anything could happen. Is it the 80s? Sure feels like it, except our record is much better and we have a good QB. Still… the results… who knows.
I think the Packers will step it up for the playoffs instead of playing to their opponents level (sounds exactly like the Chiefs). The Falcons will be tough, Vick has been on a rampage.
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