I briefly lived in Wisconsin during my Army career, but, the main reason is this: When your childhood coincides with the rise of the Vince Lombardi Era and your own family knows what it means to be a success as an Italian-American, your bound to get attached in a very personal way, to the Green...
Whatever outcomes that keep the Packers playing at home until the Superbowl is obviously what the coaches and players prefer.
Another obvious point: most of the games during the Divisional Round are tough and close games. The NFL prefers parity rather than blow-outs, especially at this point...
The Vikings will have a tough time in San Francisco against the 49ers.
The Seahawks will play hard and I don't think that they will get blown out.
But, if the choice is between playing the Vikings at home vs. the Packers flying to SF to play the 49ers, you've got to prefer the latter (obviously).
NFL parity of all 32 teams has been the overarching objective of the League front office since the merger with the AFL. So, it's very difficult for a team to win every game in a season. It's rare to see a team manage to sweep their own division.
So, there will be losses. The focus going forward...
When I first played youth football, the greatest team and greatest coach were the Packers and Vince Lombardi. After all of these years, nothing has changed. The greatest coach of all time was Mr. Lombardi, and the greatest teams of all time were his Packers.
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