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<blockquote data-quote="TOPHAT" data-source="post: 200708" data-attributes="member: 781"><p><strong>THANKS. A few more Monday headlines:</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.charlotte.com/panthers/story/445238.html" target="_blank">http://www.charlotte.com/panthers/story/445238.html</a></p><p></p><p><strong>NFC final looking good for Packers</strong></p><p></p><p>If anyone is automatically putting the Green Bay Packers in the Super Bowl because of the strange and allegedly lucky turn of events Sunday -- as if the New York Giants' 21-17 victory at Dallas was some kind of favorable omen that Brett Favre doesn't have to go back to the one place he hasn't won -- I'd wait until next Sunday night before booking passage. Of course, this looks good for the Packers, great, in fact, to host the Super Bowl play-in game at Lambeau Field, where they methodically disassembled the Seattle Seahawks in the kind of conditions that transcended Packers weather. Yet for those who believe the Packers are now officially destiny's children, why are the Giants any less fate's favorite to represent the lesser conference in the Big Game?</p><p></p><p>I can't help thinking back to Sept. 16 in the Meadowlands, where the Packers crushed the Giants 35-13. It was an impressive display in the second game of the season by a team that was just beginning to get a running start as one of the NFL's heavyweights for 2007, but I recall qualifying the Packers' performance against the Giants' ineptitude. If memory serves, the word "dregs" was used to frame New York's place in the NFC. The Giants' defense was awful, as any defense should be that made a starter of R.W. McQuarters. Eli Manning was playing hurt, but the suspicion that he was a soft player with good bloodlines was hardly dispelled. After Willie Randolph, New Yorkers wanted Manning's head on a stick most.</p><p></p><p>But put it this way: If you had to bet Sunday on which Manning would win a football game, you'd be eating Ramen noodles the rest of the week. Eli has become the genuine article, putting up Favre-like numbers lately. Peyton will probably be cutting another self-depreciating commercial while Eli is trying to figure out Charles Woodson this week. And the Giants' defense? It won that game against the Cowboys, who had been on an offensive slide, Jessica-influenced or not, ever since the Green Bay game. As strange as it sounds, I would've almost felt better about the Packers' chances in Dallas. But that doesn't mean the Packers shouldn't win. They should with the home game nobody expected them to have, which is completely in keeping with the surprising nature of their season. But to completely dismiss New York would be a Giant miscalculation. </p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.acmepackingcompany.com/story/2008/1/14/14515/6492" target="_blank">http://www.acmepackingcompany.com/story/2008/1/14/14515/6492</a></p><p></p><p><strong>Preview: NY Giants at Green Bay</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>I'll go into more detail throughout the week, but I wanted to debunk one myth that everyone will hear a lot this week</strong>. I'm just glad I don't have to spend the week explaining why QB Brett Favre's 0-9 record in games at Dallas is not a big deal. QB Eli Manning and the Giants play better on the road! They are 9-1 on the road this season so it must be true! Even DE Michael Strahan believes it. The difference is who they played on the road vs. at home. 5 of the 10 (including playoffs) teams they played on the road had losing records (Atlanta, Miami, Detroit, Chicago, Buffalo). They only played 2 teams with losing records at home (NY Jets (it's counted as a home game) and San Francisco). The combined records of the teams played on the road (I'm counting Dallas twice as if they were two separate teams) is 78-82 vs. 76-52 at home. Using Football Outsiders DVOA stats, the average opponent DVOA on the road was 0.17%, and at home it was 7.28%. <strong> They still beat two good teams on the road during the playoffs, but that 9-1 road record overall is overrated by all the bad teams they played on the road this season</strong>. </p><p></p><p><a href="http://gnb.scout.com/2/719787.html" target="_blank">http://gnb.scout.com/2/719787.html</a></p><p></p><p><strong>Can you believe it?</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>The Packers are home for the NFC championship and facing a team they pasted in September. That was a long time ago and both teams are vastly improved over the last four months....</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p> :USA: <img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/eek.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":eek:" title="Eek! :eek:" data-shortname=":eek:" />mg: <img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/eek.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":eek:" title="Eek! :eek:" data-shortname=":eek:" />mg: :USA:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TOPHAT, post: 200708, member: 781"] [b]THANKS. A few more Monday headlines:[/b] [url]http://www.charlotte.com/panthers/story/445238.html[/url] [b]NFC final looking good for Packers[/b] If anyone is automatically putting the Green Bay Packers in the Super Bowl because of the strange and allegedly lucky turn of events Sunday -- as if the New York Giants' 21-17 victory at Dallas was some kind of favorable omen that Brett Favre doesn't have to go back to the one place he hasn't won -- I'd wait until next Sunday night before booking passage. Of course, this looks good for the Packers, great, in fact, to host the Super Bowl play-in game at Lambeau Field, where they methodically disassembled the Seattle Seahawks in the kind of conditions that transcended Packers weather. Yet for those who believe the Packers are now officially destiny's children, why are the Giants any less fate's favorite to represent the lesser conference in the Big Game? I can't help thinking back to Sept. 16 in the Meadowlands, where the Packers crushed the Giants 35-13. It was an impressive display in the second game of the season by a team that was just beginning to get a running start as one of the NFL's heavyweights for 2007, but I recall qualifying the Packers' performance against the Giants' ineptitude. If memory serves, the word "dregs" was used to frame New York's place in the NFC. The Giants' defense was awful, as any defense should be that made a starter of R.W. McQuarters. Eli Manning was playing hurt, but the suspicion that he was a soft player with good bloodlines was hardly dispelled. After Willie Randolph, New Yorkers wanted Manning's head on a stick most. But put it this way: If you had to bet Sunday on which Manning would win a football game, you'd be eating Ramen noodles the rest of the week. Eli has become the genuine article, putting up Favre-like numbers lately. Peyton will probably be cutting another self-depreciating commercial while Eli is trying to figure out Charles Woodson this week. And the Giants' defense? It won that game against the Cowboys, who had been on an offensive slide, Jessica-influenced or not, ever since the Green Bay game. As strange as it sounds, I would've almost felt better about the Packers' chances in Dallas. But that doesn't mean the Packers shouldn't win. They should with the home game nobody expected them to have, which is completely in keeping with the surprising nature of their season. But to completely dismiss New York would be a Giant miscalculation. [url]http://www.acmepackingcompany.com/story/2008/1/14/14515/6492[/url] [b]Preview: NY Giants at Green Bay[/b] [b]I'll go into more detail throughout the week, but I wanted to debunk one myth that everyone will hear a lot this week[/b]. I'm just glad I don't have to spend the week explaining why QB Brett Favre's 0-9 record in games at Dallas is not a big deal. QB Eli Manning and the Giants play better on the road! They are 9-1 on the road this season so it must be true! Even DE Michael Strahan believes it. The difference is who they played on the road vs. at home. 5 of the 10 (including playoffs) teams they played on the road had losing records (Atlanta, Miami, Detroit, Chicago, Buffalo). They only played 2 teams with losing records at home (NY Jets (it's counted as a home game) and San Francisco). The combined records of the teams played on the road (I'm counting Dallas twice as if they were two separate teams) is 78-82 vs. 76-52 at home. Using Football Outsiders DVOA stats, the average opponent DVOA on the road was 0.17%, and at home it was 7.28%. [b] They still beat two good teams on the road during the playoffs, but that 9-1 road record overall is overrated by all the bad teams they played on the road this season[/b]. [url]http://gnb.scout.com/2/719787.html[/url] [b]Can you believe it?[/b] [b]The Packers are home for the NFC championship and facing a team they pasted in September. That was a long time ago and both teams are vastly improved over the last four months....[/b] :USA: :omg: :omg: :USA: [/QUOTE]
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