Crazy Packers Fan
Cheesehead
The debacle in Detroit ends up costing the Packers a #2 seed, a division title, a first-round bye and at least one home playoff game.
This is extremely frustrating because it separates the Packers from being a true Super Bowl contender. In the current scenario, the Packers have to go to Philadelphia, where they have won only once since 1962, and if they win, they get a trip to Atlanta, where Matt Ryan is 20-2. That's just to get to the NFC championship, which would also be on the road.
Compare that to needing one home win to go to the NFC championship, which would have a real possibility of being at home.
I'm not satisfied with a season unless the Packers win at least one playoff game. Merely getting in isn't good enough. I'm trying to look at this from a realistic perspective, that winning at Philly is historically a long-shot. A lot was lost when the Packers failed to show up in Detroit, and that includes probably any chance of the Packers winning the Super Bowl.
This is extremely frustrating because it separates the Packers from being a true Super Bowl contender. In the current scenario, the Packers have to go to Philadelphia, where they have won only once since 1962, and if they win, they get a trip to Atlanta, where Matt Ryan is 20-2. That's just to get to the NFC championship, which would also be on the road.
Compare that to needing one home win to go to the NFC championship, which would have a real possibility of being at home.
I'm not satisfied with a season unless the Packers win at least one playoff game. Merely getting in isn't good enough. I'm trying to look at this from a realistic perspective, that winning at Philly is historically a long-shot. A lot was lost when the Packers failed to show up in Detroit, and that includes probably any chance of the Packers winning the Super Bowl.