Cheesehead
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Graeme from Tucson, AZ
That game certainly showed there are no easy games in the NFL, particularly if you aren't on the top of your game. However, watching the game it seemed as though if Rodgers had not just missed Jimmy Graham and we go up 21-0 at the start of the second quarter, this game likely looks a lot different. Football really is a game of inches.
That play has to be made, plain and simple. Play-action rollout, Adams was doubled as the primary and Graham is wide open on the back side. Yes, that was one of those plays that makes it a different story.
Thomas from Charlotte, NC
It wasn't perfect, but they won. Would Sunday’s performance have beaten the 49ers or Saints? Probably not. But they didn't have to play those teams today.
If the Packers had scored 50 points, it wouldn’t have said anything about a potential matchup with the other playoff contenders. This is as much a week-to-week offense as I’ve ever seen Rodgers run. I don’t know what that’s going to mean as the games get bigger. It could be a good thing, it could be a bad thing. I really don’t know.
Jessi from Sterling, KS
I think everybody, including the Packers, felt disappointment after the first quarter. That's not how you want to play December football at home...missing opportunities. It's been talked about again and again how special this team is, I hope they become their own version of the 2010 run. Because if ever there was a year to need to get hot, it's in this NFC race. Does your gut say they have all the pieces it will take?
I think they have the pieces, but they haven’t played their best. Whether they will when they have to is what we’ll all be watching to see.
Jeremiah from Madison, WI
There have been multiple home games now where the players are slipping on the field. Does the team have any idea why that is and is it something that can be fixed now, or do we have to wait until maintenance in the offseason at this point?
I have no idea why that’s still prevalent in the seventh home game of the regular season. A new surface was put in last offseason, and no one seems immune to the issue. I don’t get it.
Trevor from Seattle, WA
I know you're not one for hypotheticals, but that would have been one heck of a game if the Badgers put together at least one long scoring drive to give the D a rest. Here's to a decisive bowl win!
It was a commendable effort by the Badgers, but in the second half they were frankly dominated in all three phases. The better team won. I’m just glad the Illinois loss didn’t cost Wisconsin a trip to the Rose Bowl. That defeat could have sent the team spiraling the wrong way, but they earned the trip to Pasadena.
Jimi from Nederland, CO
I absolutely loved what you guys had to say about LeRoy, and why he should be in. Would you guys consider talking about Sterling next week? He was my first favorite Packer when I started watching as a little kid. I never thought he had a chance to get into the Hall of Fame because of his short career. But the years he did play, was absolute domination. I’m hopeful with this larger group being inducted, he can rightfully enter a place among his peers.
As I said a couple of years ago, the induction of Terrell Davis has opened the door to players with shorter careers, but Davis had off-the-charts postseason numbers that still make him a special case. I think there’s a strong argument for Sharpe, but there’s a significant backlog at wide receiver that doesn’t help him.
Lori from Heredia, Costa Rica
I saw the Lombardi Trophy today! It's currently on tour here in Costa Rica for the first time ever. What is one of your favorite memories of someone holding it?
I was fortunate enough to hold it on the plane ride back from Dallas nine years ago. Equipment manager Red Batty was taking it around during the flight for everyone to get a close-up look.
Steve from Land O’Lakes, FL
Your info about the Packers playing their first playoff game in 1936 at the Polo Grounds got me thinking. When was the last time the Packers played at Wrigley Field?
John from Yakima, WA
Re: Crosby and GWFG answer. From what yardage were the misses?
52, 38 (blocked), 53, 51, 52, 52 and 49.