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Jim from Woodbury, MN


Do you think the Packers will finish with positive punt return yardage? That's one of the oddest stats I've ever come across.


All it’s going to take is one decent return to change the stats and the outlook.


Sean from Vancouver, WA


My girlfriend and I are attending the game on Dec 15. I was planning on proposing, but Lambeau doesn’t seem to offer anything special for that. Any ideas on where I can do it? I haven’t been to Green Bay in 12 years.


Oh, wow. The stadium tour will take you right down the tunnel to the edge of the field, so if you’re OK making a public spectacle of it in front of a whole tour group, that’s an option. Or you could go to the top of the sledding hill across the street with Lambeau in the background. I wouldn’t suggest hiding the ring in a bowl of Kroll’s chili, though. I’ve heard bad stories. Good luck.


Brian from New Port Richey, FL


At the beginning of the year, Coach LaFleur stressed a quicker tempo and a rhythm to the offense. Yet we seem to struggle in that regard. Is it because LaFleur lost the battle to Rodgers, or are they just not accomplishing what they set out to do?


LaFleur talked about this last week, that some of his play calls are too verbose. I also think he’s still getting accustomed to working with a quarterback who studies the defense at the line of scrimmage as much as Rodgers does. He mentioned the tempo issue being a top priority for offseason study, but there isn’t time for a major overhaul to the process now.


Miranda from Rochester, NY


You guys should publish a monthly updated banned list to see if we're on it, therefore we know if submitting anything is futile.


Uncertainty has its charms.


Paul from Ellensburg, WA


Hey fellas, obvious question time. How long does it typically take a punt/kick returner to adapt to a new system? Can they just jump right in or does it take a few weeks?


Returners with experience have seen almost any blocking scheme because there aren’t that many. They get a feel for looking through a different-colored facemask and seeing different-colored jerseys on their side, and the rest is instinct.


Tony from Southington, CT


Two OLB with 10-plus sacks, two CB in top 10 in passes defended, MLB that leads the league in tackles. So how can we be in the bottom third of the league in every major statistical category?


Big plays allowed. This defense has been gashed for a big play far too often, and because of that, opponents game plan to take their shots.


Paul from Rockford, IL


What is the No. 1 thing our D needs to do in order to be playoff-ready?


Reduce the problem above if at all possible.


Steve from Wauseon, OH


Will Ana still be an intern after the Big Ten title game?


I couldn’t tell you. We haven’t spoken for over a month.


Jason from Austin, TX


This last quarter of the season has the potential to have intense playoff scenarios. There's a chance an 11-5 team misses the playoffs, but a 7-9 team wins their division and gets a home game. Crazy.


Indeed, but with four games left, I’d expect nothing less. As each week passes, the various possibilities will diminish greatly.


Chase from Fort Leonard Wood, MO


I know, I know, go 1-0 each week, but I can't help but playing with ESPN’s playoff machine. Best I can tell if SF beats NO this week, we control our own destiny to the No. 2 seed. Am I missing something?


Nope. Just beat the Redskins.


Brian from Chiba, Japan


If the Rams can manage to win out despite their impossibly difficult remaining schedule, it appears a Packers win in Week 16 would knock the Vikings out of the wild-card spot. It's an unlikely scenario but still fun to think about.


Again, just beat the Redskins, the Boston version of which the Packers beat in their first postseason contest, the 1936 NFL title game, at the Polo Grounds in New York.


Dylan from Belgrade, MT


In response to teams getting a bye, the last non top-two seed to make the Super Bowl was the 2012 Ravens.


And they needed a miracle 70-yard touchdown pass in the last half-minute just to get the divisional-round game to OT. It’s gone in cycles or spurts since the current playoff format was instituted in 1990. From 1990-98, only two of 18 Super Bowl participants did not have a first-round bye. From 2005-12, seven of 16 didn’t. Huge change. Since the ’12 Ravens, it has swung back the other way.


Josh from Fargo, ND


Everyone is talking about the importance of a No. 1 or No. 2 seed. So I did some digging. In the past 30 years, the No. 1 or No. 2 seed from either the AFC or NFC makes the Super Bowl 78% of the time (47/60) … and the winner has been a No. 1 or No. 2 seed 70% of the time (21/30). With that, I look forward to the Path to the Playoffs so I know who to cheer for.


Whom. Happy Friday.


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