Oh really
@AndyHermanNFL: I've seen some talk on the ol' timeline about the Packers not beating anyone good this season... well, here are the NFC records against playoff teams this year:
Packers: 4-2
Rams: 4-2
Saints: 3-2
Seahawks: 2-2
Footballers: 1-4
Buccaneers: 1-5
Bears: 1-6
Yup.. Heading into the playoffs with back to back double digit wins against playoff teams.
We got Mo on our side boys.
Bucs only win was against us.... interesting.
So we're counting the Bears as a "playoff team"??? I mean, I guess they are, given the rules changes for this post season (they're not in any other season).
End of the day, the regular season games no longer matter. Need to keep mo' up and win AT HOME.
A retort from Big Bad Bruce Ariens
@ilcuqui posted:Oh really
@AndyHermanNFL: I've seen some talk on the ol' timeline about the Packers not beating anyone good this season... well, here are the NFC records against playoff teams this year:
Packers: 4-2
Rams: 4-2
Saints: 3-2
Seahawks: 2-2
Footballers: 1-4
Buccaneers: 1-5
Bears: 1-6
Thatâs why itâs a goofy argument especially as the season is still underway. Who has a winning record when? Also, those âbadâ teams are bad because the Packers and small handful of teams beat them.
@Boris posted:A retort from Big Bad Bruce Ariens
I hope they get smoked.
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@PackLandVA posted:So we're counting the Bears as a "playoff team"??? I mean, I guess they are, given the rules changes for this post season (they're not in any other season).
7 playoff teams is the new normal, not just this year. So yeah, they are a playoff team. They did have the 6th best record in the conference, too. The Packers kind of contributed to those 8 losses, ya know. 
although i get it, i think its Ludacris that the nfc east team will be ahead of a team with a better record, so...I don't know if there's anything that can be done there, but that seems like a travesty to me. how washington hosts a game with a worse record doesn't seem right, then you have teams with better records missing the playoffs because a 7-9 or whatever team 'has' to win the division. it means the nfl playoff rules landscape has to change, but the saturday game that happens in washington should be meaningful and not a plowing match.
@PackerHawk posted:7 playoff teams is the new normal, not just this year. So yeah, they are a playoff team. They did have the 6th best record in the conference, too. The Packers kind of contributed to those 8 losses, ya know.
With the revenue boost from six games on Wild Card weekend instead of four, I doubt this will go away next season.
@YATittle posted:With the revenue boost from six games on Wild Card weekend instead of four, I doubt this will go away next season.
It's not going away. It's part of the new CBA. This had nothing to do with COVID. 16 playoff teams was the COVID plan if games ended up getting cancelled.
And on the division winner with a losing record thing, the last couple of times we all got butthurt over this that team went out and won a wildcard game. You also had the 8-8 Tebow Broncos winning a playoff game.
@ilcuqui posted:Oh really
@AndyHermanNFL: I've seen some talk on the ol' timeline about the Packers not beating anyone good this season... well, here are the NFC records against playoff teams this year:
Packers: 4-2
Rams: 4-2
Saints: 3-2
Seahawks: 2-2
Footballers: 1-4
Buccaneers: 1-5
Bears: 1-6
Wow! Thanks for the info.
@pkr_north posted:although i get it, i think its Ludacris that the nfc east team will be ahead of a team with a better record, so...I don't know if there's anything that can be done there, but that seems like a travesty to me. how washington hosts a game with a worse record doesn't seem right, then you have teams with better records missing the playoffs because a 7-9 or whatever team 'has' to win the division. it means the nfl playoff rules landscape has to change, but the saturday game that happens in washington should be meaningful and not a plowing match.
The division winner getting a ticket to the dance is what makes division rivalries. That should never change.
I'd be OK with some kind of provision. You need to win X number of games (7??) to qualify for that wildcard spot and home game. There was a point where it looked like 5 wins could take that division and that would have been unacceptable.
Sounds as if Roquan Smith may be out against the Saints.
With Kevin Stefanski out, OC Alex Van Pelt will call the plays. https://t.co/RWSDKXNVwv
â Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) January 5, 2021
wow, that's big. wonder if he can somehow be online with van pelt to help call plays offsite...
Such a Browns thing to happen.
I trust MLF has told the guys that this might be their best (only) chance ever to win it all. Ask Dan Marino.
Covid and the protocols can derail this train. The Pack seems to have been following the rules and it has paid off.
Isolate, islolate, isolate.....just a few more weeks.
Ladies & Gents...Kay Adams of NFL Network
I do!
â Kay Adams (@heykayadams) January 5, 2021
Long term weather forecast has it quite cold in GB next weekend
@Boris posted:Ladies & Gents...Kay Adams of NFL Network
I do!
â Kay Adams (@heykayadams) January 5, 2021
Get her posting here then weâll talk underachiever
This is from my ESPN + account. Take it FWIW. Assuming the Saints, Seahawks win
(5) Tampa Bay Buccaneers at (1) Green Bay Packers
Packers fans are feeling good after their second consecutive 13-3 season and a first-round bye, but they'll be hoping for the Rams or Bears to pull an upset. Aaron Rodgers is my pick as MVP after an incredible season, but the only defense that gave him fits all season was these very Buccaneers in Week 6. Rodgers had 15 games with a passer rating of 90 or better and one with a mark of 35.4, when the Buccaneers picked him off twice, sacked him four times and limited him to 160 passing yards on 35 attempts in a 38-10 shellacking.
One game isn't proof that the same thing will happen, but the Bucs are a tough defense for anybody to face. Those Packers also had David Bakhtiari, and while Rodgers looked just fine without his star left tackle against the Bears, Tampa Bay might be a stiffer test of Green Bay's offensive line depth. That game was in Tampa, and this rematch will be at Lambeau, but Tom Brady is no stranger to cold weather games in January. The Bucs also gashed the Packers on the ground last time, with Ronald Jones running 23 times for 113 yards and two touchdowns.
How much does that first win really matter? Consider recent history. Since the league went to the 32-team format in 2002, when a team has beat another team by three scores (17-plus points) in the regular season and then faced that team again in the playoffs, they've gone 23-8 in the rematch, including 15 of the last 16. The last team to fall victim to this was, as you might remember, last year's Packers. The 49ers beat them 38-7 in the regular season and then followed things up with Raheem Mostert's four-touchdown performance in a 37-20 NFC Championship Game victory. It will likely be closer than that game, but the Bucs will pull off the upset here. Prediction: Buccaneers 27, Packers 20.
Not at Lambeau.
Ain't happening.
We were off to a GREAT start till the Pick Six.
We need revenge.
I like our chances against anybody, especially at Lambeau. If we can avoid the 3rd quarter funk, look out.
Bucs haven't faced Dillon yet. Love that backfield with Jones and Dillon at the same time. Bet we'll see more of that in the playoffs.
opponents for our next game in order of preference:
1. Washington - I just dont think they are a strong team. the looked bad vs a tanking Philly with playoffs on the line.
2. Chicago - Throw out enough chances and a blind squirrel finds a nut. Dont need that possibility, no matter how small. Still we should be able to dispose of them again
3. LA - guessing Goff would return for 2nd round. Rddgers can carve up and D
4. Seattle- Defense is more like Region of Boom. Russ still making plays
5. Tampa - eh, may just be a really bad match up for us
@WolfPack posted:opponents for our next game in order of preference:
1. Washington - I just dont think they are a strong team. the looked bad vs a tanking Philly with playoffs on the line.
2. Chicago - Throw out enough chances and a blind squirrel finds a nut. Dont need that possibility, no matter how small. Still we should be able to dispose of them again
3. LA - guessing Goff would return for 2nd round. Rddgers can carve up and D
4. Seattle- Defense is more like Region of Boom. Russ still making plays
5. Tampa - eh, may just be a really bad match up for us
Concur expect we are gonna slap the Bucs around this time...
@Boris posted:Ladies & Gents...Kay Adams of NFL Network
I do!
â Kay Adams (@heykayadams) January 5, 2021
Iâll be more impressed if you get her to like you. Better yet, get her to like MEð
oh wait, as 3rd seed we cant face Seattle as our next opponent
Saints lost DL Trey Hendrickson, second in the league in sacks, for Sunday's game.
Go Bears!
