Packers will be the Sunday night game, count on it. It’s on Fox, the NFC network, and they’ll want not only the #1 seed but the mighty Packers who are an incredible ratings draw.
@PackLandVA posted:With the Rams/Cards playing Monday night, it pretty much assures the Packers will get a Sunday game the following week, right?
edit - assuming there are no upsets.
Yeah, they would have the the Rams/Cards winner playing on Sunday.
@Jessie Clark posted:any chance philly can knock off the bucs?
I'd give them a better chance than the Jets beating the Bucs.
I think Philly is the only other team in the NFC that can handle a bad weather/cold Divisional. If Hurts is healthy that's a mobile QB I don't want to see.
The NFL announced the schedule for wild card weekend, with playoff games on Jan. 15-17.
Two games will be played on Saturday (at 4:30 p.m. ET and 8:15 p.m. ET), three on Sunday (1 p.m. ET, 4:30 p.m. ET, and 8:15 p.m. ET), and one on Monday (8:15 p.m. ET).
Saturday, Jan. 15
AFC: 4:30 p.m. (ET) 5 (Las Vegas/New England) at 4 Cincinnati (NBC, Peacock, Universo)
AFC: 8:15 p.m. (ET) 6 (Los Angeles Chargers/New England) at 3 Buffalo (CBS, Paramount+)
Sunday, Jan. 16
NFC: 1 p.m. (ET) 7 Philadelphia at 2 Tampa Bay (FOX, FOX Deportes)
NFC: 4:30 p.m. (ET) 6 San Francisco at 3 Dallas (CBS, Paramount+, Nickelodeon, Amazon Prime Video)
AFC: 8:15 p.m. (ET) 7 (Las Vegas/Pittsburgh) at 2 Kansas City (NBC, Peacock, Telemundo)
Monday, Jan. 17
NFC: 8:15 p.m. (ET) 5 Arizona at 4 Los Angeles Rams (ESPN/ABC, ESPN2, ESPN+, ESPN Deportes)
2 questions : Order of opponent preference?
1. Eagles
2. Cards
3. Rams
4. 49ers
Also Who would you rather face in NFC CG?
Bucs or Cowboys?
Bucs - gotta beat Tom and Arians.
I don't want to see a motivated MM squad in Lambeau for some reason 🤷🏼♂️ losing to them would suck bad
From @GMFB: #Packers star pass-rusher Za’Darius Smith, out since late September because of back surgery, was officially cleared this past week & is slated to be designated for return this week, sources say. If all goes well, he’ll be on the field when Green Bay’s playoffs begin. pic.twitter.com/t2iRWiAcvw
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) January 10, 2022
Didn't really expect him to ever play for the team again.
Still a lot of tests to pass before he's game ready but that should be a big plus if he's effective.
There was also a lot of talk about how important evaluating Bakhtiari would be the day after the game. He's not 100% yet.
Jaire hasn't been game tested yet either.
@WolfPack posted:2 questions : Order of opponent preference?
1. Eagles
2. Cards
3. Rams
4. 49ers
Also Who would you rather face in NFC CG?
Bucs or Cowboys?
Bucs - gotta beat Tom and Arians.
I don't want to see a motivated MM squad in Lambeau for some reason 🤷🏼♂️ losing to them would suck bad
This year losing to any would suck, really suck bad.
The front of her dress has an air scoop vent
Kinky Friedman
Look at my cleavage, but don't you dare look at my cleavage.
That's a hilarious look on Rappaport's face with that shot of her right next to him.
@Pikes Peak posted:This year losing to any would suck, really suck bad.
Yes. We say this every year, but this next month is the biggest time in Packers history since the Favre-Rodgers transition.
Right now, Vegas has the Packers as the favorites to win the Super Bowl. If that happens, it takes a 11-year weight off of Rodgers and the Packers front office. Rodgers is then considered a top 5 QB all-time, MLF moves out of the Schottenheimer realm as a head coach, and everyone forgets how the Packers used a first-round pick on Jordan Love. The Rodgers drama about where he will play next year happens, but is he really going to walk away from a Super Bowl champion to play for some first-year coach somewhere else? D. Adams eventually resigns and they run it back again next year with a lot less pressure. They push off the rebuild for at least another year.
Get beat in Lambeau, and the Rodgers drama reaches a fever pitch within about 10 seconds after the final gun. Rodgers is just another HOF QB that was great but not in the GOAT conversation (after Brady). MLF is then a good coach that can't win the big one. Denver and Miami come hard after Rodgers, and D. Adams contract situation gets stickier. The Packers go into next year with an unproven (at best) J. Love, a bunch of free agents leave, and the Packers likely go into a long rebuilding phase.
If they got to the Super Bowl and lost, I'm not sure how that would affect things, but they have to at least get there this year.
@ilcuqui posted:Packers will be the Sunday night game, count on it. It’s on Fox, the NFC network, and they’ll want not only the #1 seed but the mighty Packers who are an incredible ratings draw.
NFCC is also on Sunday night, I would think that puts the divisional in the afternoon Sunday at the latest (unless we play the winner of the Monday night game?).
Wouldn't surprise me in the least to see the Whiners go in and beat McVince.
Remember, it's Dum Dum SZN
@michiganjoe posted:From @GMFB: #Packers star pass-rusher Za’Darius Smith, out since late September because of back surgery, was officially cleared this past week & is slated to be designated for return this week, sources say. If all goes well, he’ll be on the field when Green Bay’s playoffs begin. pic.twitter.com/t2iRWiAcvw
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) January 10, 2022Didn't really expect him to ever play for the team again.
Damn, the moon and stars are all aligning...
Despite what I think of Rodgers, it’s obvious that he’s their best option for the next 3-4 years. It’s always possible that he could retire or force a trade, but given how the season has transpired I think there’s a very good chance he’s back next year. He and MLF appear to have a good rapport, and the FO and Gute seem to have mended fences.
If Rodgers isn’t on the Packers next season that’s because he wants a change of scenery. And if that happens, well, the Packers should be positioned to get what might be the most compensation in NFL history in return.
@MichiganPacker2 posted:Yes. We say this every year, but this next month is the biggest time in Packers history since the Favre-Rodgers transition.
Right now, Vegas has the Packers as the favorites to win the Super Bowl. If that happens, it takes a 11-year weight off of Rodgers and the Packers front office. Rodgers is then considered a top 5 QB all-time, MLF moves out of the Schottenheimer realm as a head coach, and everyone forgets how the Packers used a first-round pick on Jordan Love. The Rodgers drama about where he will play next year happens, but is he really going to walk away from a Super Bowl champion to play for some first-year coach somewhere else? D. Adams eventually resigns and they run it back again next year with a lot less pressure. They push off the rebuild for at least another year.
Get beat in Lambeau, and the Rodgers drama reaches a fever pitch within about 10 seconds after the final gun. Rodgers is just another HOF QB that was great but not in the GOAT conversation (after Brady). MLF is then a good coach that can't win the big one. Denver and Miami come hard after Rodgers, and D. Adams contract situation gets stickier. The Packers go into next year with an unproven (at best) J. Love, a bunch of free agents leave, and the Packers likely go into a long rebuilding phase.
If they got to the Super Bowl and lost, I'm not sure how that would affect things, but they have to at least get there this year.
Yup, things are lining up…long bye, home field, looking to be arguably one of the healthiest teams (how is MVS) with most guys coming back, maybe even Z. No other clear cut favorites in the NL. Lots of guys legacy’s in play. They need to keep the virus out of the locker room
As #4 said….the pieces are in place.
This year IMO anything short of a SB appearance is underachieving.
It's really the D that's going to put everyone on edge. Concerning when it's actually moved ahead of ST on that list.
I am firmly in the camp of being extremely nervous about this year's playoffs. As other's have said everything is there for the taking. A nice long bye to get healed up and have some mental down time, home field advantage, and having a full stadium this year.
Anyhow with that being said. IF the Packers get to the Championship game I badly want a Brady rematch. I want no part of the Cowboys because I think that is a scary team if they gain some consistency.
I'm skeptical how much Z can contribute...I guess he's a better alternative than Tipa or Garvin, but he's been on the shelf all reason...
Jaire is going to have a bigger impact I think...
I’m less concerned this year because barring some bad luck we will have Bak in at LT and have Campbell at LB. I also really doubt Adams and Jones will play as poorly as they did in the NFCCG and Dillon is obviously a new and more proven weapon they didn’t have in 2021.
That being said, if Jaire Alexander isn’t back and playing at a high level there is certainly reason to be a little worried especially if they play teams like Dallas or TB. The other team is paid to game plan as well, and I’d target whomever 39 is defending or go after 26. You get 23 back in there and an opposing offense will have a lot more difficulty moving the ball through the air downfield.
The one and only team that I’m worried about is SF, but the beauty of next week is either SF or Dallas will lose so a team like GB would only have to play one of them and I think that game will be a slugfest. If TB were healthy I’d worry about them more but right now I’m not that concerned.
Z at 75% will be better than anyone we have other that Preston & Gary. Where he gets in trouble is when he tries to "chase plays" .... but with no real season "stats" to worry about, my hope would be that he would be more inclined to just do his job.
I don't know. Isn't his contract coming up? His FA value took a big dive this season so he may want to "remind teams he's a pass rusher".
@Tschmack posted:The one and only team that I’m worried about is SF, but the beauty of next week is either SF or Dallas will lose so a team like GB would only have to play one of them and I think that game will be a slugfest. If TB were healthy I’d worry about them more but right now I’m not that concerned.
I know watching SF run game last night and thinking what they may do to us is scary, but the Rams helped them quite a bit. Played mostly 4 man front with Floyd & Miller (both under 250 pounds) unable to hold the edge. Later in Third and 4th quarters they finally went to a 5 man front and were more successful.
@FLPACKER posted:Z at 75% will be better than anyone we have other that Preston & Gary. Where he gets in trouble is when he tries to "chase plays" .... but with no real season "stats" to worry about, my hope would be that he would be more inclined to just do his job.
And he can play inside.
The only concern I have right now is our defense averaged 18.0 points per game through the first 10, and then went all the way to 28 in the last 7. That's not a great omen and they've got to fix it immediately. Savage and King are still huge liabilities.
The projected high and low temps on 01/22: High of 13 and a low of 2
01/23: Forecast high of 15 and a low of 4 with 40% chance of snow showers
@NumberThree posted:The only concern I have right now is our defense averaged 18.0 points per game through the first 10, and then went all the way to 28 in the last 7. That's not a great omen and they've got to fix it immediately. Savage and King are still huge liabilities.
I'd add Sullivan and YeahDumb to that mix. Savage isn't playing great right now, and King is good when healthy, but they're still better cover options by far than the first two.
What will be interesting is what they decide to do if Ja can come back. Stokes and Douglas have been playing great on the ouside, and Ja will be in his first game in quite awhile - a playoff game nonetheless. Maybe Ja can take Sullivan's place.