Packers Lose But are Still Pretty Good
Yes, I freaked when Brett Favre left the game. The hit on his arm didn’t look any worse than other ones he’s taken. But I forget sometimes that he’s 37. When he was in the game he wanted too many long passes. Ryan Grant played fairly well so Favre shouldn’t have been more patient. Aaron Rodgers came in and showed the Packers could move the ball on the Cowboys.
What really hurt the Packers was the defense. KGB and Charles Woodson were out. That left only Aaron Kampman to pressure Tony Romo. In the secondary T.O. beat Al Harris a few times but he had no support from the safeties. That position is the most glaring weakness on the team.
I’ll let Drew Olson sum up the game:
Aaron Rodgers can play.
Mike McCarthy can coach.
The Cowboys, though solid and talented, are nowhere near invincible.
These two teams will meet again later this year. And the outcome could be different.
“Green Bay Replay: Cowboys 37, Packers 27″
The tone was set when the rookie-led ref crew blew the first call of the game. Obvious to the entire football-watching world was Harris’ take-a-way from Owens on …. what?… the third play of the game. A tremendous effort by Harris, a game setting moment, stolen by a crew of black-n-whites that pretty much sucked all night long: non-calls of at least 3 obvious face-masks, holdings (O and D), and even Romo’s should-have-been delay-of-game after his 34-yrd pass from the 6. Gawd-awful interference calls. gesssssssssss.
I don’t often bitch about officiating - in fact, I prefer human over replay - but that crew gave the game to Dallas. As bad as the Packers played in the first half, you certainly are not going to win a game in which the refs spot 17 points to your opponent.
The only thing worse than the refs was Gumble.
Prediction: NFC Payoffs Packers 27 Dallas 13