Can anyone stop Finley in the red zone?
While they played an uncaring Giants team, the Vikings looked sharp. They will be really tough to beat at home. And Green Bay rolled over Arizona as they sat most of their starters. I think it was a good move by both teams, the Cardinals have playoff experience on their roster while the Packers are young and have virtually none. Whoever emerges from next week’s rematch will be the dark horse to make a run to Miami. They are both solid on offense and defense and have gifted, mistake-free quarterbacks.
Week 17 Winners
- Aaron Rodgers
- Ryan Grant – He’s been playing solid last 5 weeks now.
- Packer D – Woodson (another TD), Matthews (constant pressure)
- Favre – Since the 2nd half of last week’s loss to the Bears, he’s been smooth. Question is, does this signifiy that he is calling the plays now or?
Week 17 Losers
- Giants team – They started 5-0, and finished 8-8. Last two games they were outscored 44-7 and 41-9. Ouch.
Published on January 4, 2010 9:25 am.
Filed under: 2009 Season, Dark Horse, Favre, Game Summary, NFC North Tags: Favre, giants, grant, matthews, rodgers, ryan grant, woodson
Let’s play out this scenario, let’s say Charles Woodson keeps playing the way he’s playing, the Packers end up like 11-5 or 10-6, and their D ends the season ranked top 5. Would the below tackle be his signature play? Perhaps even the play they show over and over when he goes to Canton someday? It is insane….This is from the December 7th, 2009 Packer / Ravens game. After leading 17-0 and a couple major miscues, Green Bay is suddenly clinging to a 10 point lead, 24-14. Lambeau field is in a state of shock. The Ravens just got a pass interference penalty putting the ball on the 1 yard line. Both teams are fighting to keep their playoff hopes alive…Baltimore brings in their huge defensive tackle, Ngata, to block for Ray Rice. He swings it to the outside, perhaps thinking for a split second that he’ll be able to score untouched. Then this happens..
Watch the replay at the end of this video, its insane! This is one of the craziest tackles I’ve seen in a while. Especially one that hasn’t really been talked about much. He jumps through the offensive line blocks and stretches out to make the tackle, loss of three. Now instead of having an easy chance for a TD at the 1 foot line, they are now backed up. The Ravens go with a pass instead of pounding it in and Flacco ends up throwing a pretty careless INT.
So this single play that doesn’t show up in the stats sheet ensures the Packers are still in the lead for the final Wild Card spot. Simply amazing.
Published on December 10, 2009 11:16 am.
Filed under: 2009 Season, Game Summary, Lambeau Field, Videos Tags: charles woodson, goalline, ngata, playoffs, ravens, ray rice, tackle, video, woodson
J Finley scores a big TD and gets a quick drink
Some notes on last night’s game, which has left me all wired and crazy…
1. Clay Mathews! Like a dream combo of Kampman and Hawk.
1a. BJ Raji! Like a man among boys out there at times–a slightly less beastly Haloti Ngata.
2. And speaking of Hawk, who knew that he was born to play in a 3-4? I just about pooped myself when he picked Flacco in the fourth quarter. I think we saw his last INT live at KC.
3. Jarrett Bush gave up a big play–good to know there are some absolutes in the NFL world.
4. Another guarantee–a momentum-swinging botch by the GB special teams. Shawn Slocum should hit the road.
5. The hometown refs (or at least the game they called) really favored the Packers last night. Tramon Williams is a total thug, which is a compliment…and also sort of NOT a compliment.
6. John Gruden, with his constant molasses drip of a voice and bottomless bag of Sterling Sharpe references, is growing on me. But the line of the night came from Tirico, when he was told that the game had the second-highest penalty yards ever: “That’s a memory we’ll all cherish.” Or something like that.
7. “Jerry Rice Fumble! Jerry Rice Fumble!”: overheard while Steve Young led the Aaron Rodgers postgame circle jerk.
8. I can’t believe I’m writing this, but the Pack’s D is totally legit. They need a better corner, but the rest of the guys are solid. Happy trails, Kampman–you were one of the good guys.
9. Woodson’s tackle of McGahee on the 1 was a thing of beauty.
10. Rodgers on third down. What an assassin. But his run up the middle was probably my favorite play of the night.
11. Hope you get well for Pack-Bears at noon on Sunday. Thinking of doing up some barbeque or something.
12. Matt Bowen’s scheme analysis of the game is sweet.
Feel better, yo. This team is starting to take over too much of my spare time. Seattle’s looking great.
Addison
Published on December 8, 2009 2:30 pm.
Filed under: 2009 Season, Game Summary, Lambeau Field, NFC North Tags: gruden, jerry rice, ravens, rodgers, sterling sharpe, woodson
TT's 2009 draft class is proving to be his best yet
Packers 34 Lions 12
What started as a potential let down game for the Pack, ended in a blowout. Man its strange how good their D is playing lately. They are just playing sound D, haven’t seen blown assignments for like 4-5 weeks. Even the Viking loss they played sound, just got zero for pass rush. Anyways, good to finally have a D that looks legitamately dominant.
Vikings 36 Bears 10
Well the Vikings have really rolled that past 3-4 weeks. They have everything poised to make a playoff run, just depends on if they do the usual Viking choke. Or maybe Favre’s post-season troubles cancel out the Vikings choke ridden history. Anyways Favre is WAY to comfortable in the pocket, starting to look eerily similar to the 95-97 years. And it kills me.
Week 12 Winners
- Rodgers
- Packer Rookies (Raji, Matthews, Jones)
- Woodson – NFC Defensive player of the month
- Favre – It pains me to put him here but have to
Week 12 Losers
- Cutler – What a waste, maybe Shanahan will come to the rescue in 2010? He’s such a loser lately I’m not going any further.
Published on December 4, 2009 1:00 pm.
Filed under: 2009 Season, Game Summary, NFC North Tags: cutler, Favre, raji, rodgers, ted thompson, turkey day, woodson
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