Wild Card Game: Packers @ Cowboys - Sunday, Jan 14 3:30pm

[yourout]

3 minutes ago, young guns said:

How crazy is Lafleur going to get here.  Probably just run the ball to run the clock, but do you risk throwing to maybe end the game with a first down?

That pass was never going to get the 1st but if you at least catch it the clock at least would have ran.

[adambr2]

27 minutes ago, igor67 said:

Do you just take knees on offense to avoid fumbles?

I think you got your answer. With Joe Barry, you never ever stop pouring it on. 

[CheezWizHed]

Putting in the starting offense didn't make sense.   Just keep in the starting safties!

[HarryDoyle]

I'm having Seattle flashbacks.

[CheezWizHed]

That was the most tiring 16 point win I've ever seen. 

[wOOgiE22]

Whew!!  Hopefully that is a lesson for MLF. Keep the foot on the gas until the end 

[LouisEly]

Just now, wOOgiE22 said:

Whew!!  Hopefully that is a lesson for MLF. Keep the foot on the gas until the end 

If Slaton would have kept his cool they would have been fine.

[young guns]

56 minutes ago, Fear The Chorizo said:

So, Dallas laid a complete egg defensively....but at what point does the rest of the NFL start freaking out about what is brewing in GB?

Now with the offense, but never with a Joe Barry lead defense.

[HarveysWBs]

Really hope this isn’t it for MM.  He deserves a better final chapter to his NFL career.

[adambr2]

I'm about to go read some Dallas Cowboy gamethreads as if I was about to sit down at a big buffet dinner.

[yourout]

5 minutes ago, HarveysWBs said:

Really hope this isn’t it for MM.  He deserves a better final chapter to his NFL career.

Next Bears coach?

[Fear The Chorizo]

9 minutes ago, young guns said:

Now with the offense, but never with a Joe Barry lead defense.

Defense played great today, too when it was still sort of a game.  Letting off the gas to the extent they did was more about trying to skate through the end of the game without more injuries after jaire went down again than anything, IMO.  Team took foot off gas too early, but when you're up 30+ with a couple mins left I'd rather they do it this way than keep starters in playing like the game was tied and see a key player get injured that impacts next week.

[OldSchoolSnapper]

Unbelievable. The Packers have done it again at QB. 

[owbc]

22 minutes ago, OldSchoolSnapper said:

Unbelievable. The Packers have done it again at QB. 

And there’s no sign that this one is cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs like the last two. At least for now…

[HarveysWBs]

10 minutes ago, owbc said:

And there’s no sign that this one is cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs like the last two. At least for now…

12 didn’t get that weird until after the Super Bowl and the MVP.  I’d love to be in the position to see how Love handles that kind of success.

[brewcrewdue80]

On 1/12/2024 at 3:38 PM, brewcrewdue80 said:

1st Packers post this season.  There's a lot of helium on the cowboys offense at home. The defense on games I looked at scored 16pts themselves. Set up the offense inside the 25yard line at least 3 more times. Teams turned it over on downs like 3 times per game.  Dallas winning the turnover game being something Love hasn't done the last half this season.

Detroit kicks a FG vs going for it on 4th and goal down 10-3 on 3yd line. 10-6 game. They win 23-20. 

Point is, Love and the offense is playing at a higher level than Dallas has been going up against.  They take care of the ball, I'm going GB runs away with this game. Kraft/Musgrave are such threats and outlets that Love has thrown to on big time plays. 

Contain Lamb on 1 big play that we make over him. Yeah he'll get more opportunities,  but it's Prescott- he's going to flare one Lamb's way if Dallas is behind and a deflection or interception will seal the deal for GB.

I think I'll go see just how many pts Dallas defense scored at home or gave Dallas offense field position within the 35yard line(FG range)

 

33pts defensively so 32pts a game offensively. 5 times inside 35 but 4 more time on the 37 they scored as result so 9 overall. 16-6 TO win.

QBs faced-Z Wilson, Mac jones-Zaippe. Stafford.  Devito(170yds offense). Howell. Smith. Hurts. Goff.

 

Dallas does an exceptional job scoring 1st at home 1st drive Tds. I'd avoid giving them the ball first. But MLF won't do that.

Also Dallas does an amazing job giving up 8-12yrds on 3rd and 9-15 and followed by stopping opponents on 4th down. Either don't go for it or hope Love is the better quality of those 9 QBs Dal went against in those situations. (Certainly lately has been)

Aged well boys and girls.  Musgrave and kraft are better TE outlets than Rodgers ever had in his career. They are #1 and 2 above maybe #3 Finley?

Playaction with a run game and having the 2 best TEs to throw to besides you WRs, is absurd.  If Jones is healthy, this offense is unstoppable if they want to be.

 

Also, scored 1st and the smurf that is Prescott quickly showed up and gave GB a 3 score lead not long after. His throws 3 in a row there reminded what Love threw to begin the season. Off target.  Love after 5 games his problem was leading and throwing the ball 1.5 yards further than he was. His accuracy shows he does that with ease now. Yet he's even better.  Congrats to Love on his successful season and being the right decision when drafted.  

[young guns]

So, next weekend with the 2 Monday games we can assume we are locked in for a Saturday game.  Anyone have any idea when times will be announced?  I was thinking they might wait till tomorrow when they know the match ups better.  As of now the only things we know are we play the niners in Frisco and there is a game in Baltimore.  If Detroit wins would that add enough clarity for the decisions to be made tonight?

[BrewerFan]

59 minutes ago, brewcrewdue80 said:

Aged well boys and girls.  Musgrave and kraft are better TE outlets than Rodgers ever had in his career. They are #1 and 2 above maybe #3 Finley?

I'm not sure about this...Finley was a tank. I'll have to see more from the young guys.

BUT, we haven't seen a healthy Watson yet. When he gets going, this group could be as dangerous as just about any Rodgers has had. It's having so many guys who can beat you...they really can't take anyone away. 

[Vgmastr]

29 minutes ago, young guns said:

So, next weekend with the 2 Monday games we can assume we are locked in for a Saturday game.  Anyone have any idea when times will be announced?  I was thinking they might wait till tomorrow when they know the match ups better.  As of now the only things we know are we play the niners in Frisco and there is a game in Baltimore.  If Detroit wins would that add enough clarity for the decisions to be made tonight?

I'm guessing the Packers/Niners are the Saturday night game.  The other guarantee is Houston also has to play Saturday and I don't see them putting Houston in primetime over GB/SF, though I suppose it's possible as Stroud vs Lamar or Stroud vs Mahomes are both intriguing matchups.

[adambr2]

39 minutes ago, young guns said:

So, next weekend with the 2 Monday games we can assume we are locked in for a Saturday game.  Anyone have any idea when times will be announced?  I was thinking they might wait till tomorrow when they know the match ups better.  As of now the only things we know are we play the niners in Frisco and there is a game in Baltimore.  If Detroit wins would that add enough clarity for the decisions to be made tonight?

I work 6-2 on Saturday so as long as it isn't a noon game I'm happy. I would think one 330 and one late?

[HarryDoyle]

21 minutes ago, adambr2 said:

I work 6-2 on Saturday so as long as it isn't a noon game I'm happy. I would think one 330 and one late?

No way it's a noon game playing on the West coast. Tirico just said the schedule will be released at the end of the night.

[Fear The Chorizo]

Just now, HarryDoyle said:

No way it's a noon game playing on the West coast. Tirico just said the schedule will be released at the end of the night.

It makes too much sense for Frisco to be the Saturday night game since that will be the only playoff game played on the west coast regardless of what happens the rest of the 1st round.

I would think any noon start would be on sunday with an east coast team - Baltimore?

 

[Vgmastr]

3 minutes ago, Fear The Chorizo said:

I would think any noon start would be on sunday with an east coast team - Baltimore?

Depends on who wins tomorrow.  If Buffalo wins, it's HOU/BAL on Saturday and KC/BUF on Sunday.  If Pittsburgh pulls off the upset it's HOU/KC on Saturday and PIT/BAL on Sunday.

[Joseph Zarr]

Highest QBR rating in a single post-season game in NFL history. Are we paying attention yet? My goodness. Hard to fathom what LaFleur has done with this team within this season. Unreal growth across the board.

[HarryDoyle]

Saturday 7:00 on Fox.