Game 16: Packers @ Vikings - Sunday, Dec. 29th 3:25 PM

[Sixtolezcano]

Short passes are killing our D.

[OldHeidelberg]

Just now, OldSchoolSnapper said:

I have like .01% faith we're getting the ball again. Since we technically can give up a FG I would have just done the kick onside. 

In the old days when there were more successful onside kicks I often thought why not if you have to hold them 3 and out anyway. Now not so much..

[HarveysWBs]

Just now, OldSchoolSnapper said:

I have like .01% faith we're getting the ball again. Since we technically can give up a FG I would have just done the kick onside. 

Onside kick is just so hard, I get it. Kick away is the play, but I also have little confidence in the defense to get a stop here. Another game where the team can think, “aw shucks, if only” when they were total trash for way too long.

[wOOgiE22]

Nice comeback, but can’t dig this deep of a hole. The D needs to step up here, but after the day they have had, I don’t have a lot of confidence. Prove me wrong!

[adambr2]

The D won’t get a stop here. That’s kind of what they do in these situations.

[OldSchoolSnapper]

Fully expect Minnesota to throw at least once. 

[yourout]

3 minutes ago, adambr2 said:

The D won’t get a stop here. That’s kind of what they do in these situations.

Good call.

[OldHeidelberg]

Vikings always have that magic in the regular season, but they pay for that karma in the post season

[HarryDoyle]

Another classic too little too late game. Just like the last time we played them. They took advantage of our aggressiveness that drive.

[OldSchoolSnapper]

Just felt like Minny took a foot off the gas too soon. The Packers do not have an answer for them. 

[adambr2]

Predictable. You ever hear of a bootleg, Hafley? Did they have those in college? Because you didn’t look like you had any clue on those last two plays.

[LouisEly]

Packers kick the FG, don't get called offsides on the missed FG by the Viqueens.  That's the difference.

If I'm the Packers, I feel good about this and that they can play with anyone, anywhere.

[Recovering Chicagoan]

Well, it was a good fourth quarter, at least. Sheesh.

[adambr2]

Actually remarkably similar to the first game.

Nothing says “we’re not ready” like going 0-4 against the top two teams in your division. Woof.

[OldSchoolSnapper]

Just now, LouisEly said:

Packers kick the FG, don't get called offsides on the missed FG by the Viqueens.  That's the difference.

If I'm the Packers, I feel good about this and that they can play with anyone, anywhere.

I appreciate your optimism but they got their lunch stolen twice by Minnesota and came back once they relaxed only to have the game put away when they were pressured again. Realistically Minnesota dominated them thoroughly more than Detroit did this year.  

But, any given Sunday I guess. Maybe we'll get lucky. 

 

[wOOgiE22]

You can’t sleep for 3 quarters and expect to win. They need to clean that up if they want any chance to win in the playoffs. 

[OldHeidelberg]

Just now, LouisEly said:

Packers kick the FG, don't get called offsides on the missed FG by the Viqueens.  That's the difference.

If I'm the Packers, I feel good about this and that they can play with anyone, anywhere.

I don't know man, the NFL is sort of built to have these "witching hour" comebacks to keep fans interested. We were beaten early in 4th quarter and never got the ball back with a chance. 

[OldSchoolSnapper]

I wanted the Packers to lose a close game just for my own supstition as I didn't want them to peak too soon or have some win streak going into the postseason. That game didn't feel close though. It was a drubbing that had an illusion of being close the final 6 minute.

As a football fan though the final week with Detroit and Minnesota will be fun. Don't really care who we end up playing. I don't think we are ready and I will enjoy whatever game we get.  

[HarveysWBs]

Well, now I don’t need to have any expectations in the playoffs, so that’s nice.

[HarryDoyle]

6 minutes ago, LouisEly said:

Packers kick the FG, don't get called offsides on the missed FG by the Viqueens.  That's the difference.

If I'm the Packers, I feel good about this and that they can play with anyone, anywhere.

0-5 against the three best teams in the conference proves the Packers are pretenders. There are no moral victories.

[adambr2]

Think people read too much into these late comebacks. We were dominated by Minnesota for 50+ minutes of both games. Circumstantially, we made both interesting, but the playcalling and flow is just so different near the end of these games. You can’t look at it in a vacuum and say we lost 27-25 like a wire to wire 27-25 game. We were never in control of this game.

It’s a good sign that a team doesn’t quit when it gets down late. That’s the positive that can be taken out of it.

Still rooting for Atlanta tonight as I think an Atlanta/Rams first round game is significantly more winnable. If Atlanta wins, our loss today is probably moot. That’s the other positive.

[OldHeidelberg]

2 minutes ago, HarveysWBs said:

Well, now I don’t need to have any expectations in the playoffs, so that’s nice.

Same here, I sort of expected to lose today with the secondary so beat up and on the road but we got dominated until the last 10 minutes. Just not a consistent enough team for a run but what the hell, at least we get extra Packer football.

[adambr2]

2 minutes ago, HarryDoyle said:

0-5 against the three best teams in the conference proves the Packers are pretenders. There are no moral victories.

Yep. We may get one more shot. If we don’t come through on shot #6, that’ll be the last chance this season.

[HarveysWBs]

10 minutes ago, LouisEly said:

Packers kick the FG, don't get called offsides on the missed FG by the Viqueens.  That's the difference.

If I'm the Packers, I feel good about this and that they can play with anyone, anywhere.

I felt this way until the first three quarters today. They have now firmly established the pattern that they get boat raced for a half plus against great teams, and that doesn’t play.

[wOOgiE22]

If the offense is stagnant, why doesn’t MLF go to the no huddle to change things up a bit?