After the Lions game on Thanksgiving, I was telling a buddy at work that, for the first time all year, I was simply looking forward to watching the Packers play. I had reached the perfect equilibrium between thinking they could win, at peace with the idea that they probably won’t, and genuinely excited to see what they come up with. I haven’t felt that feeling much as a Packers fan, pretty much forever (my earliest football memories are of the 1994 and 1995 seasons, so most years have been high expectation ones for me).
After getting a little over my skis after they beat the Chiefs and I assumed they’d win at least 10, I’m back to the golden mean. And I’m not saying this is predictive or anything, but I haven’t felt like this since…2010? I mean, they probably won’t win a single playoff game, but, could they win any given game? Wouldn’t shock me, not even the 49ers, who can lay an egg with the best of them. I’m just ready to have fun now.
[Somebody quote this at me when Carlson misses a FG and an ExP, please…]