NFL Playoffs: Championship Sunday

Will they be the first home SB team?

MileHighGuy

Didn't think Tampa Bay had a chance to reach (win) super bowl after seeing them struggle to beat WFT.

Maybe Washington were a bit better than I thought.

Went into New Orleans and to go I to Green Bay in January and win would be some statement.

Another TD, this game is on the brink of a blowout now.

Itssoeasy

And that’s 28-10. The packers players and coaching staff need to get the finger out if they want to have any chance of winning this game.

Itssoeasy

ReginaldSmythV wrote: »

Will they be the first home SB team?

Yes. If the bucs win it’s the first one ever. The niners got the closest when they played a super bowl on Stanford.

Mysterypunter

ReginaldSmythV wrote: »

Will they be the first home SB team?

Yes, if they win, San Francisco played in a stadium that they used because of an earthquake, but it wasn't their home stadium

Need a TD.

Followed by a stop.

Followed by a score.

And that's just to make a game of it...

BrentMused

threeball wrote: »

Game over

Is there anything more inevitable than NFL fans writing a game off prematurely?

Seems to happen every single game despite comeback after comeback.

dh1985

Game not over yet but my God the packers find new ways of bottling it year after year.

threeball

High tempo always suits Rodgers. Not sure why he doesn't use it more often

BrentMused

BrentMused wrote: »

Is there anything more inevitable than NFL fans writing a game off prematurely?

Seems to happen every single game despite comeback after comeback.

That's true, but we remember the comebacks...more often then not, good teams go on to seal wins from good positions...

Masked Man

Rodgers is so much fun to watch when he's playing like this.

Kev8360

needed that TD

Itssoeasy

TD packers 28-17. Imagine if the packers had held the bucs scoreless at the end of the half.

MileHighGuy

We all needed that TD to keep this interesting.

Packers D hasn't shown they can stop the Buccs though. Now would be a great time.

The_Honeybadger

Great drive by Rodgers. Get a stop or hold the Bucs to a FG now and they may be back in business

threeball

BrentMused wrote: »

Is there anything more inevitable than NFL fans writing a game off prematurely?

Seems to happen every single game despite comeback after comeback.

Only working off the evidence so far. The defence either shut down the 3rd down plays or it won't matter how good the offence is.

MileHighGuy

Itssoeasy wrote: »

TD packers 28-17. Imagine if the packers had held the bucs scoreless at the end of the half.

..... and hadn't fumbled their initial possession to the Buccs at the 10 yard line.

threeball

Whitehead a big loss for Bucs as is Jones for GB

Oat23

Mysterypunter wrote: »

Green Bay have forgotten how to play, they don't get much practice in their division, Bears, Lions and Vikings are all weak teams, that could be a factor

Didn't I read that the Packers only beat 2 teams with winning records all regular season? Maybe they just aren't very good either.

Rodgers has carried that roster for years. They give him nobodies like Valdes-Scantling, Tonyan and Lazard and he makes their careers. Some of his starting receivers over the years would be on practice squads at best if it wasn't for Rodgers.

They've wasted one of the best to ever play the game.

Smacruairi

Ah he had cobb and few others through the years, jordi Nelson

MileHighGuy

Good no-call on the pass to Goodwin

Kev8360

Oat23 wrote: »

Didn't I read that the Packers only beat 2 teams with winning records all regular season? Maybe they just aren't very good either.

Rodgers has carried that roster for years. They give him nobodies like Valdes-Scantling, Tonyan and Lazard and he makes their careers. Some of his starting receivers over the years would be on practice squads at best if it wasn't for Rodgers.

They've wasted one of the best to ever play the game.

You can mask a lot of deficiencies on offense with a great QB but he can't help the defense stop the other team.

threeball

Smacruairi wrote: »

Ah he had cobb and few others through the years, jordi Nelson

Hes had some great TE's too

Kev8360

finally a play by the packers D!

Masked Man

That's what the Packers needed I think.

Itssoeasy

No flags is mad. Has there ever been a game where no penalty flags thrown ?

That’ll do Green Bay.

cosatron

Yes. Thank god. Let's go pack. Brady is throwing up gimmes all day

Oat23

Smacruairi wrote: »

Ah he had cobb and few others through the years, jordi Nelson

Nelson, Cobb and Adams are the only three offensive weapons they've drafted for him in the first 2 rounds in his career I believe. After that he's just out there turning Jags training camp rejects into starters.

MileHighGuy

Oat23 wrote: »

Rodgers has carried that roster for years. They give him nobodies like Valdes-Scantling, Tonyan and Lazard and he makes their careers. Some of his starting receivers over the years would be on practice squads at best if it wasn't for Rodgers.

They've wasted one of the best to ever play the game.

He has carried them, but they've built/constructed and spent the same as any team in the NFL.

They've had some really talented teams that (may) have been squandered by the Mccarthy years. But he has had talent around him imo

Foxtrol

That could have been Brady's 4th or more INT, so lucky it was only his first. Only so many times you can just lob it up before you get caught

dh1985

Smacruairi wrote: »

Ah he had cobb and few others through the years, jordi Nelson

Randall Cobb, Jordy Nelson donald driver, Greg Jennings, Adam's. He's been better equipped than Brady

BrentMused

The usual rubbish of a game being written off with so much time left to be played being proved premature yet again.

Itssoeasy

And like buses two flags come on one play.

letowski

Arians is so true to form with his Air Coyrell offense, he will never change.

MileHighGuy

Oat23 wrote: »

Nelson, Cobb and Adams are the only three offensive weapons they've drafted for him in the first 2 rounds in his career I believe. After that he's just out there turning Jags training camp rejects into starters.

... but they are still drafting players in those rounds to build a team.... ... No excuse really.

Itssoeasy

Devonte Adams all alone down the left sideline.

Oat23

dh1985 wrote: »

Randall Cobb, Jordy Nelson donald driver, Greg Jennings, Adam's. He's been better equipped than Brady

Jennings and Driver? Seriously? They've been gone almost a decade.

Itssoeasy

Made six yards when it didn’t look likely.

Drinking a glass of beer, listening to Milwaukee Radio, ads for Chevvies and John Deere...this was the life circa 1957...

Injuryprone

I would have the Packers as clear favourites now. Doesn't look like the Tampa defensive backs are anywhere near good enough

MileHighGuy

I missed the Brady int in real time, just saw the replay.

Think the commentary team are being very kind.... That was a horrendous throw.

Itssoeasy

The packers have gotten the momentum on their side now.

Foxtrol

Oat23 wrote: »

Jennings and Driver? Seriously? They've been gone almost a decade.

Yeah, if they're going back that far, Brady had Randy Moss :pac:

I don't think it was ever the lack of talent around Rodgers, though if he had more he definitely could have been more successful, it was the gulf in coaching and defense that Brady had over him during his career.

threeball

Idiotic head to head challenge.

Itssoeasy

Can’t be doing that with the helmet.

Masked Man

That's an unfortunate penalty for the Buccs.

Mr. Guappa

Big couple of plays coming up now.

MileHighGuy

Tampa Defense been on the field for this entire quarter I'm sure.

Itssoeasy

Masked Man wrote: »

That's an unfortunate penalty for the Buccs.

Unfortunate but the correct call.

threeball

GB haven't made a yard through the heart of the D line and yet they keep calling the play. Wasted downs everytime.