dfosterf
13 years ago
NFP- Why nothing is guaranteed in the playoffs 

The 2002 Green Bay Packers. The best football team I ever played on. Favre, Ahman Green, Driver, Sharper, a young and productive KGB, etc. Swept the Bears (including a blow out win in Champaign, IL on Monday night football), won in the 4th quarter out in San Fran, etc. We headed into Week 17 with a 12-3 record and a shot at wrapping up the No.1 seedand home field advantage.

Simple, really. Go out to the Meadowlands and take care of business against Chad Pennington and the Jets. Lock up that No.1 seed and relax on the bye week. But, that isnt how it played out. New York handed it to us and we jumped on that plane and headed back to Green Bay.

Vick and the Falcons tore us up on Wild Card weekend in a 27-7 win.
Right before we landed, a voice announced that we would play six days lateron Saturday night at Lambeauagainst the Atlanta Falcons. A team we had already beat in Week 1 to open the season. They had a young QB named Michael Vick who had given us some issues back in that first meeting, but we felt like we were the better football team. Play our game on defense; let Favre and Ahman put together scoring drives, cover kicks on special teams and advance. Dont use the Week 17 loss as an excuseinstead use it as an example of what happens in the NFL when you dont show up at the stadium.

The problem? We didnt show upand Vick and the Falcons kicked our ass.

A blocked punt (that I played a major role in), a defense that looked like it was playing on skates in the falling snow and an offense that couldnt produce points. An eye-opening 27-7 loss. Vick worked us over on defense. Making plays with his arm, breaking contain and proving that he was the best overall athlete on the field. And I will tell you that playing the free safety position vs. Vick when he breaks into the open field (on snow covered grass) is a nightmare.

The first home playoff losseverfor the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau. A team that finished the season with a 12-4 record was now done after the first day of the post season. But that is the NFL. These seasons, these supposed playoff runs are so fragile. This isnt the NBA or the NHL. One loss is all it takes. There is no series here. You play your best football or you sit on the couch the next weekend.

We were supposed to win, advance and start our "run." However, these games on Wild Card weekend are so unpredictable and when you dont show upor match the playoff speed of the oppositionyou are finished.

What an awful night at Lambeau. And the one I will remember the most of my playing careerbecause that team has Super Bowl talent.

Zero2Cool
13 years ago
Gee, thanks. lol. I'd have preferred reading that after (if) we won, hah.
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dfosterf
13 years ago

Gee, thanks. lol. I'd have preferred reading that after (if) we won, hah.

"Zero2Cool" wrote:



Sorry, lol

Did you read my comment?

Matt:

That was mean on the eve of our game.


Pray, Pack, Pray!


Zero2Cool
13 years ago
I won't click the link, lol.

When it comes to being superstitious, I feel ignorance is bliss!
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kobe16
13 years ago
Nice Read. I was so sad after that game in 02.
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BangTheDrum
13 years ago
Lets just hope we do to Vick this year what he did to us in 02!
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Ba da da, Ba dadada GO PACK GO
dhazer
13 years ago
As I said in chat the yesterday, with this being such a weird year this is how the playoffs will unfold.

VS. Eagles we will convert on a 4th and 26 and win the game after a Vick pick.

Vs. Atlanta we win easily even though they have won so much at home to avenge our 1st home playoff loss :)

Now the downer we go against Seattle and it goes to OT and we win the toss when Rodgers does the unthinkable, he calls the toss and wins it, then for the world to hear he says we want the ball and we will score. Then he throws and pick 6 and we are sent home and the 10-9 Seahawks go to the big dance
Just Imagine this for the next 6-9 years. What a ride it will be 🙂 (PS, Zero should charge for this)
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