The Packers were in control of their NFC Championship Game with the Seattle Seahawks throughout the second half Sunday. And according to ProFootballReference.com, the Packers' chances of winning ranged between 94.4% at halftime and 99.9% with 3:07 remaining.

JSOnline  wrote:

So from a purely analytical standpoint, what is more likely?

This 13-sigma outlier, or this team purposely taking a dive? Let's just ignore Burnett downing the INT with a wide open field in front of him as if he was terrifed that the Packers would get too far ahead, and look strictly, dispassionately at the numbers.

Originally Posted by: nerdmann 

What are the odds of a team taking a dive driving to score a game tying FG?

Originally Posted by: PackFanWithTwins 

So from a purely analytical standpoint, what is more likely?

This 13-sigma outlier, or this team purposely taking a dive? Let's just ignore Burnett downing the INT with a wide open field in front of him as if he was terrifed that the Packers would get too far ahead, and look strictly, dispassionately at the numbers.

Originally Posted by: nerdmann 

This one's way too obvious to be a dive.

If the odds are 99.9% in our favour, there's still a 0.01% chance we'll lose. I guess this was that one in a thousand game.

Originally Posted by: Rockmolder