As you can see, the teams that have beaten the Packers to start recent seasons weren’t exactly unstoppable early-season juggernauts that couldn’t be defeated. Four of the six teams that beat the Packers in the first three weeks of the last three seasons went on to lose their next game.

JerseyAl  wrote:

The NFL season is remarkably like a NASCAR race. The first quarter of the race is important, but not critical. The last 1/4 is critical. If you struggle with your set up in the first quarter, you can recover. If you struggle in the last quarter, you probably can't. Nobody gets credit for winning the first 25% of the season. Just like leading a game going into the 4th quarter doesn't matter. It's what happens at the end that matters.

Packers started the game well against the Seahawks. Played a good first half. Led deep into the 4th quarter. So did they go to the Super Bowl? NO. Because the Seahawks made more plays when it mattered. At the end.

Starting well is good. Finishing well is required. Assuming both will happen every year is foolish.

Who was the best team in the first quarter of 2011? The first half of 2011? The first 3/4 of 2011? The Packers. But they weren't the best team in the last quarter and they failed miserably at home in the first round of the playoffs. How much clearer does the evidence need to be that the first part of the year is not going to determine the overall season?

Originally Posted by: QCHuskerFan