2011-12 NFC North Division

[ATWizJr]

Really setting up to be quite a story this year - from 0-4 to 12-4 and the Super Bowl?  SKOL VIKINGS!

The amazing thing is that the Vikings aren't even close to being as bad as the University of Minnesota's football team.  

I'll be cheering for the Lions to win the division.

I'll be cheering for your stadium to not implode. 

[g0lden3agle]

You can't spell SKOL VIKINGS without O and four. 

Detroit's lucky they don't play the Pack until Thanksgiving, it'll give them hope they have a chance at the division for another month.

Let's hope the Packers have this same mentality when they travel to Ford Field.  It'll be week 14 of last year all over again if they aren't playing at their peak.

[Lennys Tap]

You mean the game-sealing TD? That counts as a "garbage" TD to you?

Yes. They broke a 40 yard run as they were running out the clock.

Look, I'm a Bear fan. I'm not saying they didn't deserve to win the game. But when you're leading by 4 and the other team has the ball near midfield with 2 minutes left, I don't see it as winning comfortably. Especially when you're outgained 543 to 317 and 14 of your points are scored by your defense/special teams. I think they won a squeeker. Guess we were watching different games.

[swoopem]

All thats matters is the W. Who cares how it was accoplished (unless you have Forte on your fantasy team, damn I'm smart)

[MerrittsMustache]

Yes. They broke a 40 yard run as they were running out the clock.

Look, I'm a Bear fan. I'm not saying they didn't deserve to win the game. But when you're leading by 4 and the other team has the ball near midfield with 2 minutes left, I don't see it as winning comfortably. Especially when you're outgained 543 to 317 and 14 of your points are scored by your defense/special teams. I think they won a squeeker. Guess we were watching different games.

I never said that they won comfortably. I said that they didn't play their best but they did enough to win. As I stated earlier, part of the reason that they were outgained so badly was the 2 return TDs (something that you seemingly consider a negative), not to mention Hester's 73 yard KO return - that's 162 yards right there. One of the Bears' keys to success if forcing TOs and winning the field position battle. They cashed in on the only TO forced and won the FP battle. It wasn't pretty (especially the D in the 1st half) but they got the job done.

Should be a good one in Detroit next week!

[MUMac]

Let's hope the Packers have this same mentality when they travel to Ford Field.  It'll be week 14 of last year all over again if they aren't playing at their peak.

I'll take that and a Superbowl Win every year.

I don't think the Packers need or want to Peak on Thanksgiving Day.  Perhaps that is the Lions goal, but the Packers have larger sights than that.

[g0lden3agle]

I'll take that and a Superbowl Win every year.

I don't think the Packers need or want to Peak on Thanksgiving Day.  Perhaps that is the Lions goal, but the Packers have larger sights than that.

"We won the super bowl, na na na na boo boo!"

"Peaking at the right time" is a great spin for the Pack almost missing the playoffs last year.  Green Bay is lucky to not even be half as cocky as their fans.

[ringout]

"We won the super bowl, na na na na boo boo!"

"Peaking at the right time" is a great spin for the Pack almost missing the playoffs last year.  Green Bay is lucky to not even be half as cocky as their fans.

We won the Super Bowl,  na na na boo boo!

[jmayer1]

"Peaking at the right time" is a great spin for the Pack almost missing the playoffs last year.  Green Bay is lucky to not even be half as cocky as their fans.

Who needs to spin anything when you win the whole thing? I'd take barely sneaking in and the trophy every year over being the #1 seed and losing the first game. Not sure what the point of your comment was at all.

[mugrad2006]

"We won the super bowl, na na na na boo boo!"

"Peaking at the right time" is a great spin for the Pack almost missing the playoffs last year.  Green Bay is lucky to not even be half as cocky as their fans.

Clay Matthews, Jermichael Finley, Woodson, Rodgers...I think the Packers are plenty cocky and I say that as a fan of the team.

And they may have snuck into the playoffs, but then they dominated their opponents. 

I don't think there's anybody out there who thinks that Detroit is anywhere near the same plane as Green Bay right now, record notwithstanding.

[tower912]

Most of the Lions fans I have spoken too today are ecstatic but waiting for the collapse.    One guy joked that we have been so bad for so long and found so many creative ways to lose games that nobody else has even thought of, that with an 18-0 record and up 28-0 going into the fourth quarter of the Super Bowl, many Lions fans would still be trying to figure out how they were going to blow that lead.    2007, 6-2 start, 1-7 finish.   I think this team is better, but I still expect them to find ways to lose. 

[Dish]

Lions are a top 3 team in the NFC right now. It's both a credit to what the Lions have done so far, and a dis-credit to the rest of the conference. Outside of Green Bay and New Orleans, there's no better team (even close if you ask me) to Detroit. Lions/Saints will actually be a really interesting game and a good measuring stick for the 2 seed.

[Dish]

I meant 2nd best team, not 2 seed, my mistake.

[g0lden3agle]

Who needs to spin anything when you win the whole thing? I'd take barely sneaking in and the trophy every year over being the #1 seed and losing the first game. Not sure what the point of your comment was at all.

Do we need to go over the ridiculous amount of dominoes that needed to fall for the Packers to make the playoffs?

[ATWizJr]

Do we need to go over the ridiculous amount of dominoes that needed to fall for the Packers to make the playoffs?

They fell.  The Pack won.  You didn't.  They are the Champs.  Get over it.

[g0lden3agle]

They fell.  The Pack won.  You didn't.  They are the Champs.  Get over it.

Whats a pissing match without the piss? I'd rather rile up all the holier than thou pack fans like you.

[ATWizJr]

Whats a pissing match without the piss? I'd rather rile up all the holier than thou pack fans like you.

Not holier than you, just a fan of the team with 13 world championships and a non-imploding stadium.  Wait, maybe I AM holier than you! 

[jmayer1]

Do we need to go over the ridiculous amount of dominoes that needed to fall for the Packers to make the playoffs?

Yeah, and like I said, who cares? In the end they hoisted the trophy and 31 other teams (your's included) didn't. I don't care how much you want to diminish that, you simply can't. I'm not holier that thou, that's just the way it is.

[LON]

[MerrittsMustache]

Whats a pissing match without the piss? I'd rather rile up all the holier than thou pack fans like you.

Haven't you noticed that if you say anything less than positive (doesn't even have to be negative) about GB, Packer fans will get out their torches and pitchforks?

Sure, the Packers got a slew of lucky breaks just to get into the playoffs and sure, they only beat the Bears because they faced their 3rd-string QB in the conference title game and sure, any above average QB could have won the Super Bowl for the Packers last season given all their weapons on offense, but don't tell that to any Packers fans.

[ringout]

Haven't you noticed that if you say anything less than positive (doesn't even have to be negative) about GB, Packer fans will get out their torches and pitchforks?

Sure, the Packers got a slew of lucky breaks just to get into the playoffs and sure, they only beat the Bears because they faced their 3rd-string QB in the conference title game and sure, any above average QB could have won the Super Bowl for the Packers last season given all their weapons on offense, but don't tell that to any Packers fans.

Waaaaaaaaahhhhhhh!   

[mugrad2006]

Haven't you noticed that if you say anything less than positive (doesn't even have to be negative) about GB, Packer fans will get out their torches and pitchforks?

Sure, the Packers got a slew of lucky breaks just to get into the playoffs and sure, they only beat the Bears because they faced their 3rd-string QB in the conference title game, any above average QB could have won the Super Bowl for the Packers last season given all their weapons on offense, but don't tell that to any Packers fans.

You can't seriously believe that.

[ATWizJr]

Haven't you noticed that if you say anything less than positive (doesn't even have to be negative) about GB, Packer fans will get out their torches and pitchforks?

Sure, the Packers got a slew of lucky breaks just to get into the playoffs and sure, they only beat the Bears because they faced their 3rd-string QB in the conference title game and sure, any above average QB could have won the Super Bowl for the Packers last season given all their weapons on offense, but don't tell that to any Packers fans.

Delusional.

[Spotcheck Billy]

 

[MerrittsMustache]

See how easy that was? Even blatantly sarcastic comments get reactions.

The fact of matter is that the Packers got a gift playoff berth and took full advantage of it. Tip o' the cap to them.