Miami beats the Pats and give the Jets just a little less to play for.
Sherman knows that a SNF TB win over Chicago is quite probable.
The first round bye means a rest for Favre, Vonnie Holliday, Sharper, McKenzie and other wounded Packers and might make the difference between the Super Bowl and a shorter season. The Eagles' loss yesterday gave GB the possibility of HF advantage throughout the playoff. EVERYBODY knows what this means. The Pack has not lost a home game TY--only NFL team undefeated at home, btw--and is just "a little" more comfortable at Lambeau than anywhere else. A little more than two years ago, the Jets beat GB 20-16 at Lambeau with a game-saving INT on their own 9 with a minute left to play. Revenge is a factor here along with everything else.
Perhaps the reason to wait--on betting Green Bay--is that a NE upset might bring the line to 2' or even 3, not likely though. Conversely, a Fins win might swing the line across zero (also unlikely) and make GB a 1 or 2 point favorite. Not likely.
As Coach Sherman has observed, this will not be a strange game with a non-contender using higher risk trick plays. This will be a normal hard fought game and GB's revitalized defense (Holliday got to Bledsoe a record five times LW and continues to play in honor and memory of his recently deceased 16 year old cousin) with KGB and Vonnie leading the way. Maybe Eric Metcalf will show flashes of past glory and make a difference. Sharper will almost definitely sit and Bowen (who has started 3 games this season and has been solid as a dime back) will fill in well. Sharper's right MCL strain would benefit tremendously from the bye week.
Favre is 35-10 in December, GB is 4-0 TY vs AFC, Glenn has torched Jets for 15.6 yds/catch during his Pats days. Green Bay wins outright even though the Jets, as usual, will have a good fourth quarter. Final score: GB 24-NYJ 21.
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Sherman knows that a SNF TB win over Chicago is quite probable.
The first round bye means a rest for Favre, Vonnie Holliday, Sharper, McKenzie and other wounded Packers and might make the difference between the Super Bowl and a shorter season. The Eagles' loss yesterday gave GB the possibility of HF advantage throughout the playoff. EVERYBODY knows what this means. The Pack has not lost a home game TY--only NFL team undefeated at home, btw--and is just "a little" more comfortable at Lambeau than anywhere else. A little more than two years ago, the Jets beat GB 20-16 at Lambeau with a game-saving INT on their own 9 with a minute left to play. Revenge is a factor here along with everything else.
Perhaps the reason to wait--on betting Green Bay--is that a NE upset might bring the line to 2' or even 3, not likely though. Conversely, a Fins win might swing the line across zero (also unlikely) and make GB a 1 or 2 point favorite. Not likely.
As Coach Sherman has observed, this will not be a strange game with a non-contender using higher risk trick plays. This will be a normal hard fought game and GB's revitalized defense (Holliday got to Bledsoe a record five times LW and continues to play in honor and memory of his recently deceased 16 year old cousin) with KGB and Vonnie leading the way. Maybe Eric Metcalf will show flashes of past glory and make a difference. Sharper will almost definitely sit and Bowen (who has started 3 games this season and has been solid as a dime back) will fill in well. Sharper's right MCL strain would benefit tremendously from the bye week.
Favre is 35-10 in December, GB is 4-0 TY vs AFC, Glenn has torched Jets for 15.6 yds/catch during his Pats days. Green Bay wins outright even though the Jets, as usual, will have a good fourth quarter. Final score: GB 24-NYJ 21.
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J
