If yesterdays game at Lambeau Field truly was a Superbowl preview, as many in the media claimed it would be, I would be more than happy with that. Even if the score were reversed, there’s no denying that it was an excellent example of NFL football at it’s highest level. Two great quarterbacks with two outstanding head coaches, provided a chess match to behold. In the end the home team prevailed, but the game was actually closer than the final score would indicate, and when all was said and done, one of the MVP caliber QB’s was just a little bit better than the other.
Aaron Rodgers started out the game a little bit shaky. He was not his usual hyper accurate self, missing his targets relatively badly, and probably costing the Packers one, if not more, touchdowns. But he eventually settled down and started making those spectacular, in-stride-between-the-defenders-hands passes that we had become so accustomed to. While the red zone efficiency left a lot to be desired, it did result in a rather large time of possession advantage for Green Bay. Sometimes the best defense against Tom Brady is to keep him off the field.
And speaking of defense, the Packers aren’t getting nearly enough credit on that side of the ball. They held a Hall of Fame caliber quarterback and his offense, one that had shredded the likes of Denver and Indianapolis, to only 21 points. If anyone had said that New England would only score three touchdowns on Sunday, I would have said that’s a win. Because when all is said and done, you simply can not discount the home field advantage that is Lambeau Field.
Of course, the Superbowl is played at a neutral site, and that might lead to a totally different result. Here’s to hoping that we’ll be able to see it that’s the case come February.
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