OK, OK. After watching the Rams defense embarass the Pack, I was treated to 3 hours of sleep and a sunrise flight out west. Now I'm back, and the wound still oozes. I've got no excuses for the Pack; they were soundly whooped. I do believe that if they played that game 10 times, the Pack would win 3 or 4, but that's the beauty of the NFL: lose and you go home. None of this 5 or 7 game ** series baloney like baseball, basketball and hockey. I do have a concern that the NFL needs to address the dome/turf issue. The league is fracturing into two very different sports--classic football, played on grass outside in the elements (hot, cold, rain, snow, whatever), and large-scale arena football, played on carpeting inside. I'm a big arena football fan (season tickets for 6 years), but I hate seeing the NFL going down that path. Anyway, the two styles are incompatible, as indoor teams are all about speed and run totally different offenses, and outdoor teams are about strength and adaptability to the conditions. Real fans sit in the snow and love it, but that's a different discussion.
Chico, I'm not sure what you were smoking on Sunday, but the Eagles beat the Bears, not the Packers. The Packers went to St Louis and were crushed by the Rams. The Packers have won 3 of the last 4 games against the Eagles, and have won the last two meetings. Overall, the Pack is 23-10-0 against the Eagles. But, alas, this year the Pack is now out, and the Eagles are in (but they haven't played the Rams yet; we'll see what happens in the late game this Sunday). I'd like to see the Eagles win, but I predict they will lose by 24. Just fyi, halfway through the season, a few of us made our Super Bowl winner predictions. Mine were (1) St Louis, (2) Oakland, and my "dark horse" pick was, none other than, (3) Philadelphia.
Q: What do you call a bunch of guys watching the Super Bowl instead of shoveling their driveways?
A: The Packers and the Vikings.
Scronch
P.S. Changed planes in Minneapolis last night. Still a beautiful city at night.