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2023 Wild Card Round: NFC 7) Green Bay Packers @ 2) Dallas Cowboys


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Back to the game: do people really think GB was hot to end the year? They stumbled most of their way through the Bears game, had a decent game against the Vikings who didn’t know who to play at QB, needed a last minute FG to beat Carolina.. and prior to that had a two game losing streak to the Bucs and NY Giants. Not sure I can really say that they looked all that strong to end the year. Dallas should definitely take this one.

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6 minutes ago, NoFlyZone said:

lol only on FF would someone think this. Someone que the Lebron gif where he escorts the ref over to the crowd that got under his skin.

You do realize I was responding to someone that was making a repeated personal attack, right? If you can’t take the heat stay out of the kitchen. 
 

I tried to steer the conversation back to the game several times. And yet here you are still trying to make it about me. Don’t be part of the problem lol. Think the mods can do their jobs just fine.

two wrongs don't make a right, young man

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13 minutes ago, Kepler said:

You really are the biggest victim in the world. 

Thank you for your important contribution to this thread. I’m not a victim, as evidenced by the clapping back. If you read through this thread and didn’t see the basic moment of everyone vs NFZ, then you’re being disingenuous. So many people want to attack the poster instead of their points. You’re continuing to do so, for no good reason. 

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when people say the Packers are going into the playoffs hot, I'm pretty sure they are talking about the offense. 

Its been stated multiple times, but the Cowboys offense against the Packers defense is a mismatch.  Unless the Packers are able to generate pressure throughout the game, Cowboys should drop 30+.

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The Cowboys are the better team and should win the game, but I think the Packers' chances are being understated for a few reasons.

1. You would think that a defense that gave up career games to Tommy Devito and Bryce Young and allowed Baker Mayfield a perfect passer rating would roll over and play dead against a good offense. That hasn't really been the case, though. Excepting the last two games, the Packers' defense seems to be completely opponent independent. I don't know if the numbers bear this out, but observationally it seems like they have equal effectiveness against good and bad offenses, which makes no sense.

2. The Packers have been really locked in offensively lately to the point where despite the well-documented early season struggles they ended up sixth in offensive DVOA. Love is spreading the ball around, Jones is healthy and the Packers are moving the ball as well as they have all season.

3. These are the two teams that have the fewest offensive drives in the NFL this year and the Packers have the fewest defensive drives. It could end up 24-20 with neither team punting. If those tendencies continue, the fewer drives there are the greater the chances that one mistake or bit of weirdness could have a significant impact on the result.

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29 minutes ago, PossibleCabbage said:

Love threw five incompletions, two of which were touchdowns if the receiver makes a better play.

It’s a team game. As a team they did not finish the season on fire. Not even close.

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39 minutes ago, KFP7 said:

when people say the Packers are going into the playoffs hot, I'm pretty sure they are talking about the offense. 

Its been stated multiple times, but the Cowboys offense against the Packers defense is a mismatch.  Unless the Packers are able to generate pressure throughout the game, Cowboys should drop 30+.

Love was probably one of the top 2-3 QBs in the NFL the last 8 games of the season - absolutely caught fire and even set a record for most attempts with out an INT I think

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1 hour ago, MaddHatter said:

Love was probably one of the top 2-3 QBs in the NFL the last 8 games of the season - absolutely caught fire and even set a record for most attempts with out an INT I think

correct (not sure about the record part), which is why a lot of people think the Packer's offense vs the Cowboy's defense will be a good match-up.  I really don't see the Packer's defense slowing the Cowboys down unless, like @Deps mentioned, the Packers can sustain long drives that shorten the game, or they can get some turnovers (which the Cowboys are fantastic this year at not giving up, and the Packers are terrible this year at generating...).

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IF the Packers commit to running the ball AND dare Dallas to beat them running the ball, they have a fighters chance. I don’t know if Dallas can’t run the ball or if McCarthy is just steadfast on passing all the time but that’s the recipe as I see it. 

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Joe Barry’s D is stellar so far in post season with GB. ;)

My theory as always - His D exceed expectations against good O’s

His D perform subpar against bad O’s

Go back and observe his 3 years with GB, he always came up with a top notch game plan against good O’s.


 

 

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