Sunday, September 09, 2007

Go Pack Go!

I'll be the first to admit that we looked pretty ugly today, but since the end result was a completely unexpected win, I'll take it.

I'm sure it will be a refrain all year, but don't forget that the Packers are the youngest team in the NFL.

I'm fairly certain not one "expert" picked us to win today's game and everyone in the postgame recaps have been kind and impressed.

The most impressive part of today's game was newbie kicker Mason Crosby. Early on he proved why we kept him instead of Dave Rayner when he hit a 53 yarder into the wind. Of course, for a guy who hit 60 yarders in college, this was a cupcake. He then hit the game winning 42 yarder with seconds left.

The kid's set his own bar pretty high, so here's hoping he lives up.

Brett Favre was prototypical today, throwing while he's halfway to the ground and shoveling a pass off that turned into big gain. He also tied John Elway's record for career victories by a starting quarterback with 148

Also impressive today was the Packers' DLine. The Eagles were able to post just 103 yards rushing and had pressure on Donovan McNabb all afternoon, keeping him at 15/33 for 184. yards with one TD and one INT. That's a passer rating of just 60.7.

1 comment:

Astronaut Mike Dexter said...

Hey, my Redskins won ugly too, so let's hear it for ugly wins.

Good luck to Green Bay this year -- the NFL just seems to be a better place when the Pack has a good team.