Archive for June 7th, 2011
Game 10: A Good Bye
by Boris on Jun.07, 2011, under Commentary, Game Recaps
November 21, 2010 – H.H.H. Metrodome
No team needed a break more than the 2010 Green Bay Packers. It had, quite frankly, been one hell of a season & the most important part still loomed like gathering storm clouds on the horizon.
The roller-coaster began with a 2-0 start. It then degenerated with 3 losses in 4 games that had nearly everyone questioning the Packers skill, tenacity & heart. The wild ride continued with 3 straight wins, including a rout of the once proud Dallas Cowboys that had forced the mid-season firing of Wade Phillips.
Rodgers scrambles from trouble
While many teams might have wanted the recent upswing to continue uninterrupted, the Packers were one of the last teams to celebrate their bye week, and they welcomed it! Nine straight weeks of football and an unceasing array of injuries had emptied the teams tank. A week off had allowed the players to heal up & offered the opportunity for the collective team mentality to recharge for what promised to be an engaging stretch run.
The first order of business was a rematch with the Minnesota Vikings in the Metrodome, a place that, more often than not, had been a house of horrors for the Packers. So Green Bay knew they could not take anything for granted–especially against this team, this quarterback and in this venue.
