Wow, GB & ATL looked impressive. GB left the backdoor open for DAL to rob a victory, but Rodgers, Cook & Crosby closed that door quick. ATL dissected SEA on both sides of the ball. This is going to be a great Sunday for football.
Regular Season: POW 10-5-2, Teasers 11-6, Overall 43-28-3 (44-29-3 undocumented), GOY 0-1.
POs: 1-0, Overall 2-0 (POW 2-0, Overall 4-0 undocumented).
ATL (-6) is flying under the radar somehow despite being the #1 “O” & having arguably the best QB in the league this yr. Rodgers has fans believing that it’s their destiny to win the SB this yr because of the incredible comeback from the brink & impressive victories over DAL & NYG. I was believing as well, however after watching how focused & driven ATL was as a team vs SEA, I’ve hopped the fence. GB has been extremely fortunate so far, starting w/6 gm win streak against subpar teams (toughest teams being SEA & DET) to get to POs, then having Odell dropping critical, easy balls & finally facing a rookie QB that I felt wasn’t ready for a marquee matchup just yet. ATL’s schedule hasn’t been great either, however despite their struggles NOR, CAR & TB were all capable clubs that just could not be consistent but were very dangerous. The fact that SEA blew out DET, then ATL blew SEA out should be relevant here if those 2 teams were truly GB’s toughest tests. Rodgers’ 4[SUP]th[/SUP] quarter record was shocking to me when I saw it. He is currently 7-27 in reg season & 1-4 in POs when entering the 4[SUP]th[/SUP] down. That’s amazing when you think about how great of a passer he is. I began watching for this only this yr. GB’s gm @ ATL added to that dubious record. However that gm could not be blamed on Rodgers as he put GB ahead halfway thru the 4[SUP]th[/SUP] w/a TD pass & 2 pt conversion to go up by 6 (not sure why they went for 2) only to have Ryan engineer a TD drive w/less than 4 min. GB has 31 seconds left & a timeout to attempt a FG but Rodgers threw 3 straight incompletions. If ATL can take a big lead early or @ least keep it close in 2[SUP]nd[/SUP] half, they should have no problems covering. ATL’s young “D” under Dan Quinn has taken huge strides since the beginning of the season. The going should only be easier w/Jordy, Adams, Janis & Allison all nursing various injuries. On “D” for GB the key injury is S Morgan Burnett who would be critical to an already banged up secondary against the most explosive “O” in the NFL. ATL’s RBs will cause major problems for GB’s “D” too because of their running & catching (Freeman had a TD receiving & running vs GB, w/Coleman out). Sharp money is driving the number up currently as the public is all over GB. Matt Ryan gets the monkey off his back & gets ATL to only their 2[SUP]nd[/SUP] SB in the team’s history.
GB 27
ATL 38
5 Units
GL to all & comments are most welcome.
Regular Season: POW 10-5-2, Teasers 11-6, Overall 43-28-3 (44-29-3 undocumented), GOY 0-1.
POs: 1-0, Overall 2-0 (POW 2-0, Overall 4-0 undocumented).
ATL (-6) is flying under the radar somehow despite being the #1 “O” & having arguably the best QB in the league this yr. Rodgers has fans believing that it’s their destiny to win the SB this yr because of the incredible comeback from the brink & impressive victories over DAL & NYG. I was believing as well, however after watching how focused & driven ATL was as a team vs SEA, I’ve hopped the fence. GB has been extremely fortunate so far, starting w/6 gm win streak against subpar teams (toughest teams being SEA & DET) to get to POs, then having Odell dropping critical, easy balls & finally facing a rookie QB that I felt wasn’t ready for a marquee matchup just yet. ATL’s schedule hasn’t been great either, however despite their struggles NOR, CAR & TB were all capable clubs that just could not be consistent but were very dangerous. The fact that SEA blew out DET, then ATL blew SEA out should be relevant here if those 2 teams were truly GB’s toughest tests. Rodgers’ 4[SUP]th[/SUP] quarter record was shocking to me when I saw it. He is currently 7-27 in reg season & 1-4 in POs when entering the 4[SUP]th[/SUP] down. That’s amazing when you think about how great of a passer he is. I began watching for this only this yr. GB’s gm @ ATL added to that dubious record. However that gm could not be blamed on Rodgers as he put GB ahead halfway thru the 4[SUP]th[/SUP] w/a TD pass & 2 pt conversion to go up by 6 (not sure why they went for 2) only to have Ryan engineer a TD drive w/less than 4 min. GB has 31 seconds left & a timeout to attempt a FG but Rodgers threw 3 straight incompletions. If ATL can take a big lead early or @ least keep it close in 2[SUP]nd[/SUP] half, they should have no problems covering. ATL’s young “D” under Dan Quinn has taken huge strides since the beginning of the season. The going should only be easier w/Jordy, Adams, Janis & Allison all nursing various injuries. On “D” for GB the key injury is S Morgan Burnett who would be critical to an already banged up secondary against the most explosive “O” in the NFL. ATL’s RBs will cause major problems for GB’s “D” too because of their running & catching (Freeman had a TD receiving & running vs GB, w/Coleman out). Sharp money is driving the number up currently as the public is all over GB. Matt Ryan gets the monkey off his back & gets ATL to only their 2[SUP]nd[/SUP] SB in the team’s history.
GB 27
ATL 38
5 Units
GL to all & comments are most welcome.
