Over the weekend we saw some crazy football games. Alex Smith trumping Drew Brees, Tom Brady did his thing to end Tebowmania for the year, Joe Flacco being unimpressive but Ed Reed bailed them out, and Eli shocking the Pack at home. The one-loss Pack were 7 1/2 point favorites heading into the game, even though Vegas started the line around 9. People were quick to put money down on the surging Giants, and it paid off for them.
Aaron Rodgers was pressured, but his receivers didn't help him with 6 dropped passes and his frustration showed when he even started missing some throws. The Giants had some great breaks, and the halftime Hail Mary would deflate any team. The packers secondary were playing the receivers, and as a result couldn't locate and bat the ball down. Manning took advantage of the worst part of the defense and it worked. You CANNOT turn the ball over, and 3 fumbles(should have been 4 but the ref crew missed the Jennings fumble) will not get you far in the playoffs. We all knew that without Nick Collins this defense would suffer, and during the regular season they gave up more passing yards than any other defense. The flip side is that Aaron Rodgers could put up 40+ every game. It was not the case on Sunday, and now we have a championship game hosted by the 49ers for the first time since the Steve Young era.
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