Wildcard Playoff: Eagles Lead-up

[an_also]

Bill Simmons Pick

Packers (+2.5) over EAGLES

I like Rodgers a little more than Vick. That's really it. Everything else feels like a crapshoot: two banged-up teams, two explosive passing offenses, two teams that wear green and love to commit dumb penalties, two coaches capable of a perplexing decision at any given time. That brings me to my one bold prediction for the weekend: Who better to break our virginity with the new overtime rules than Andy Reid and Mike McCarthy? Doesn't it have to play out that way? Throwing those semi-confusing overtime rules at Reid and McCarthy is going to be like cramming a hunk of peanut butter on the roof of a dog's mouth. I can't wait.

The pick: Packers 40, Eagles 34 (OT)

[jerrod]

I still can't decide who to pick in this game

i've gone back and forth 4 times today on it

[Kerb Hohl]

Hed Ted - all I gotta say is way to get Lynch you douche!!

Great post.

lol, yeah I know I was being overdramatic but it really sucks not having a running game going into the playoffs. I'm praying that we give Starks 15+ carries

Seattle also wishes they had one going into the playoffs. The Mashawn Lynch-led Seahawks were 31st in the NFL in rushing yards and tied for dead last (32nd) in yards per carry.

I hope to god Kuhn has some massive run tomorrow so we can all talk about how the Packers have one of the best rushing attacks in NFL history.

[Turk Nowitzki]

I'm gonna be so depressed if we lose. I'm not ready for football season to be over.

[OBF-MKE]

Workinonit24

Surprising. RT @brittanyfavre: No. Pulling for Vick, actually. RT @stevenwitt @brittanyfavre so are pulling for the Packers ?

I wonder if she knows she's half-siblings with Melissa Stark's kid.

[BucksRuleAll22]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Oag8iBB7HE

[Wilford Brimley]

I'm so **** nervous.

[Wilford Brimley]

Yards per pass attempt differential.

Given that SD missed the playoffs - the Packers have the highest of the playoff teams (i.e., we should be SuperBowl bound).

http://mule.he.net/~budsport/pub/killer.php

GB 1.9
PIT 1.7
NE .9
NO .7
IND .7
BAL .6
PHI .6
NYJ .4
CHI .1
KC .1
ATL -.2
SEA -.9

[jakecronus8]

Bill Simmons Pick

Packers (+2.5) over EAGLES

I like Rodgers a little more than Vick. That's really it. Everything else feels like a crapshoot: two banged-up teams, two explosive passing offenses, two teams that wear green and love to commit dumb penalties, two coaches capable of a perplexing decision at any given time. That brings me to my one bold prediction for the weekend: Who better to break our virginity with the new overtime rules than Andy Reid and Mike McCarthy? Doesn't it have to play out that way? Throwing those semi-confusing overtime rules at Reid and McCarthy is going to be like cramming a hunk of peanut butter on the roof of a dog's mouth. I can't wait.

The pick: Packers 40, Eagles 34 (OT)

I LOLed at the stuff about Mccarthy and Reid but sadly its mostly true.

[Wade-A-Holic]

I don't think you can say that the Packers commit dumb penalties anymore. The other stuff is mostly fair, though.

[PkrsBcksGphsMqt]

A gas station attendant told me a conspiracy theory about Vick today. They said Vick threw the game because he put a ton of money on the game in Vegas. hahaha