DrugBust wrote:Magic number is one. Either a Lions loss or a Packer win and the division is Green Bay's.
What I most want is that first round bye. Once that happens it's time to sit some starters.
Yea getting that first rd bye is huge.
There is a much bigger diffrence between the #2 seed & #3 seed than the #1 seed & #2 seed in the NFL obviously.
with a #2 seed of course all you have to do is win one 1 at home and 1 on the road and your in the super bowl,thats definalty do-able for the Packers.
If the Packers got bumped down to the #3 seed and had to play a wild card game then had to play/win 2 on the road to advance to the super bowl i'd say the Packers chances of winning the NFC would be very silm.
Thats why those 2 times we went 12-4 under Mike Sherman the Packers realy didn't have a real shot to win the NFC.
Im sure you remember in 2002 when we went 12-4 we got the #3 seed because of the Eagles and Rams both going 12-4 and winning the tie breakers,then in 2001 when we went 12-4 and we acutually got bumped down to the #4 seed because the Bears had that fluke 13-3 season and won the central division.
That sucked because 90% of time 12-4 is good enough for at least the #2 seed.The Packers just had bad timing to go 12-4 in 2001 & 2002 I guess.
When we went 12-4 in 2001 we should have done it a year earlier,in 2000 the Giants got the #1 seed and homefield with an 11-5 record.