I Hate Field Goals

Thanksgiving Day went well enough, but Sunday was a bust for the Packers.

We wanted the Falcons to lose. They won by a field goal.

We wanted the Eagles to lose. They won by a field goal.

And, loosely at least, we wanted the Ravens to lose. They won by a field goal in overtime.

Ugh.

I watched that Pittsburgh-Baltimore game on Sunday Night, and I'm not sure I want to have to play either of these teams. But we have both of them on our remaining schedule.

On Saturday, the ACC was conspicuously embarrassed. Their top two teams were upset by also-rans from the SEC. It confirms the suspicion that the SEC is just simply a superior Conference.

I raise the point because I wonder if the same thing might be true of the AFC and NFC North Divisions. I wonder if their Division is just simply better than ours. Remember that our best team was beaten by their second place team -- and was nearly beaten by their third place team. And I fear that both of those teams may beat us, too.

Again, I believe that we would have had a better chance against the Ravens if they had lost on Sunday Night. Now, however, they're right in the thick of the AFC wild card race, and they'll come into Lambeau ready to rumble. I have visions of Ray Lewis breaking Aaron Rodgers in two.

If he does, we can be sure that Coach will fix it during halftime.