A few weeks ago, I suggested that the Packers’ performance was ugly in every way. This past Sunday’s performance against the Giants, by contrast, was all kinds of beautiful.
Well, perhaps not all kinds. Special Teams was still nothing to write home about.
But every other phase of the game was a marvel. The defense was stellar, holding the Giants to just 90 yards on the ground, keeping them to a shabby 4-of-12 3rd down efficiency, picking off 4 of Eli Manning’s passes, and gobbling up a fumble.
Better still, the offense. New York came in with the #2 ranked overall defense in the NFL. If this were Week 4 or so, that might not be so significant a statistic. But we’ve come near the very end of the season, and so that is a well-earned ranking. But Green Bay ended with a 14-minute time-of-possession advantage over New York, putting up over 500 yards of offense against the G-men, including 4 TD passes by Aaron Rodgers.
Rodgers earned a 139.9 passer rating on Sunday against that #2 defense, which invites consideration of a couple of other matters.
First, Wikipedia.org includes this fun fact about our wonderful starting quarterback:
Through Week 16 of the 2010-11 NFL season, Rodgers' career passer rating (98.6) ranks first all-time among NFL quarterbacks with at least 1,500 passing attempts.
Meanwhile, focusing in on Sunday’s game itself, ESPN.com includes a report that offers some perspective on Aaron Rodgers' performance. Fascinating! Not bad for a guy that folks were worried about because he might be a little off his game after his second concussion of the season.
For all of that, however, Rodgers has not been included on the NFC’s Pro Bowl team. The Pro Bowl rosters have been published, and while the Packers have 5 players that made the cut, Rodgers is not among them. He has been beaten out by Michael Vick, Matt Ryan, and Drew Brees.
Ranked by Passer Rating, Rodgers is #4 in the entire league, behind only Brady, Rivers, and Vick. Brees shows up at #10, and Ryan at a very average #15. When ranked by passing yards, Rodgers is #7, while Ryan is #11 and Vick is #22. And when ranked by TD passes, Rodgers is tied for 6th, while Ryan is 8th and Vick is tied for 16th.
But I’m sure there is some good reason why these other three guys got in ahead of Aaron. I’ll have to think about what that reason might be.
Hmmm… Hmmm…
‘Guess I’ll have to think some more. I’ll get back to you!
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