Cowboys/Packers Final Prediction

My final prediction for tomorrow's Cowboys/Packers game:

Score: Packers 26, Cowboys 21

I expect this contest to go the same way as the Patriots one earlier this season, so that's the score I'll take too. 

Why?

Because while I don't think Rodgers will play to his full potential, I do think he'll do enough to win. Or, to put it more realistically, I don't think Romo will, so the Packers will hang on for a slim and stressful victory. 

Leave your own thoughts on this one below, and keep your fingers crossed that I'm right here. I'm admittedly not as confident as usual.

Packers OT David Bakhtiari was medically ineligible when he played Sunday

In an interesting article recently published by ESPN.com, it was revealed by the NFL that Packers rookie OT David Bakhtiari was medically ineligible when he played in Sunday's playoff loss to the 49ers. Bakhtiari, who seemed to be hurt pretty much all season, played just one snap in the contest, a worthless extra point in which his being on the field didn't matter. 

The article stated that Bakhtiari had apparently suffered a concussion some time in the late regular season, which he never had medically checked out. Still, the league doesn't appear to care too much about this, as no penalty is expected to be handed out.  

My final thoughts on the 2013 Packers season

Since I've done nothing but talk about Sunday's game lately, I think it's time I finally let the world know my final thoughts on the Packers 2013 season. So, well, I'll admit I liked it. Yea, it was stressful, frustrating, and hopeless at times, but, in the end, the Packers were able to finish the year with an above .500 record and a division title. And considering all their injuries, that's a huge accomplishment. So, despite the fact that, by recent standards, it wasn't that successful, I'll go ahead and say that it was my favorite one since Favre retired. And yea, that includes the Super Bowl year. 

House almost blocked the Niners game-winning field goal

Packers CB Davon House was inches away from blocking the 49ers game-winning field goal in Sunday's game, FOX Sports pointed out. House, who was great on defense throughout the contest, was able to run right to Niners Kicker Phil Dawson on the play, before diving and, amazingly, having the ball go BETWEEN his arms. 

So yea, the Packers were that close to sending the game to overtime. So now I guess we all have one more thing to be depressed about for these next few months. I mean, imagine what could've been had House's hands just been a little closer together. 

Reaction: Packers season ends with last second loss to 49ers

Well, you know what happened. The Packers were down 13-10 at halftime, they took the lead early in the fourth quarter, and then they blew it. The 49ers kicked a 33 yard field goal as time expired, and just like that all the hype about this team ended. But hey, they played pretty well, didn't they? I mean, the first quarter really screwed them over, but after that they were pretty good. Rodgers had a few nice scrambles, Lacy converted a bunch of first downs, and the defense made a few stops. They lost, but they lost in an effort-filled way. So yea, I'm not mad that they came up short. Sometimes you just don't win. 

ESPN: 49ers are 2-0 in Harbaugh era when temp is below 40 degrees

Recently, ESPN published a pretty interesting fact about the 49ers: that since Jim Harbaugh took over their head coaching position in 2011, they have played just two below-40 degree games, winning both of them. However, the colder of the two never went below 34 degrees, so it looks the weather will give the Packers a little bit of an advantage in today's game after all. 

Personally, I don't believe the Pack will lose this game, but that doesn't mean I don't think it'll be close. I think the 49ers will mess up a few times due to the low temp, but in the end, the Pack will win because they played better, not because they're more used to the cold. 

Corporate Partners help Packers sell out playoff game

According to the Green Bay Packers Official Blog, corporate partners have purchased all the remaining tickets for this weekend's Wild Card game, helping the Packers avoid what would've been an embarrassing sellout. With this announcement, the Pack have now sold out an amazing, 320 consecutive home games. 

I guess this is pretty big news, but in the end, it doesn't effect me. I don't live in Wisconsin, so I was gonna get the game on TV either way. But still, it's definitely good to know that the people of the Badger State will not be getting screwed over after all. 

Packers listed as 3 point underdogs for this weekend's 49ers game

This isn't at all surprisingly, but yea, the Packers have been listed as early 3 point underdogs for this weekend's Wild Card game against the 12-4 49ers. The 49ers, who have a record good enough to be the NFC's 2 seed, have won six straight games, and went a stellar 6-2 on the road this season. 

While I by no means think this game will be an easy win for the Pack, I do believe that their chances of winning are much better than San Fran's. The way I see this one playing out: the Niners offense will walk all over the Pack all afternoon, but in the end, like with Sunday's Bears game, Green Bay's defense will get a late stop and ultimately win in the final seconds. Yea, it'll be stressful, but if it happens, I won't be complaining. 

Rodgers: Sunday's Game was the third favorite of my career

In an article recently published by Sports Illustrated, Packers QB Aaron Rodgers was asked where Sunday's 33-28 win over the Bears ranked on his personal all-time favorite games list, with him surprisingly picking it third behind his Super Bowl win and 2010's Divisional Round upset over the Falcons. Rodgers completed 25/39 passes for 318 yards in the victory. 

Now while the game was definitely exciting, I'm a little surprised Rodgers liked it so much. I mean, since his favorite two are both playoff games, him saying Sunday's game was third would mean it was his favorite regular season game ever. And he's thrown for 6 TDs before, hasn't he? So why is he instead choosing a contest in which he got picked off twice? It's just confusing to me.