Green Bay served as the party wrecker on “super” wild-card weekend. (Don’t forget that “super,” everyone. It’s very important.)
With one 48-32 smackdown, Jordan Love sent a message to the NFL and the Dallas Cowboys are again in disarray. Our Bob McGinn called the upset on the podcast. So how does NostraBob see Saturday night’s divisional playoff matchup with the No. 1-seeded San Francisco 49ers playing out? We differ on this outcome.
Of course, there’s plenty of Packers talk with a full personnel breakdown on both sides of the ball.
We also discuss:
Jerry Jones. Don’t hold your breath on Bill Belichick heading to Texas. As we wrote a couple years back, life is bizarre in “Jerry’s World.” Everything may make a little more sense in Big D with this three-part series.
The Detroit Lions win their first playoff game in three decades, and just their second since 1957. Jared Goff — blamed and banished by Sean McVay — earned a signature win. Here’s the December 2020 feature story mentioned on the pod. Goff’s comments then prove prophetic as the leader of these Lions. Defensively, the Lions have concerns. They’re grab-bagging for help on the defensive line, though Alim McNeill supplied a needed boost.
Tampa Bay is a 6.5-point underdog at Ford Field. You can count on the Bucs expecting to win on the road. Nice call, Carlton Davis.
McGinn explains what made Aaron Jones special in Green Bay’s win. He’s peaking.
The difference in Santa Clara for Green Bay? Pass rush. There should be opportunities to fluster Brock Purdy.
As always, we finish with a “McGinn Memory.” You’ll want to hear McGinn’s thoughts on Johnny Holland, the former Packer linebacker battling cancer. (As chronicled by the great Peter King.)
Thanks for listening and sharing, everyone.
Enjoy.
ICYMI:
Jordan Love (and his GM) send a message to the NFL
Back when the world was declaring Jordan Love a colossal bust, back when fans and media members and a protesting Aaron Rodgers perpetuated this myth in various ways, nobody cared to wonder if the grass was greener on the other side. Doom — and doom only — quite obviously lurked on the dark side of this rainbow.
The Spirit of Jonathan Owens
GREEN BAY, Wisc. — Life is sweet for Jonathan Owens. Honestly, this doesn’t feel real. “Like a movie,” he beams. He’s starting for the Green Bay Packers. He’s married to Simone Biles. He’s sipping a margarita with salt ‘round the rim and ordering a New York Strip at a restaurant of his choosing: Cedar & Sage Grill House, a mere four mi…
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