It’s tough to know what to make of the Packers. On one hand, they were the preseason favorites and they went 11-5 in spite of a bogus loss in Seattle. They haven’t really been significantly worse than their expectations and I feel like no one is talking about them enough and this might give them that added chip on their shoulder.

They are also playing in Wild Card weekend, which might be a blessing in disguise for this team, as they won the Super Bowl in 2010 out of Wild Card weekend, but lost their first game off a bye last year. They are as healthy as they’ve been all season and are just 2 weeks removed from their most impressive win of the season. Aaron Rodgers is just one of 4 quarterbacks in the playoffs with a playoff win and I think that gives them an advantage.

On the other hand, the Packers aren’t as complete of a team as they’ve been in the last 2 years thanks to injuries. 7 of their 11 wins have come by 10 or fewer points and all the momentum they had off that Tennessee blowout might have been lost when they lost in Minnesota week 17. They also play in the tougher conference and have to deal with a bunch of other very good teams, while Brady and Manning really only have to deal with each other.

At the end of the day, I think they can win in San Francisco and the San Francisco/Green Bay winner will represent the NFC in the Super Bowl because Atlanta is overrated. I like Aaron Rodgers’ record as a dog (which he will be in that game) and his record in same season revenge games. I also like the general record of dogs trying to avenge same season losses as favorites.

Projected fate: Lose to Patriots in Super Bowl

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