So that means we can mark the Eagles or Giants down as NFC East champs. Cool.
Just saw an interesting nfl.com video about what could have been, and I'll take it one step further: On September 18, 2011, with a little over 3 minutes to play, it was 4th and Goal in Carolina, Packers lead by a score with 4 yards to go. Cam Newton scrambles and tries to run it in but gets stopped 1 yard short by a great Clay Matthews tackle. Packers win.
Had Carolina won that game, the #1 seed in the NFC would be in jeopardy on the last week of the season, so Aaron Rodgers would have thrown for a thousand yards against Detroit... and, you guessed it, no multi-million dollar contract for Matt Flynn. Seattle couldn't roll with T-Jax any more, and they needed a savior of the franchise. If Matt Flynn never played, they can't just rely on some third-round rookie. They would have Ryan Tannehill or Peyton Manning at QB... meaning Russell Wilson would probably be an Eagle.
DAMMIT CAM YOU WERE ONE YARD SHORT
Just saw an interesting nfl.com video about what could have been, and I'll take it one step further: On September 18, 2011, with a little over 3 minutes to play, it was 4th and Goal in Carolina, Packers lead by a score with 4 yards to go. Cam Newton scrambles and tries to run it in but gets stopped 1 yard short by a great Clay Matthews tackle. Packers win.
Had Carolina won that game, the #1 seed in the NFC would be in jeopardy on the last week of the season, so Aaron Rodgers would have thrown for a thousand yards against Detroit... and, you guessed it, no multi-million dollar contract for Matt Flynn. Seattle couldn't roll with T-Jax any more, and they needed a savior of the franchise. If Matt Flynn never played, they can't just rely on some third-round rookie. They would have Ryan Tannehill or Peyton Manning at QB... meaning Russell Wilson would probably be an Eagle.
DAMMIT CAM YOU WERE ONE YARD SHORT