Week 13 Other Games Thread Plus Some Bird

[mraynrand]

re: 5 yard holding penalty
I wonder how the ref decides when it's a hold, and when it's PI and 'spot of the foul'.

Ball in the air - PI.

[Guiness]

Ball in the air - PI.

That simple, eh? Thanks.

[Tyrion Lannister]

That simple, eh? Thanks.

Thought you played college football?

I only shut down Darren Charles in a high school football game, but I knew that.

[RashanGary]

I'm with Woodbuck. This game coming up against the Patriots is huge. The dangerous teams are coming out of the woodwork. If we want to be champs, home field is very important.

[George Cumby]

I'm with Woodbuck. This game coming up against the Patriots is huge. The dangerous teams are coming out of the woodwork. If we want to be champs, home field is very important.

It's a statement game, but not critical. Non-conference, non-division opponent. It'd be good to get the win, but not critical.

[denverYooper]

It's a statement game, but not critical. Non-conference, non-division opponent. It'd be good to get the win, but not critical.

Inasmuch as it doesn't have the tiebreaker weight of a conference/divisional games, you are dead on. And going into the second half of the season, I figured they needed to be 2-1 vs the Eagles, Pats, and Lions if I was going to start double-fisting the kool-aid.

But this is a game the Packers have to win. It's against "the best", it's at home, and they absolutely need to build up that big game moxie.