More Banjo: Week 8 @ Kansas City

[mraynrand]

Most likely

1 New Orleans
2a 49ers
2b Packers


Gonna have to dial in and fight hard cuz that playoff bye and first home game is gonna take a great finish.

Gonna have to win those road games at SF and MN to get a bye. That's a tall order.

[call_me_ishmael]

Amazing how the top 4 teams are so close in talent. I'm putting the Vikes in there given how they've played the last 3 weeks.

Are they, though? Not sure GB is anywhere near NO. SF D looks really, really special and that puts them above GB right now in my eyes. That'll be a good game to watch. The Vikings looked like the better team than the Packers in my opinion when they met earlier this year. It's gonna be a very even match-up in round two I think.

[Fritz]

Now, we're just piling on. I don't remember a return where he should have done anything other than fair catch it--although I didn't see the last punt return.

Ah, that last one. Harv, Sheppard could have called for a fair catch at about the eight yard line or so, I believe, but he let it bounce and it ended up at the two. Doh!

[pbmax]

A Lancaster always pays his debts.

https://www.packers.com/video/packers-dl-tyler-lancaster-recovers-fumble-by-rb-mccoy

[Fosco33]

How bout that hands to the face call? Where’s the outrage? Lol.

Good teams find ways to win. Through half a season - the Packers are winning in dift ways and are playoff caliber. If second half can pull all 3 phases together, maybe more?

[ZachMN]

How bout that hands to the face call? Where’s the outrage? Lol.

Good teams find ways to win. Through half a season - the Packers are winning in dift ways and are playoff caliber. If second half can pull all 3 phases together, maybe more?

I saw that- was hoping someone could have a screenshot of that so I can reply to the "packers get all the calls' and the 'NFL wants Erin to win' comments I see....

[HarveyWallbangers]

I watched the last few drives, and a couple of guys stood out to me. I ripped Martinez during the game thread, but he had two excellent solo tackles on 1st and 2nd down before KC's last offensive play. Billy Turner blocked really well on the last couple of drives. Great block on the 8 yard run before AJ's long TD catch and more excellent blocking on the last drive.

[pbmax]

Where is wist’s take on how Blake Martinez actually lost the game for the Packers?

Does he get score updates and just post when behind?

[KYPack]

Jenkins was awesome.

Great post, Jumping Joe.

Best rookie OL in the NFL.

He's a LG, not a center, ya know?

[RashanGary]

Jenkins is the best rookie OL I’ve seen in my time watching the Packers. Sitton is probably next but it took him a year to really make a name.

[George Cumby]

Jenkins is the best rookie OL I’ve seen in my time watching the Packers. Sitton is probably next but it took him a year to really make a name.

Better than Bakh?

[australianpackerbacker]

How do you know this was an overrun, as opposed to an underthrow or a blown communication?

Watch the film from Rodgers to Nelson/Adams/Jennings. He threw it exactly where he shouldve been.

[australianpackerbacker]

Hands down, Romo is the best the NFL has. They could give him a show for an hour breaking plays down from presnap on, and I think people would be both entertained and smarter. I'd watch it.
Collinsworth has his good moments, but like many announcers will get caught up in hyperbole or the occasional weird take. Al & Cris aren't hard to listen to -- certainly better than most. I'd take them over Buck/Aikman for sure.

Yeah i'd watch that. Another thing about Romo, Rodgers mostly kicked his ass, and when packers games are on hes not biased at all, just goes to show you his humility, calls it like he sees it no BS. Great guy.

[australianpackerbacker]

NFC is competitive.

49ers have a brutal schedule with games against the Seahawks, Seahawks, Saints, Packers, Ravens, Rams ahead. That’s a sharp contrast to the lollipop schedule they’ve had so far.

Saints have a cupcake schedule to finish out. 49ers only really tough team they have to play and it’s at home.

I really don’t want to have to beat NO in the dome to get to the SB but that’s the most likely scenario at this point.

There is a lot of time left, but the NFC is just starting to take shape.

I think the Saints are better than the Packers, and i really think the 49ers match up well against us, so in my eyes we need a bit of luck to get to the big dance. Injuries can change everything pretty quickly.

[mraynrand]

Better than Bakh?

Both Clifton and Tauscher were also better, mostly by virtue of playing the more difficult and essential tackle positions. LEEEROY mJENKINS is a hell of a road grader and technically sound guard though. (Watching him execute combination blocks and then get to the LB level is pure OL porn). Even Adam Timmerman, coming in for injured Aaron Taylor in the 1995 playoffs wasn’t as good.