The Green Bay Packers are ....

[Sparkey]

I am reading the narratives about the playoff teams and what their "strength's" are:

For me, I would say that the Packers are battle tested. Both on the road and at home. I see a team that while they might get "punched in the mouth" they rarely collapse and lose focus. They just keep on grinding and doing what they need to do to give themselves a chance come the 4th quarter.

You see teams every year that walk through the season and then in the first playoff game, face some adversity and crumble. Have no idea how things will play out, but it sure is nice to be invested in playoff football again.

[texaspackerbacker]

I read that the Packers are the team with the best record against teams with winning records - 8-1. That, of course, means 2 of our 3 losses were against teams not with winning records.

[beveaux1]

I read that the Packers are the team with the best record against teams with winning records - 8-1. That, of course, means 2 of our 3 losses were against teams not with winning records.

I think our record is 3-2 against teams with winning records. We're 9-1 in one score games.

[Fosco33]

Healthy... think about it. This maybe the healthiest team in a long time in GB.

Inconsistent... they play lights out in all 3 phases but rarely all in the same game. It’s been the only consistent question mark - can ARod and the receivers ‘click’, can the Def play well in between the 20s, etc.

[Bossman641]

In a word, inconsistent.

As far as a strength, have faced some adversity. They shouldn't flinch if down in the playoffs.

[Bretsky]

We're a decent NFL team; in the past I thought we got screwed our of some wins and the breaks did not fall our way. Many note those even out.

They did this year; GB got all the breaks. The calls/balls bounced our way and with no hardly any injuries both of those contributed to 13-3.

I'm happy for a great season and exceeding expectations. But I don't think we go further if the draw falls how it should.

[yetisnowman]

Maximizing this opportunity.
Yup all the time 8-8 teams do the whole "if the ball bounced our way we coulda had 12-13 wins" Pack are the opposite. Sans the Philly game. But they got thoroughly outplayed past the 2nd quarter there.
But they do a few things really well. They protect the ball, they don't give up a lot of Tds compared to how many yards they give up, and they have executed in the 4th Q of close ganes down the stretch on both sides of the ball.
It's stuff that would, in theory, translate well in the playoffs and be enough to win some games. But if our passing offense isn't more efficient we won't get past the divisional round. We can scrape by these b quads over the last month, but a healthy san fran or NO will turn on us quick if we can't move the ball.

[texaspackerbacker]

I think our record is 3-2 against teams with winning records. We're 9-1 in one score games.

As I said, I read that 8-1 against teams with winning records. Looking at the season results myself, it is 3-1 in games against teams finishing with winning records and 4-0 against other teams who had winning records when we played them. So I'll call it 7-1. You got it right about 9-1 in one score games, although 3 of those were 8 point wins.

[HarveyWallbangers]

I read that the Packers are the team with the best record against teams with winning records - 8-1. That, of course, means 2 of our 3 losses were against teams not with winning records.

I think 8-1 at the time we played them. A lot of teams fell apart after we beat them.

Packers were 6-2 against teams .500 or better. 7-1 against teams with losing record.

[texaspackerbacker]

The Eagles were 1-2 and the Chargers 2-5 when they beat us.

[hoosier]

Better than last year. By a lot.

[Harlan Huckleby]

As good as Rodgers plays. Still.

[wist43]

I agree, better than last year - by a lot.

But that only gets us to 2nd tier playoff team. We'll be washed away by NO in 2 weeks.

So looking to next year... ILB and WR. We have to get good enough everywhere to carry Rodgers. Rodgers is still playoff caliber good, but he is not championship caliber good.

[Harlan Huckleby]

ILB

I can't support your crusade against the Mexican-American but they clearly can use one or two more capable players inside.

[HarveyWallbangers]

The Eagles were 1-2 and the Chargers 2-5 when they beat us.

What's your point?

These teams were above .500 when we played them:

Minnesota (1-0) W
Dallas (3-1) W
Detroit (2-1-1) W
Oakland (3-2) W
Kansas City (5-2) W
Carolina (5-3) W
San Francisco (9-1) L
Chicago (7-6) W
Minnesota (10-4) W

8-1