Giants Win Over Green Packers The Defending Champion Out
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Some thoughts from a stunned Lambeau Field following the Green Bay Packers’ 37-20 loss to the New York Giants: The Packers saved their worst outing of the season for the playoffs, and it led to an unexpected and deeply disappointing end to a 15-1 season. The Giants outplayed them in every way imaginable, and packers jerseys didn’t look much like a team that had won 21 of its previous 22. The result detracted again from the postseason mystique of Lambeau Field, where the Packers have now lost four of their past six playoff games. Two of those losses have been to the Giants, who also ended the Packers’ 2007 season in the NFC Championship Game.
Quarterback Aaron Rodgers said during the week that he didn’t believe in the concept of “rust” for a team coming off a playoff bye. Call it whatever you want. The Packers made mistakes that simply didn’t happen during the regular season. Fullback John Kuhn lost the first fumble of his career. Rodgers missed receiver Greg Jennings for what would have been an easy touchdown in the first quarter. Rodgers also lost a fumble, on a second-quarter sack by Giants defensive end Osi Umenyiora, for the first time this season. The normally sure-handed Ryan Grant fumbled for only the second time this season in the fourth quarter. And depending on how tough of a grader you are, the Packers dropped anywhere from four to eight passes. One was a third-quarter pass to Jennings, who had a step on safety Antrel Rolle in single coverage in the end zone. The Packers have a young and deep team set up for long-term success. They’ll need to address the contract situation of Finley, who is a pending free agent. It will take some time to get over Sunday’s disappointment, but cheap nfl jerseys the Packers’ future should be bright. it is composed by packersjerseyssellcom 01.17.2012
