Okay, okay. so I worried way too much. My hat is off to coach Mike McCarthy, who with today's big win over that team from Minnesota now has more Lambeau wins than even Vince Lombardi.
There were some significant signs of growth in this week's team. We eliminated most of the penalties of the past that have really plagued this young team. How we won games in which we committed thirteen mistakes can only be attributed to a word that nobody likes to say about their own team, LUCK.
But the Packers broke out of that mold this week. I haven't checked, but I think the number was reduced down to four or five penalties, two of which were bonehead roughing the passer flags.
The offensive coaches and team obviously did their homework this week and found some weakness in the teletubbies in the center of the Viking defensive line and they exploited it, blocking well and opening gaps outside the two tackles that gave running back Grant (who ran with real authority all afternoon) 119 yards for the day, going over 100 yards for the second week in a row.
Brett was wound up pretty tight during the first half. I've always felt that he doesn't settle down until he's had some contact, but at 38 years of age, I will take the unwinding process rather than having somebody knock him down When he did find his rhythm, he spread the ball around to everybody and it kept the Viking DB's back on their heels, In fact, I can't recall Darren Sharper's name called all afternoon.
The defense played an incredible game! Adrian Peterson, who kept me awake nights this past week, wasn't even a factor. What did he get before getting knocked out of the game in the third quarter? -- 45 yards?
But then, Peterson didn't have much of a chance. The Vikings offense hardly saw any time on the field as Favre's backs and ends continued moving inexorably downfield with plays like the catch by Koren Robinson, who landed about a half yard short of the first down and before he could be touched down by a DB, just did a little frog bounce to the first down!
Twice they went for it on fourth down and twice they made it -- authoritatively.
Oh the luck is still with us. The ball continues to bounce our way as it did in 1996
The one that comes to mind, besides the dropped possible interceptions -- was the play where Ruvell Martin and Brett got their wires crossed and Martin went to the corner of the end zone and Brett threw it between two Vikings, who went up, cancelled each other out, and the ball careened perfectly in Martin's waiting hands. One of the two Vikings that went up for the ball was Darren Sharper, former Packer, who vowed he would "pick one off" today.
He's probably on the bus back to Minneapolis right now, chewing Cedric Griffin a new one.
Thirty Four to nothing. Thirty Four to nothing. Thirty Four to nothing. sounds so sweet!
Gotta get back to the house and cheer for the Giants!
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