27 is the magic number for the Green Bay Packers. In four of their six games the team has scored 27 points and won the games. On top of that the Packers QB, Jordan Love, is 27. You know what happened the last time a Packers starting QB was 27? They won a Super Bowl and that was with Aaron Rodgers. And you know what happened when Brett Favre was 27 and the starting QB before Rodgers? You guessed it; the team won a Super Bowl. So we are definitely winning the Super Bowl this year.
The Packers went from Super Bowl favorites after weeks one and two; to being the favorite punching bag for /r/NFCMemeWar . Last week it was an embarassing loss to the Browns after an unthinkable series of events. Fast forward a week, and while not a loss, another series of unthinkable events lead to a tie with the Cowboys. The game was a long slog and full of back and forth so was good football to watch, but for a Packers fan it was pure stress. Below is a picture of my wife taking me to bed last night after the game.
The Green Bay freaking Packers were embarrassed by the Cleveland freaking Browns today. The Packers lost in truly embarrassing fashion. The team should be forced to walk back to Green Bay, it was so bad. There were so many chances to finish out the game, but once again Green Bay's inability to properly manage the game or make plays when needed reared its ugly head. To top it off, as is tradition in losing in dumb ways as the Packers, special teams were special once again (how the hell does the special teams coach still have a job after this many game-losing screw-ups over the last few years!).
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In back-to-back weeks, the Green Bay Packers have dominated their opponents. Last week it was the Lions, and this week it was the Commanders—both of which were playoff teams last season. The question for Packers fans: how long does this last?
The Green Bay Packers put up another embarrassing loss in the playoffs and it was evident from the moment the opening kick off was fumbled and egregiously awarded to the Eagles even after numerous replay reviews showed clear recovery by the Packers.
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Packers scored more points than the Vikings but the refs decided to give away 3 points to end the first half and thus the Packers wound up 2 pts short of pulling off the comeback. The Packers are now 0-5 against the top teams in the NFC; the teams they will face in the play offs. Sigh.
The Green Bay Packers shut out the injured New Orleans Saint and damn it felt good!
The Packers excised some demons last night at Lumen field and beat the Seahawks.
Playing like garbage in the first half and then making it a close game in the second half against good teams; not a winning strategy for the Packers this year as they come up short against Detroit. There was a sliver of hope that Jordan Love would get the ball back for a chance to come back in the end but Dan Campbell gambled and walked away with the house instead.
The Packers beat the Dolphins and Jordan Love finally got his turkey leg! Two legs in fact!
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The Packers beat the 49ers and damn did it feel good considering the recent history against them. Better yet; this loss likely puts the 49ers out of playoff contention. Stick a fork in them; they're done!
For the first time in 85 years the Green Bay Packers have won a game by blocking a potential game winning field goal. Of course it happens to be against the Bears because why not. I almost feel bad for the Bears fans.
The Packers keep on winning keeping their QBs undefeated streak alive. Backup QB that is. Jordan Love goes down and Malik Willis steps in and just like last week the game comes down to a game winning field goal from our newly signed kicker. You can't make this stuff up! What I can make up though is a combo image!
Gave them Texans 16 points just to break their hearts in the end. Field Goals are back on the menu boys!
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O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo? Packers beat up on the Cardinals and Romeo Doubs comes down with two amazing TD catches a week after coming off a suspension.
Note: posting these updates a couple days late due to returning home on Day 7 but without Internet and spotty mobile service it has been difficult to get anything done online. Fortunately, my company has office space still which has power and internet so after years of working from home I am back in the office.
We returned to a house with power and a nasty mess in the freezers and refrigerator. We had cleaned most of the freezer items out but on the off chance we got power back we left frozen tomatoes and peppers from the garden harvest this year so we could can them in jars. That was the wrong choice and I should have thrown them out when I visited the house earlier in the power outage. So we had to turn off the freezers and let them thaw which we then followed up with some cleaning.
The fridge was mostly cleaned out except for some items that could withstand longer durations, but we still chucked a bunch of sealed food such as orange juice bottles and stuff like soy sauce. Having an empty fridge gave us the chance to give it a good scrub down and we are now proud owners of a very clean fridge.
The fridge/freezer cleaning inspired us to get some more kitchen cleaning done. That in turn inspired some clean up in the office and then the great room. It's amazing what you can get done when you put your mind to it and don't have Internet-connected devices distracting you.
We then took on the task of getting the yard in order. Fortunately we had no trees down in our yard but plenty of branches and debris. We also live on the bottom of the hill in the neighborhood so had lots of washed out areas in the yard that needed attention.
The wash out reminded me I need to get the grading/drainage situation in the yard cleaned up. A recent Spectrum cable repair in the yard compromised some of the drainage to the street and that's causing water to pool around the AC unit during these events. I also need to see if the HVAC company can raise the AC unit. So much to think about and get on lists to wait for companies to have resources to check out.
Then it was back inside to relax and catch the Packers game on TV. We were fortunate that it was an afternoon game on CBS and broadcast in our area. I had to chuckle to myself after explaining to my oldest son on how over the air TV works even though Internet does not.
I also helped myself to an "adult soda" (as we call beer in the household) which is something that is a rare treat as I only have beer a few times a year. The beer was from a brewery, Sierra Nevada, in western North Carolina which was heavily impacted by Helene and may be out of brewing for a bit so there was a tinge of guilt to go with it.
Some gaming activity did return to the house. Personally, I've been too exhausted each day to get any gaming in myself but my oldest son has latched onto Starfield again and is playing a good bit of that. It was neat to see land vehicles introduced in the game and over all seemed like a better experience. I need a few things to calm down at work and in real life before I jump into some offline games. Wreckfest is my normal go to.
Lastly; we wait for Internet to return and for school to start back up. Tentative plans are the kids go back tomorrow (10/9). Internet (our provider is Spectrum) is an unknown. They are not even giving estimates. Communication is actually very poor from Spectrum currently and when they do give updates they are combative/defensive about the situation. AT&T and other providers are providing much better updates and are facing the same widespread challenges as Spectrum. None of them are working in our area.
There is the option of going with 5G home internet from a provider like T-Mobile so I am weighing that option even though I know coverage is not great and all the major carriers are also heavily impacted for capacity due to the storm damage. But it may be an option vs waiting likely weeks if not months for Spectrum repairs.
I'll leave on a positive. While cleaning up I walked past our fig tree and was greeted with the first ripe fig of the second crop it has set for this year. It brought a smile to my face. Mother nature marches forward and so do we!
Packers S Xavier McKinney intercepts pass in fifth straight game to start 2024!
Packers went down 28 to nothin' early against the Vikings but clawed their way back to lose by 2, but it was never really that close.
