Wild-Card Weekend
Sunday, January 9, 2011
Prior to the first round beginning, this was supposed to be the game to watch. It lived up to that expectation, though both of the previous day’s games were exciting in their own way.
This was to be a rematch of what many fans now feel week 1 of the regular season should have been, Aaron Rodgers vs. Michael Vick. Of course, that early season game did end that way, but it began with Kevin Kolb leading the Eagles to battle before he suffered a concussion. Green Bay won that game, 27-20. But, after he ‘reinvented himself,’ Philly fans thought Vick would deliver them a victory.
As it turned out, they were wrong. Vick did well, throwing for nearly 300 yards, one touchdown, and one interception. But the Packers defense stalled most of his drives before they could score points. They got to Vick in the backfield, sacking him three times for a net loss of 21 yards.
Aaron Rodgers, meanwhile, helped the Packers show why they may be considered the favorite to represent the NFC in the Super Bowl, as he threw three touchdowns on 180 yards passing. James Starks, meanwhile, had a monster game no one saw coming. He ran for 123 yards and, even though he didn’t score any touchdowns, he provided a spark, and a ground game on which Rodgers was able to build his air attack.
Both teams played very well, but a missed two-point conversion for the Eagles late in the game meant they would need a touchdown. They failed to get a shot at scoring as the Packers kept the ball away from them as long as they needed to and came out on top, earning a visit to the Georgia Dome in Atlanta to take on the NFC Regular Season Champ Atlanta Falcons.
Final Score: Green Bay Packers – 21, Philadelphia Eagles – 16
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