Dome over Lambeau?

[milani]

Or not. I haven't resolved that loss in my mind yet.

A sense of overconfidence on the Packers. We actually lost to the 0-10 Colts in the regular season 41-38 because of a poor defensive game plan and just a lazy defense. Winning appeared easy throughout 1996 and 1997. We had just shutdown the mighty 49ers in their own backyard. Even Madden said that he thought the Broncos had only had a small chance of winning 2 weeks earlier. We had beaten them a season earlier 41-6 albeit without Elway. KC was supposed to be our competitive opponent in 1997 but Schottenheimer could not get there. Too many underestimated the coaching staff of Denver. The Broncos did not use a wide array of plays. They just played D and rammed the ball down the throat of a great run defense. And Favre had his 2 turnovers that cost us 10 points. That team was largely veterans so unlike the Packer roster of today. Sometimes age produces complacency whereas youth is very hungry. As Dorsey Levens said, " They just wanted it more. "

 

[milani]

Yeah, especially since we were heavily favored to win. Still, it wasn't as bad as that playoff collapse in Seattle. For me, anyway. I still wake up screaming sometimes over that.



AND both times they beat us at Lambeau. And both times we were favored to win. We've had a lot of painful losses over the past 30 years.

It hurts. Ironically, the last SB win was as a WC on the road each week.

 

[milani]

Thanks milani. That 15-1 team was, if I recall, dominated by offense but with a weak D. And yeah, that was a huge let down.

I get it. I had nightmares the following week. Maybe turning Wolf's comment into something humorous is my way of coping. I'll ask my therapist at our next session. I may have some processing to do here weeds.

Or another theory, that 2014 NFCCG loss to the Hags was so traumatic, it wiped all other heartbreaking losses. Now THAT game could easily induce nightmares.

The one team this year that must be feeling the oats of disbelief is Detroit. I wonder how they will respond in 2025. Their loss to Washington was very similar to our Giant losses except for the weather conditions.

 

[rmontro]

Too many underestimated the coaching staff of Denver. The Broncos did not use a wide array of plays. They just played D and rammed the ball down the throat of a great run defense. And Favre had his 2 turnovers that cost us 10 points. That team was largely veterans so unlike the Packer roster of today. Sometimes age produces complacency whereas youth is very hungry. As Dorsey Levens said, " They just wanted it more. "

I always say that Bronco team was underrated. They did repeat the next year, after all. I was looking at Denver as the Super Bowl approached, and I thought the two teams looked pretty even matched. I still think that. I think the reason we were so heavily favored was because we had won the year before, and the NFC had won 13 straight. Of course, we had to be the team that broke the streak.

It hurts. Ironically, the last SB win was as a WC on the road each week.

I was actually kind of expecting it. I thought well, we won it as the #1 seed, where we got better each year. What was another way to win? Unexpectedly as a wild card. Other teams had won as a wild card, why not us? But we had three #1 seeds after the Super Bowl and couldn't get it done.

 

[gopkrs]

For me, we lost that game because Holmgren would not keep a back in for pass protection.

 

[rmontro]

For me, we lost that game because Holmgren would not keep a back in for pass protection.

I always thought we lost that game because we couldn't stop Terrell Davis. He chewed yardage and clock.

 

[gopkrs]

I always thought we lost that game because we couldn't stop Terrell Davis. He chewed yardage and clock.

Well, that too.