GREEN BAY PACKERS 2021: GAME #17
Vs. Lions in Motown; Sunday, January 9th, Noon Packer (Central) Time
My prediction, made Sunday, 1/2/22: Packers 28-19 over the Lions.
So the “experts” thought the Packers would be mediocre this year, but it turns out they are again 13-3, just as they were the last two years, with a chance to go 14-3. That would give McFlurry 40 wins in his first three years as a head coach—he already busted Seafort’s record of 38.
Not counting the meaningless preseason games next season, the Packers have a chance to go several months without a loss now - from November 2021 to at least September 2022 if not longer. Of course, they must defeat the Lions next week and then continue to win their home games and make Sci-Fi Stadium in Loss Angeleez their home for a day, too.
Monday, 1/3/22
Did you notice that sack of Pressed-On Smith’s? It’s not the first time, either: it looks like he’s barely exerting himself when he throws the QB to the turf. He’s all out to get there, but once he’s there, he simply flings the cat to the ground with one hand, with a flick of his wrist, as if it’s almost an afterthought—he doesn’t even dirty his jersey, just says: “Hey, take a seat, man!”
Also notable were Souped-Up Campbell’s 40,000 tackles last night, and the hit by Famous Amos to dislodge the ball that Fat Albert Franco’d and Marv Hubbarded.
Tuesday, 1/4/22
I hope the zebra from Sunday night is okay; I don’t know if the cold was too much for him, or what. But the situation exposed the stinginess and shortsightedness of the NFL. With all the bread the NFL has, why wouldn’t they always send at least one “sub” zebra to each game? He or she could learn by watching, assist in various ways from the sideline—and, when necessary—sub in and take the place of a fellow ref who has been injured or fallen ill. They never run out of balls, even though some get thrown into the stands or kept by players when records are broken, so why does a game have to be officialed shorthanded when a cat goes down? Ridiculous!
Saturday, 1/8/22
I’m back to nitpicking the writing on packers.com, specifically this:
“One in the same”? Really? I get it when a non-writer writes what he hears (there is near phonetic equivalency between what’s correct and what he wrote), but a writer should know that it’s “One and the same.” Neither expression makes a ton of sense, when taken literally, so I’ll give him a grudging shoulder-shrug on it, though.
The “leaguewide” lacking a hyphen is also questionable, but I won’t mention it, as it is probably a matter of preference whether to use a hyphen there or not. There’s a word for this, by the way: apophasis.