JonJayCutler

Charles Woodson is like the dual threat in terms of hatred, Michigan alum and now Packer? Awful. Clay Matthews for me. Dude is a BEAST. My god I can already tell this is going to be a thread for the ages.

Don't forget the epic meltdown against Indy in the 06-07 AFC CG.

Looking at the four remaining teams, defense definitely reigned supreme this year. A nice change of pace after the Saints, Colts, and Cardinals each earned SB bids the past two years.

Wait, what? They allowed 5 TDs (all of which came on drives of 48 yards or more) to an offense many consider to be below average. Not to mention 45 rush yards and 2 rush TDs to a 240-pound QB. Seattle's defense was awful today. Come on, everyone knows Cutler is one of the better (white) running QBs out there Today marked a career-high in rushing yards by Cutler.

Wait, what? They allowed 5 TDs (all of which came on drives of 48 yards or more) to an offense many consider to be below average. Not to mention 45 rush yards and 2 rush TDs to a 240-pound QB. Seattle's defense was awful today.

You're out of your mind if you think it's going to be a 10 point line. Someone already posted it, unless they were kidding.

So what we'll have is a very overhyped team traveling to face a very underhyped team, hence the opening 10-point line. Keep the disrespect coming, please.

15/28 274 2 TD 0 INT to go along with 5 rushes for 46 yards and 2 TD. Not too shabby for a playoff debut. And hopefully we never hear again about how Jay Cutler isn't a winner. He's batting 1.000 in the playoffs.

As long as people don't think our win was any less impressive just because Seattle closed the gap. Between not picking up the fumble and Forte throwing that pass, this team is clearly not focused this half. Same deal as the Eagles game.

How so? Are you from Wisconsin?

I want some Todd Collins this game.

Do me a favor and watch the game away from a computer next week if it happens

Cutler averaging 17 yards per pass attempt.

Whoa relax guys. The Seahawks are simply being exposed for who they truly are. Then again I guess that happened a bit with Atlanta last night too.

Lol Seattle.

Not a fan of this camera angle.

Cutler knows how to run a 2 minute offense. He's had to do it quite often with this Bears team, and probably quite often with his former team. 1 play was snapped between the 3:00 and the 2:00 minute warning. 1 play with 70 yards to go. Enough time to get down the field easily, but there was no sense of urgency at all. I just can't find another explanation than the one I provided above. Even if they score, you're looking at the potential for overtime, which is maybe the entire reason they didn't hurry things up at all. That part I believe, but I thought the part about the Bears fearing Eli and the Giants and therefore preferring the Packers was a bit of a stretch. I don't think there was any "hidden agenda" behind the lack of urgency, but I could be wrong of course.

I hope he's not the only Packer who thinks that.

Not unless you can beat GB, which you can't. But it would be played in Seattle should the Seahawks win today...so the game "rolls through Seattle" Perhaps my urbanspeak is missing this morning No, I'm saying it wouldn't be wonderful unless you can beat GB.

It's nothing revealing or shocking, but it proves that teams do stuff like this because there is nothing to gain by playing to win with the same gameplan you plan on playing in the playoffs. I'm still convinced they weren't trying their best to win the game against GB. That they only ran one play between the 3:00 to the 2:00 minute warning is where I think they gave away their secret agenda to eliminate the Giants from the playoffs. It looked to me like they played a click or two below their true abilities, didn't get creative with their game plan to prevent anything meaningful for oppoents on game film and just made it look good. Yeah, they played the starters most of the game. But it was a lackluster effort. And that they still only lost by 7 points seems like a good thing to me if they weren't playing 100%. Racing down the field and tying the game might have meant overtime, which meant playing the starters even longer. You can't pull the starters in overtime, right? IIRC, Chicago already knew that if they played Green Bay at all in the playoffs, it would be in the final game. What better match up in the final game than a team you will be playing at home, play twice a year and know everything about that team, and it really wasn't all that likely they'd even face GB. Lovie and the boys took a thumping against the Giants. Maybe Lovie didn't like how the Bears matched up against the Giants if they matched up in the playoffs. Eli certainly has more playoff experience than Rodgers. Maybe I really am way off base here. But something about that Packers game tells me that we weren't seeing the best of effort in that game. That's a bit of a stretch, but I do think you're right about the Bears not fearing the Packers. I did read an article yesterday in which Urlacher said he "wasn't worried at all about GB", but of course it's not like he would have admitted it if he was.

Not unless you can beat GB, which you can't.

As horrible as it's been watching the Packers get into the playoffs and win their first two games, they really have given the Bears the easiest road possible to the SB. One can debate that home vs Seattle and then at Atlanta would have been more desirable, but on second thought just give me home-field in the NFC CG and see what happens. Most people predicted a Saints win against us in 2006 and we dominated. Of course we'd be playing the hottest team in the NFL, but as someone said I do think we matchup well with them. Let's win today first though.

Weren't you the guy talking about how mediocre the Falcons really were yesterday? I believe he was. And he's one of the more level-headed Packers fans on this board.

I'm as confident as you can be before a playoff game. I don't think it will be close. Bears 31 Seahawks 13

I have no idea why you're assuming the Packers are going to win. Just the way things have been going. I'd love to be wrong, trust me. Logically I think it makes the most sense for the Falcons to win. However, a 6-seed from the NFC has never made the Super Bowl and if one team is going to change that, it's this year's GB team.