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Originally Posted by j555
The season is nearly lost. I don't see Rodgers coming back for a few weeks and by that time they could be 5-6. About their only chance to win a game without Rodgers is the Minnesota game and even that's a stretch.
Only chance is they do win the Minnesota game to go 6-5 and then Rodgers comes back on Thanksgiving. But then they'll have to beat Detroit and Chicago on the road and they just won't do that with Tolkien or whatever this guy's name is. Seneca Wallace isn't the answer either.
One of the big developing problems is the wildcard race. Barring a total collapse, one of the Seahawks/Niners will get the first WC (likely Niners). Now the Panthers are 6-3, Philly is 5-5 with the tiebreaker, Arizona is 5-4, and Chicago is 5-4.
If somehow, some way, the Packers can win the next two (unlikely, but I still see it as possible), there's a chance. The good thing about the Lions winning (and I preferred the Bears to win) is that if the Packers find a way to do well enough to be in the playoff chase, they would almost certainly beat out the Bears for a playoff spot with a Week 17 win.
Gotta figure they can only afford 2 more losses, tops, especially because they are going to be struggling with tiebreakers. Best hope (if there's hope) is to beat the Lions and get the tiebreaker math to work.
Seeing how Tolzien looked with no real prep and zero experience, I am slightly optimistic that the offense can do a little something the next couple games. He wasn't great, but he wasn't nearly as bad as I thought he'd be. We need the defense to step it up.
In the end, though, the season is probably lost. I'll keep hoping and watching, though.