PackerNation":3mm7k6rl said:
Hawkpower":3mm7k6rl said:
You aren't worried about the Lions.
Not right now. They are 0-4 and we have other teams to play before we see them.
Its all about homefield advantage, to which you currently have a nice lead. A Seahawk loss would have really buried us as a threat for you.
You have to win the division first before you wrap up any type of home field advantage.
This penalty, like most others, is subjective, and the ref thankfully had enough common sense not to call it.
Well, at least you admit it was a penalty. :mrgreen:
Good luck in Cincy.
Of course it was a penalty. Wright said he didn't know about it, Carroll said it was missed, but none of them say it didn't happen or shouldn't have been a penalty.
But then so was the illegal block in the back against Chancellor that wasn't called earlier in the game.
But let's play the game of "penalties missed at the end of the game matter more than ones missed earlier", which Packers fans are SO enamored with given that they benefited from a blatantly missed call that extended their go-ahead scoring drive in the fail-mary game but never mention it. Let's say the Lions get the ball on the one and score.
Now up by 4, they kick off, and keep it away from Lockett by (best-case-scenario) kicking it out of the end zone. Touchback, so the Hawks start on the 20. What happened when the Seahawks had the ball on the 20? Big play from Wilson to Kearse and the Seahawks are right back in scoring position. Likely go on to win the game anyway as Wilson notches yet another come-from-behind win on the final drive. I do believe Packers fans are aware of his propensity to do just that, aren't they? Even against the most prohibitive, improbable odds like the opposition being up 19-7 and having just intercepted the ball with only 5 minutes left to play?
So yes it was a penalty and yes it was missed. Did it impact the eventual outcome? Some could say yes, others no. Given the Kearse play and resulting field position, I would put my money on a Seahawks victory.