Re: NFL Round 2 Make your picks
Some little known Eagles / Packers facts....<br /><br />In case you're scared that the Packers might be "on a mission" because <br />of the whole Brett Favre situation, you might want to find out what a <br />loaf of bread and a gallon of gas cost the last time Green Bay won in <br />Philadelphia - because it was in 1962!<br /><br />But more than mere history is involved: According to the legend, in the <br />1962 game, the Packers were ahead 42-0 and scored a TD with few seconds <br />left to make the final score 49-0. A Haitian immigrant concessionaire <br />happened to be working the game, and he put a voodoo curse on the <br />Packers, the terms of the curse being that the Packers would never <br />again win a game in Philadelphia.<br /><br />Not only have the Packers not won here since then, but several events <br />that have taken place in their five subsequent visits would tend to <br />confirm the existence of something supernatural being responsible:<br /><br />1974: A 6-5 Packers team came to Philly as a 7 1/2-point favorite to <br />beat a 4-7 Eagles team that had lost six in a row. In a game played <br />under near-monsoon conditions, with heavy rain and gale-force winds, <br />Green Bay fumbled seven times in the first half and lost 36-14; the <br />Packers would not win again that season and finished 6-8 while the <br />Eagles didn't lose again and finished 7-7.<br /><br />1978: Packers punter David Beverly missed the ball on a punt, his foot <br />never striking the ball, leading to a turnover. Green Bay nearly <br />tripled the Eagles' total yardage output but lost 10-3. The Packers, <br />7-2 entering the game, would finish 8-7-1 and miss the playoffs; the <br />Eagles, 4-5 going in, would finish 9-7 and earn an NFC wild-card berth, <br />their first of four consecutive playoff appearances under **** Vermeil.<br /><br />1990: Backup Anthony Dilweg had to quarterback the Packers because Don <br />Majkowski, the starter, was in a Philadelphia hospital suffering from <br />Moldavian food poisoning, a rare (and frequently fatal) viral infection <br />that, according to the Philadelphia Department of Health, had not been <br />reported in the city since 1905. The Packers lost 31-0.<br /><br />1994: Reggie White makes his first return to the Vet as an ex-Eagle, <br />and the Packers lost 13-7 in a week where all 28 NFL teams wore special <br />"throwback" uniforms in observance of the league's 75th anniversary.<br /><br />1997: Ryan Longwell lines up for a game-winning 28-yard field goal <br />attempt. The kick is up ..... NO GOOOOD! Eagles win, 10-9 - and <br />Longwell has not missed a single FG from less than 35 yards out since.
Peyton's numbers are outstanding. He probably should have won the MVP outright. McNair started hot, and then tapered off, while Manning continued to put up better numbers.<br /><br />I by no means dislike the Patriots. If they beat the Titans, ill root for them. (Unless they play the Packers in the Superbowl, gotta cheer for them this year).<br /><br />BTW - I like looking at all of the numbers, I find it interesting. I was amazed at how many times Brady had been sacked, he must be tougher than I gave him credit for. Interesting that the Titans are giving up that many points, thats not good. 
