I have to take issue with your line "while both teams were competitive in the NFC Championship". It was a tight, barn-burner of a game, but I feel that saying that both teams were competitive implies that both teams were played well and close to the best that they can play. That was certainly not the Packers. yes the Giants played well, but the Packers played horribly. And while the Giants were better that game (which is what matters), I wouldn't blanketly say they're a better team, but I'm a biased Packers fan...I certainly agree that the Giants are not better than the Packers. The Packers are younger and faster than the Giants. They insisted on manning up on Plaxico about 3 quarters longer than they ought to have done, but you dance with the girl what brung ya, and Al Harris beating the snot out of the opposing team's leading receiver is what got them to that game.
Other than that, though, I thought that the Packers played fine, with the rather notable exception of Mr. Brett Favre, who had probably his worst game of the year at rather the wrong time. While Tom Coughlin looked like his face was about to peel off, Favre was huddled in a cape which looked something like those emergency shelters the firefighters in California this summer carried with them, with a balaclava covering his whole face. I would argue that this was just simple smart behavior, but the fact is also that, when you think about the weather, it affects how you perform, and Favre was clearly unnerved by the cold, winging balls higgledy-piggledy all over the field.
So, I about half-agree with LT. One really bad player, one really bad strategy, but otherwise I really thought the Packers were good enough to win the game.
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