The 201112 Packers started their season with 13 victories. They were the only team with fewer than three losses as they finished with a 151 record. Yet, they were eliminated by the New York Giants in the 2012 NFC divisional playoffs following a 3720 defeat."Let me get this straight, players. You were able to plan decertification well in advance, but were unable to plan recertification in advance? I'm not buying it. "I think that the fans are disgusted with the total situation and just want football to start on time.

I remained that way all week until Thursday evening when I heard from two people the Giants weren very optimistic about Manning chances of playing. That turned out to be accurate (see below), but I mad at myself for forgetting for a few hours what I wrote above: this guy is tough and he make his way back to the field. Kudos to Adam Schefter for catching me in my moment of weakness and swooping in to make me a bet (Twitter style) Manning would play.On