OK… maybe the Falcons are pretty good. Sunday’s game easily could have gone either way, and a lot of the post-game analysis has focused on three particular plays – Rodgers’ fumble in the end zone, McCarthy’s non-challenge of Gonzales’ non-catch, and Matt Wilhelm’s flagrant facemask on the final kick return that set up the game-winning field goal for the Falcons (adding insult to injury, Wilhelm’s promo shot on Packers.com still has him in his 49ers uniform). Any of those three plays could have easily changed the outcome of the game. All of them made the veins in the side of my head bulge. As they lined up for the final kick at the end, my son warned me, “Now, dad, don’t freak out if the Falcons make this field goal.” When your 8-year old is providing the steady voice of reason, you realize you need to calm down a bit.
Not wanting to dwell on my negative initial reaction and spiral into a tirade, I decided to sleep on it before writing my analysis. With the benefit of some d...
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