Packers 2012 Pro Bowl: Recap

2012 Pro Bowl
January 29, 2012 - 6 p.m. - NBC
Aloha Stadium
Honolulu, Hawaii

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Six Packers made the trip to Hawaii to represent the NFC squad in the 2012 Pro Bowl.  The NFC team was coached by the Green Bay Packers coaching staff led by head coach Mike McCarthy.  Aaron Rodgers earned the starting position for the NFC squad and played the first quarter.  Rodgers finished the day 13/17 for 141 yards and two touchdowns.  Greg Jennings was selected as a reserve wide receiver and hauled in five receptions for 42 yards and a touchdown.

Clay Matthews and Charles Woodson were voted starters on the defensive side of the ball.  Matthews had an interception and Woodson was a non-factor in the ball game.

Scott Wells, John Kuhn, and B.J. Raji were selected as reserves for the NFC team.  Raji added three tackles during the game.  Kuhn did not play due to an injury.

Packers 2011 Pro Bowlers

2012 Pro Bowl

January 29, 2012
Aloha Stadium
Honolulu, Hawaii

• Aaron Rodgers - (Starter)
• Clay Matthews - (Starter)
• Charles Woodson - (Starter)
• Greg Jennings - (Reserve)
• John Kuhn* - (Reserve)
• Scott Wells - (Reserve)
• B.J. Raji - (Reserve)

* - selected, but did not play.

Note: The coaching staff for the NFC team will be the Packers coaching staff led by Mike McCarthy.

Giant Déjà vu at Lambeau Field

NFC Divisional Round

January 15, 2012 - 3:30 p.m. - FOX

Lambeau Field

Green Bay, Wisconsin

Packers 20 - Giants 37

 This game was so frustrating to watch and I really don't want to even write about it.  So I've decided I would post a picture of how we played and my reaction after the game.  We picked the wrong day to play our worst football of the year.  It will go down as a season of "what could have been?"

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Flynn's historic day beats the Lions

Week 17
January 1, 2012 - 12:00 p.m. - FOX
Lambeau Field
Green Bay, Wisconsin

Packers 45 - Lions 41

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Okay, first off, Aaron Rodgers got the day off to prevent injury and rest up for the playoffs in two weeks.  So Matt Flynn made his second career NFL start and he certainly turned some heads with his performance.  Flynn threw six, count them, six touchdowns in the Packers thrilling 45-41 victory over the Detroit Lions.  Folks, that is a Packers record for most touchdown passes in a single game.  No other quarterback in Packers history has "ever" done that.  Not Bart Starr.  Not Brett Favre.  Not Aaron Rodgers.  Flynn was one touchdown pass short of tying the NFL record for most touchdown passes in a single game.

Jordy Nelson had himself quite the game as well.  He caught three of Matt Flynn's touchdown passes and totaling 162 receiving yards.  There was ZERO defense in this football game.  Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford threw for 520 yards and five touchdowns himself.  A good ol' fashion shootout.

Some interesting notes from this final regular season game of 2011:  This game between the Packers and the Lions was the first time in NFL history that both starting quarterbacks threw for 400+ yards and 5+ touchdowns.  The Packers tied the NFL single season record for most touchdowns passes as a team.  With Aaron Rodgers taking the day off, he officially finishes the season with a 122.5 quarterback rating which broke the single season record set by Peyton Manning of 121.1 set in 2004.  Packers finished the season 15-1 and set a franchise record with the most wins in a single Packers regular season.

Reactions to Matt Flynn's performance:

Matthew Stafford: "Flynn played a great game.  Their guys were making plays all over the field and scoring points."

Mike McCarthy: "It was clearly one of the best performances I've been a part of.  No doubt about it.  I can't say enough about Matt Flynn.  The whole world got to see what we see every day."

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James Jones: "He's a great player, great quarterback.  He just showed the world what he can do."

What an amazing performance by Matt Flynn.  I think it will definitely help him as he hits free agency this offseason and I do not think he will be wearing a green and gold uniform next season.  But I am very fond and happy for Matt and will always be a fan (Unless he is playing the Packers).