This opportunity is all the Packers could ask for

Jered from Denham Springs, LA

Just wanted to give à shout-out for the job Rich Bisaccia has done this season as special teams coach. What he’s brought to the table this season is pretty unparalleled. He’s brought back a winning mentality to the players on hand that had been sorely lacking from previous regimes. Instilled a fiery mentality along with some good ole discipline mixed together with love for the players he coaches. He has somehow made the job he was given to turn around our special teams play look easy. It wasn’t.

Getting a punt blocked out of the gate and not letting it devolve into a bad day for your unit says something about how that group is coached. I guarantee you Bisaccia spent last night stewing over the punt block rather than celebrating Keisean Nixon‘s TD return.

Chili from Pacific Beach, CA

Tell Keisean he needs to wake up feeling like a Porsche next week. I don’t want this to be “Ford vs. Ferrari” when we’re playing Detroit.

Joseph from Vermillion, SD

Second most impressive play? I’m assuming the 105-yard return is No. 1. I’ll go with Kenny’s strip/sack/recovery three-for-one!

What I loved most is that turned out to be Minnesota’s only possession of the third quarter. If the Vikings score there, it’s 27-10 with a quarter and a half to go. Instead, it was 34-3 the next time they touched the ball and only 14 minutes remained.

Morning, II. Regarding the possible turning points comment Friday, if we don’t make the playoffs, I’d point to the Tennessee game as the turning point (Dallas if we do). After struggling with offense and defense the first half of the year, we finally overcome a poor first half performance to beat Dallas, only to come out and lay an absolute egg against a depleted TN team, at home, on a short week. To me, that was the least understandable game of the year.

That’s fair, but if they come up short now, the lasting memory going into the offseason will be Week 18. After everything that’s happened, this opportunity is all the Packers could ask for.

Now it’s time for the Packers to turn the tables on the other division rival that beat them earlier in the season, too.

The postgame interviews were full of reflection. The questions asked and responses returned were centered around emotions and state of mind. It felt as if winning this game against the Vikings was their Super Bowl. A different vibe than I got after beating the Dolphins where the press conferences were more energizing. What does this team need to do to refuel…