Oct 19th 2008 8:05PM by Bruce Ciskie (author feed)
Filed under: Colts, Packers, AFC South, NFC NorthQuick: Who had “Packers by 20″ for this one?

Yeah, me neither.

In fact, “Colts by 20″ seemed like a much more likely option.

But I guess the Packers may have heard a few too many lines this week about their status as a home dog, or their two straight losses at Lambeau Field. Head coach Mike McCarthy has really emphasized winning at home since he got the job, and the results have been pretty good to this point. It made sense that a prideful bunch would step up their game in what was close to a national spotlight, with a large part of the country getting Sunday’s game on CBS.

Or maybe the Packers are just pissed about the latest Favre story.

No matter the reason, the Packers played an inspired game today. The offensive game plan was pretty obvious. Green Bay wanted to control the ball and keep Peyton Manning from attacking the Packers’ banged-up defense.

As we would find out, the ball-control thing worked well, but the Green Bay defense was the story of the day.Continue Reading