GREEN BAY – It almost defies explanation.
For all the jubilation and heartbreak that have come with the Packers’ seven previous playoff appearances under Head Coach Mike McCarthy, nothing stands out more than this:
Of McCarthy’s six career postseason losses, the opponent’s winning points have been scored on the final play of the game four times.
There aren’t stats for walk-off losses in football, like there are in baseball, but think about that. In the most intense, emotional moments imaginable, the Packers have seen their season end on the equivalent of a Game 7 walk-off base hit four times in a span of eight years.