Playoff hopes, however, may be little more than delusion and desperation at this point. Either way, it feels much better to be having that conversation after a win than pointing fingers after a loss.
The Falcons aren’t a great team, and it would probably be a bit reckless to start declaring some 180-turn of fortunes and outcomes, but Green Bay fielded a different looking team on Sunday against Atlanta.
Maybe the Packers were inspired by Mike McCarthy making his last trip back to Lambeau, delivering a goodbye address to the team on Wednesday. Maybe McCarthy’s firing signaled that no one’s job is safe (Aaron Rodgers excluded).