With the coronavirus pandemic making football in 2020 look like a very shaky proposition, fans having been waxing nostalgic over some of their favorite moments. So we thought for today’s curds we’d lead with one of the most unique moments in Green Bay Packers history.
Week 17 of the 2011 season aka the Matt Flynn Game aka what got him paid by Seattle for doing nothing.
The Packers entered the final week of the season at 14-1 and facing the usual lowly Detroit Lions squad. With home field firmly in hand, Mike McCarthy chose to rest basically all of his starters including quarterback Aaron Rodgers.