Not only is the first game on my list to review, but it was also the first game of the year.
The Champions from the past two seasons clashed on September 8th, 3 days before the emotional kick-off of the 2011 season. Ten years had passed since the attacks on the World Trade Centre and a league of mainly Americans, took to the field the following Sunday with heavy hearts.
Those who competed on September 11th wore their responsibility to put on a professional and emotionally in key performance well, but no such pressure lay with the Saints and Packers.
Green Bay came out firing, scoring a superb 21 first quarter points, while the Saints managed only 7 in comparison. The first would be the last quarter the Saints would lose as they topped the second and the third by a score of 10-7, and then tied the fourth seven apiece.
So did Green Bay deserve the victory? You’d have to say that it was a pretty close call and that both teams deserved to leave week one undefeated, but yes, Green Bay certainly deserved their win as it’s never easy coming off the back of a world title season and picking up where you left off.
Rogers blazed out of the blocks, throwing 3 touchdowns and for 312 yards on his way to a 132.1 rating, which bested Brees’ similarly sensational figures that read 3 TDs, 419 yards and a rating of 112.5. Not bad for a shortened off-season – there are no flies on these boys.
This match-up is a serious contender for the NFC Championship game. I wouldn’t be surprised to see these teams put together long win streaks and meet up deep in the playoffs with a place in the Superbowl on the line.
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