The big game is over, and now it is time to peer into the looking glass a bit and see what the rest of the season has in store.

The Packers are 10-2, and in my revised predictions I had the Packers going 13-3. I still feel that way. I think there is a loss lurking in the schedule some where.

The Packers have the Raiders, Rams, Bears and Lions left. At first glance there doesn't seem to be a loss in there, but its lurking. Oakland are winners of 2 straight, The Rams are 3-4 since they had a bye week and got Stephen Jackson back, the Bears are resurgent, playing tough the last 3 games, and the Lions, well, they fell apart. I hate to say it, but it looks like the Pack will drop another to the Bears when they go to Solider Field on Dec 23rd. Packers vs Bears on Christmas Eve eve, yikes.

As I said in the Dallas wrapup, the Packers are still a very good team, and it is time to look at the playoffs. Assuming a 13-3 finish, the Packers will get the second seed in the NFC. That means a first round bye, and a second round game at home. In the weak NFC, that is a good place to be. It is very hard to tell who will still be alive in the second round of the playoffs, but based on the current standings, I would guess the Seahawks will be the highest ranked team still in the playoffs. Seattle in Green Bay in January? I saw that movie before in 2003, and I like how it ends: 33-27 Packers on an Al Harris interception returned for a touchdown.

It looks like the Packers will be going back to Dallas in January. How healthy the Packers will be remains to be seen.

EDIT: I want to touch on the Oakland game briefly. This is a so called "trap" game in that it comes against a bad team after a big loss. I am a huge fan of Coach McCarthy and I think it is his job to get the team ready, especially with 10 days. I think the Oakland game is a big game, giving the Packers a chance to say they are for real, again, at home.

EDIT 2: I wrote the Bears won 2 in a row. I thought they were on the way to beat the Giants. Looks like they gave up 2 TD in the last 7 minutes. What a kick in the gut.