The NFL scheduling geniuses knew what they were doing when the penciled in the Packers and the Titans for a Week 16 Sunday night game at Lambeau. They probably figured that Green Bay would still be fighting it out with the Vikings for tops in the NFC North division. Plus, a national audience would undoubtedly like to see a leading contender for league MVP stack up those rushing yards. Finally, with a little luck Lambeau Field might take on the look of a snow globe just two days after Christmas.
The league’s wishes mostly came true, though not exactly as the schedulers planned.