Sports giveth, and sports taketh away. They can provide fans with excruciating moments (just ask fans of the Chicago Bears), ones that make fans question why they spend hours watching when despair is a likely emotion in the end. But sports can also provide fans with exhilarating moments, ones that motivate and inspire. What the Green Bay Packers did Sunday against their storied rival – clinch a playoff spot – was nothing short of exhilarating.
The odds were not in the storied franchise’s favor entering the 2023 campaign. The team had a $40 million dead cap hit on their salary cap books after trading quarterback Aaron Rodgers to the New York Jets, which severely hamstrung them during the 2023 free agency period.