Preseason NFL games don't count, nor do they really matter. In fact, a lot of fans, players, coaches and league representatives—including Green Bay Packers president Mark Murphy, whose team was supposed to play in Sunday night's Hall of Fame Game—feel the preseason is too long.
So neither the Packers nor the Indianapolis Colts should be effected by the cancellation of Sunday's preseason opener, making the Pro Football Hall of Fame's decision to call off the game a no-brainer.
It's a tremendous shame that a botched pregame paint-job forced the game to be cancelled, especially for the fans who traveled to see the exhibition and the young players excited to make their first impression.