Posted on 09/21/2015 7:10:22 AM PDT by nhwingut
Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers insisted throughout the week that he wouldn’t be thinking about anything that had happened in past games with the Seattle Seahawks as the two teams prepared for a rematch.
But after the Packers beat the Seahawks 27-17 in Green Bay Sunday night, Rodgers made a comment that appeared to show some of the history with the Seahawks was on his mind. Specifically, comments Seattle quarterback Russell Wilson made after the NFC Championship game crediting the Seahawks’ comeback to God.
Asked after the game a question about the Packers have been able to create and deal with a winning culture, Rodgers said, according to the transcript prepared by the team: “I just think it’s a top-down mentality. It’s being very confident in the preparation and then getting it all from God. I think God was a Packer fan tonight, so He was taking care of us.”
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God IS a Packers fan. He’s on the waiting list for season tickets.
He’s ninth on the list.
I'm a Hawks fan, and I think it's clever.
We may have our next great rivalry.
I can’t imagine any Christian I know saying what Rogers said. On his worst day can you imagine Tim Tebow saying that to a fellow Christian? I truly can’t and could never do it myself. Just an oil and water thing. They don’t mix.
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