About this episode
The Packers ended the regular season the way the universe clearly intended: by shuffling into Minnesota, fielding a roster made of practice-squad LinkedIn profiles, and producing an offensive masterpiece so daring it finished with negative passing yardage.That’s not a typo. That’s not “net yards with sacks.” That’s not “if you squint.” That’s -7. In the National Football League. In a game played by adults who get paid.And yet—somehow—Matt LaFleur still found the time to call a last-second timeout so Brandon McManus could kick a field goal and preserve the sacred 16–3 final, depriving the Vikings of a shutout like a man proudly tipping over a trash can after the building already burned down.This episode is Chris and Dave in full Therapy mode: tired, sarcastic, spiritually uninsured, and staring into the abyss while the abyss runs Cover-0 blitz every third down.They unpack the absolute non-event that was Vikings-Packers:Clayton Tune’s historic evening of “I wore the helmet, okay?”LaFleur’s game plan, which appeared to be: drop back… and perishThe Daniel Whelan Punters Showcase™, featuring eight punts and a 54-yard average—your 2025 Packers MVP, ladies and gentlemenThe injury roulette wheel that still managed to claim real humans in a “meaningless” game, because of course it didThe sudden appearance of fresh defensive juice (hello, Sorrell and Colin Oliver), which raises the most Packers question possible: why do the backups look more alive than the starters?The CBS announcing crew so bad that Pastor Kevin nearly renounced football, capitalism, and possibly baptismThen the boys pivot to the part nobody wants but everyone’s getting: the Wild Card matchup in Chicago against a Bears team that’s feeling itself, catching tipped interceptions like it’s a birthright, and walking around like the main character.Chris lays out the grim season-arc prophecy: this feels like the year the worm turns… unless the Bears do what the Bears always do—step on their own rake in front of a national audience.Also included: a long, uncomfortable coach hug that should’ve come with a consent form… and the final regular-season edition of Ha Ha Clinton-Dix Picks, where one man achieved perfection in the only week perfection was mathematically inevitable.So yes: the Packers are limping. Yes: the vibes are rancid. Yes: we’re still here.Because this isn’t just football.It’s Therapy.Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/packerstherapyPayPal: Packerstherapy@yahoo.comPosting its first show in 2005, Packers Therapy is the longest
