Aaron Rodgers of the Green Bay Packers runs the ball against the New York Giants at MetLife Stadium. (Dec. 4, 2011) Credit: Jim McIsaac
Cool note here from the Giants:
The Packers are the sixth team in NFL history to finish the regular season with a record of 15-1 or better. The Giants played five of them. They hosted each of the last three of those teams in December and lost each game by three points: The 2004 Pittsburgh Steelers (33-30), the 2007 New England Patriots, who finished 16-0, and this season's Packers, both by a score of 38-35. The Giants turned the tables and beat the Patriots in Super Bowl XLII, 17-14.
The Giants lost to two other 15-1 teams: The 1984 San Francisco 49ers (31-10 in the regular season and 21-10 in a divisional playoff game) and the 1985 Chicago Bears (21-0 in a divisional playoff). The only 15-1 team they did not face was the 1998 Minnesota Vikings.
