The 11-0 Packers played the 0-11 Colts in the preseason. And believe it or not -- and this was only the preseason, though it was the "all-important" third game of the fake football schedule -- the Packers trailed going into the fourth quarter before rallying for a 24-21 victory. Now that we know a little more about these teams -- and more importantly Vegas knows more about these teams -- it's fun to think about what would happen if these two very different squads met on Sunday. The short answer: It would almost certainly not be pretty, particularly with 0-16 master Dan Orlovsky now at QB for the Colts. But just how bad would it be? Historically bad, says RJ Bell of Pregame.com.
The Colts are already a rare 21-point underdog against the Patriots on Sunday. If they were playing the Packers, however, Green Bay would be a 25-point favorite -- which would be the largest spread in NFL history.
To put that in perspective, there have only been nine 20-plus spreads in NFL history, and four of them involved the 2007 Patriots. Green Bay would be a full five points above that 20-point threshold against the woeful Colts if the two teams met in Green Bay. Perhaps thankfully -- or not, if you are a fan of train wrecks -- that game is not on the schedule. Indy/New England should be bad enough.
