Something about advertisers. This is inconvenient for the Buccaneers and possibly unfortunate for the Green Bay Packers and their fans, although they don't think so. Based on pre-game analysis, the third Battle of the Bays would be just as competitive if it pitted Green against Whitefish. Tony Dungy's pretenders are so lightly regarded nationally that they've been installed as 14-point underdogs. Locally, the fans give the visitors the same chance as they do a palm tree popping up on the 50-yard line, and several players have said losing hasn't even entered their minds.
People here are beyond confident.
They're booked on the Jan. 25 redeye to San Diego. They're also delusional. The Packers will win this game, but only if they're not planning to mail it in. They won't scare the Buccanneers to death, and they won't freeze them to death, either. They will have to outscore them just as they would any other opponent, except that this one is better than most.