By Mark Concannon
FOXSportsWisconsin.com
January 17, 2011
BIG GAINS - Since he took over as the Packers starting QB in 2008, Aaron Rodgers leads the NFL in pass completions of at least 25 yards with 110.
BIG LOSSES - Since he took over as Packers defensive coordinator in 2009, Dom Capers defensive unit has recorded 84 sacks, second best in the NFL
BIG TICKET? - Demand for Falcons/Packers playoff game tickets dropped a bit as last week progressed. The average price at the start of the week on Stub Hub was $203. By Saturday it was $195
BIG MESS - Three major events in buildings right next to each other created quite the mob scene in Atlanta Saturday night. The Packers played the Falcons at the Georgia Dome; the Atlanta Hawks hosted the Houston Rockets at Philips Arena while the Atlanta Boat Show took place at the Georgia World Congress Center.
BIG MISTAKE - Confident that the Packers would lose Saturday, one Midtown Atlanta sports bar advertised a "Falcons Championship Viewing Party" for the Sunday of the NFC Championship game.
ROUGH ROAD - The Milwaukee Bucks have played an NBA-high 26 opponents with records of .500 or better this season.
ROUGH ROAD#2 - After Sunday's loss at Chicago, the Seattle Seahawks have not won a road playoff game since 1983.
ROUGH START - University of Illinois running back Mikel Leshoure who has declared himself eligible for the NFL draft after breaking five school rushing records in 2010, was born at the Dwight Correctional Center in downstate Illinois where his mother was serving a sentence for a second drug conviction.
ROUGH RECORD - After losing five of eight bowl games this post season, the Big Ten now has an all time bowl record of 122-131-3.
VOTES OF CONFIDENCE? - The two NFL coaches who signed contract extensions before the start of the 2010 season, John Fox and Marvin Lewis, had a combined winning percentage of .218 for the 2010 campaign.
SUCCESS AT LAST - The Toronto Maple Leafs won in San Jose for the first time in 14 years last Tuesday.
SETTING THE TONE - UWM guard Tone Boyle played all 40 minutes of the Panthers win over UIC on Thursday.
We'll go the distance when we return with more musings next Monday, January 24th.
