Sunday’s NFC championship game was tough to watch for Green Bay Packers fans with the San Francisco 49ers taking a 27-zip halftime lead before winning, 37-20, and booking their trip to the Super Bowl. That includes Danica Patrick, who, although she was raised a Chicago Bears fan, now cheers for Green Bay and boyfriend Aaron Rodgers.
After the loss, Patrick offered a heartfelt and encouraging message to Rodgers and the Packers, but no matter how much faith she had in the quarterback or team, it sounds like she knew it was over before it actually was.
Participating in a speaker series Tuesday in Rancho Mirage, California, the retired NASCAR driver talked about her experience at the NFC title game in San Francisco on Sunday and shared a hilarious detail about the blowout loss.
Via The Desert Sun in Palm Springs:
“As I was walking down during halftime (Packers trailing 27-0), 49ers fans would see me and just sort of say ‘Sorry’ or ‘It’s not ever yet, Aaron’s got us right where he wants us,'” she said. “And I was thinking, ‘That’s very nice of you, but no.'”
That’s fair, because while she regularly praises her boyfriend’s ability on the field (and his “hotness”), a 27-point deficit with a Super Bowl appearance on the line is awfully difficult to overcome — especially against a team like the 49ers and their conference-leading defense.
After the Packers’ loss, Patrick, one of the team’s most vocal cheerleaders, wrote on Instagram, in part: “Something tells me this is just the beginning of a good long run” for Green Bay.
