In the pantheon of heartbreaking hypothetical scenarios in recent Green Bay Packers postseason history, the questions “What if Brandon Bostick let Jordy Nelson catch the onside kick?” and “What if the Packers went for two after the Hail Mary to Jeff Janis?” can now be joined by this: “What if David Bakhtiari had been available during the Packers’ last two playoff runs?”
It’s certainly possible one injury cost the Packers two real shots at playing in the Super Bowl.
Bakhtiari, the five-time All-Pro left tackle, missed losses to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the NFC Championship Game last season and the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Divisional Round this season after tearing his ACL in practice on Dec. 31 of 2020 and then going through a “nightmare” recovery now spanning over 13 months.
