On End-of-Half Heave, Packers Were Unprepared Same time, same round, but for Green Bay it was a dramatically different result. The Packers" defensive coordinator, Dom Capers, is known as one of the best in the business. His aggressiveness led to one of the biggest plays in the Packers" 48-21 divisional round playoff victory over Atlanta last season, when Tramon Williams returned an interception for a touchdown to end the first half. On Sunday, in a divisional round game against the Giants, it was Capers and the Packers who were burned. First, let's review the Giants" end-of-the-half heave to Hakeem Nicks. They came to the line of scrimmage at the Green Bay 37 with six seconds to go in the second quarter. The Giants were out of timeouts, with their options limited. Was the right play to try to pick up a few more yards with a quick out to give kicker Lawrence Tynes a more realistic chance at a long field-goal attempt? The announcers Joe Buck and Troy Aikman thought so. So, apparently, did Capers, who had eight defenders near the line of scrimmage. Almost exactly a year ago, Capers had his defense pressure Matt Ryan and the Falcons in an eerily similar situation. Buck and Aikman were calling the game. Atlanta was trailing, 21-14, and was looking to tack on 3 points to narrow the deficit before the half. Let's do a comparison: 15, 2011, Atlanta ball at the Green Bay 35,:10 left in the second quarter. Williams jumped the route on a pass intended for Atlanta's Roddy White and returned the interception 70 yards for a touchdown, giving the Packers a 28-14 lead that the Falcons never recovered from. Now to Sunday's setup for the Giants. 15, 2012, Giants ball at the Green Bay 37,:06 left in the second quarter. After looking at the replay, the Giants" heave actually resembled the high-percentage play. In the immediate vicinity of Nicks's catch, there were three white Giants jerseys and only two Green Packers jerseys. The next two closest players were Giants. Live by the blitz, die with it. The Saints" Gregg Williams learned that the hard way in repeatedly challenging San Francisco quarterback Alex Smith and leaving San Francisco tight end Vernon Davis in single coverage late in the Saints" last-second loss to the 49ers. Capers clearly didn't have his defense prepared at the end of the half. He was looking for a big play, and he got one that gave the Giants a 20-10 halftime lead.