“He’s like the quarterback of our defense. We’re trying to get better”, said Manning. He said when you play accomplished quarterbacks like Manning or New England’s Tom Brady, “you’re excited to play”. “Hopefully we can come in and compete and have a better performance on defense because if we, we feel like we can outperform their defense, then we have a good chance of winning this game”.
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It wasn’t always this way.
The hosts of The Big Show on Mile High Sports AM 1340, Kent Erickson, Benny Bash and Bejnamin Allbright, went straight to the source to find out how the Broncos view this historic matchup of 6-0 teams.
Both teams are coming off bye weeks that followed close calls. The Broncos defensive front has constantly been pressuring opposing quarterbacks, as they lead the league in sacks with 26.
“Our defense has played really solid, especially the last three games for us, helping us when we’ve been struggling a little bit on offense, giving us that balance”, Rodgers said.
“We’re not playing as well as we would like but we’re playing well enough to win”. Sanders was limited for most of the week with a shoulder injury and Green bay gives up the 8 fewest fantasy points in the league. The injury doesn’t appear to be significant since Palmer, who has started the last five games, practiced in full Wednesday. The Broncos’ defense has a vicious pass rush that is led by Von Miller and Demarcus Ware. They have not had to play a good team yet, and their defense has not had to guard more than 1 good wide receiver. “So I think it might help us”.
McCarthy also said, according to the report, “You want to have all your weapons, and Davante, like I said all through training camp, I thought he clearly was one of the young players that jumped out and you could see it in the OTAs”. I know that we’re going to get Denver’s best shot as a football team. Due to this, he is priority number one for the Packers. They rank in the top half of the league in yards allowed and takeaways.
Another thing to keep in mind: no one has thrown more interceptions in 2015 than Manning’s 10. Denver’s offense with Peyton Manning at the controls, has not been able to score much against anyone.
There are two significant coaching changes this year – the first was Mike McCarthy giving up the playcalling, something he has handled ever since arriving in Green Bay in 2006.
The Packers can also slow down the pass rush due to their ability to run the ball, another aspect in which the offensive line has played well.
Special teams’ coach Ron Zook says either Micah Hyde or Jared Abbrederis could return kickoffs in Montgomery’s place.
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Manning was not good in that 2008 game, going 21 of 42 for 229 yards and two interceptions in a 34-14 loss. At 39, it’s obvious his skills are diminishing but the cerebral game he plays at the of scrimmage remains top notch and with a defense that’s shutting down opponents, taking the ball away and even scoring points, there’s far less pressure on him to be productive. “That’s ultimately what’s been the difference”. “Peyton is a Hall of Fame quarterback and that’s what we’re preparing for”.
