Conventional sets: Last season, Eddie Lacy carried 38 times for 230 yards (6.1) in Green Bay’s sweep of Minnesota. One day, one game, one week at a time is what the players here from their instructors.
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This is really a big game for both teams. “You would expect us at home to score 19”. For the moment, however, the Vikings look to someone else to make the majority of plays, and he’s someone that the Packers are all too familiar with. At home and coming off over a month’s straight worth of wins, the Vikings have an X-factor that Green Bay will have a hard time stopping: Adrian Peterson.
On Friday, the Green Bay Packers released their initial injury report for their week 11 game against the Minnesota Vikings, and it is once again a length list of banged-up players. It’s tough for anyone in the game to downplay the heightened emotion of a rivalry game. The O-Line allowed four sacks against its second-year quarterback; the sacks came at the hands of four different defenders, and no one player on the line can take full responsibility.
“I think that it’s Minnesota nice”, Fruecthe said in contrasting the fans. “It’s one that you have to be a part of to understand just because they’re so close in proximity”.
“Are we frustrated because Aaron’s getting hit?” said Bakhtiari, speaking for the offensive line. But our guys understand this could be a big game.
RC: I think the biggest thing with us is when things aren’t going our way, or when things are going bad, we just go back to work. Few teams can rely on their backup QB the way the Colts can on the 40-year-old veteran. “Especially at the quarterback position, he’s one of the best in the league”. He has all the tools that you look for in a safety. While it’s certainly possible this is the magic elixir we’re all looking for, the problems seem to go deeper than that. The offense is ranked 21st in yards per game and 22nd in passing yards per game with 236.3. They had a season-low 47 rushing yards with only 18 attempts against the Lions.
Eddie Lacy missed the last game because of a groin injury. Rodgers has been sacked 11 times during that stretch, matching his total from the Packers’ first six games.
Three key players are listed as Questionable, however, with a variety of injuries.
“He got back on track where he needed to be”, said McCurley.
Meanwhile new contributors on offense can’t stay healthy. On the other side of the ball, coach Mike McCarthy’s run defense is coming off its stingiest performance yet this season, holding Detroit to 45 yards rushing on 26 carries.
NY Jets quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick will start Sunday’s game against the Houston Texans just nine days after having surgery on his left thumb. We definitely need a win.
RC: I take that upon myself to be the spark of the team.
Packers-Vikings. Outdoors, the way it always used to be and probably still should be. And, they’ll have three chances to do it at home. They’ve got a good front and can get after the quarterback. “There’s a lot of pride in lacing it up every Sunday and knowing that it doesn’t matter what you’re dealing with, you’re going to play through it. We’ve all done it over the years”. Says here they will. The Chicago Bears throttled a potential playoff team in the St. Louis Rams, while the Minnesota Vikings took care of the Oakland Raiders to take the division lead. But the Packers already had sewn up the NFC North crown, and they got their revenge by defeating Minnesota 24-10 the following week in a playoff game at Lambeau.
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Cowboys: Tony Romo is eager to help Dallas end its seven-game losing streak Sunday at Miami.
