If Green Bay’s attack is balanced, Rodgers no doubt will regain his inhuman rhythm as the Vikings become hesitant and worrisome of the run. Now, Packers fans want answers for their recent decline.
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NY Jets quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick said he expects to start at Houston on Sunday despite not practicing and his left (non-throwing) thumb being in a bit more pain after having surgery. We’ll see. Like I said yesterday, he’s banged up.
Mike Zimmer will face the Packers for the third time as Vikings coach on Sunday, and this is the first time his team will be favored to beat its border rival. But they know it won’t be easy. “I’m sure they’ll be very hungry, but so are we….”
“We’re making way too big a deal out of it. It’s just a T-shirt”, the coach added. Minnesota’s next four games are home to Green Bay (6-3), at Atlanta (6-3; 3-1 at home), home for Seattle (will be playing for their playoff lives), and at Arizona (7-2; 3-1 at home). As Vikings linebacker Brian Robison said, “The road to the division usually goes through Green Bay”. And the one win, a 37-34 decision in the 2012 regular-season finale, was followed a week later by a wild-card loss at Lambeau Field.
Peterson leads the league in rushing (961 yards), is averaging 4.9 yards per carry and is looking anything but the running back he’s supposed to look like now that he’s 30. Montgomery, who hasn’t played in a month, dropped out. Green Bay is also getting virtually no production from the tight end position. Rodgers has had by his standards a shaky past three weeks, completing 74 of 131 passes (56.5 percent) for 779 yards with six touchdowns and an interception.
He has carrier the football 83 times for 308 yards and two touchdowns.
Aaron Rodgers popped up on the injury report Wednesday with a few sort of shoulder ailment, but apparently it is not a new injury.
McCarthy said he was not aware of when or how Rodgers sustained the injury. They met in the NFC Championship previous year, but now they both need wins and they ain’t coming fast or easy. We definitely didn’t have any rhythm, and we’ve got to get into rhythm earlier…. Their sustained offensive drives, stingy defense, and solid special teams have keyed their success this season.
“Our focus on offense is to perform better as a whole”. “It’s good to see the line open up that big of a line, anyone could run through really, it’s a great feeling”.
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With no running game and behind in the fourth quarter, Green Bay completely abandoned the run on Sunday. Rodgers was sacked three times by the Broncos, five by the Panthers and three by the Lions.
