This is still a team aiming for the playoffs, if not the division title, and they still have a rematch with the Packers in Week 17. “It’s from the coaches on both sides, and the players”.
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The overwhelming talent everyone said the Packers possessed early in the season wasn’t going to be enough. But the Packers finished the year with four straight wins, prepping them for a run to the 2007 NFC Championship Game. They travel to Green Bay for a battle with the rival Packers (7-3), who climbed into a first-place tie in the NFC North with a 30-13 win against the Vikings (7-3) on Sunday. That includes the Packers, who on Sunday had an 18-yard punt and yielded a 47-yard touchdown pass and were outgained by the Vikings … and still managed to win, and not by a small margin, but by a deceivingly large one. Now we have to focus on the next game, and that’s how we have to be as we go through the season. “We’ve got to do better and give Teddy more time”. However, the team estimated Lacy would have been a limited participant with him still listed on the injury report.
Boy, did it ever.
The 2015 Packers took a big step toward saving their season Sunday. In a game they needed to win, the Vikings folded under the pressure.
“I was able to make like cuts at the line, but when it came to opening up and bursting downfield, I didn’t feel as comfortable with it”, revealed Lacy via AL.com. We all stuck together. Since 1920, the Bears and Packers have met 191 times, including two playoff meetings.
Well, they played awfully well when it mattered most.
Sure, the Vikings seemed to be the favorites heading into yesterday’s 30-13 loss, but talk is just unnecessary noise. You don’t think that gets back to the players? We’ve all been taking our fair share of blame the last few weeks, which, you know, has been well deserved. Focus on the game ahead, and get the win. “We left a ton on the field today”. Quarterback Aaron Rodgers said his teammate looked like he was at full strength, which could be trouble for opposing defenses. At the same time, it’s hard to imagine the Packers reverting to the poor play that plagued them during their recent three game skid. In the receiving end, James Jones had 109 yards and one touchdown in six catches while Devante Adams added 36 yards in three receptions.
BATTERED BRIDGEWATER: Teddy Bridgewater took quite a beating, leaving the game briefly with an injury to his left shoulder in the second quarter but still finishing 25 for 37 for 296 yards and a touchdown without any turnovers. He went from the NFL’s Offensive Rookie of the Year in 2013 to arguably a top-five running back in 2014. But, the Vikings were not afraid to play rough on the wide receivers, as they made Randall Cobb drop his passes. In Week 11, however, Lacy looked like the Lacy of old, running for 100 yards on 22 carries. The Packers are 6-1-1 when Lacy rushes for 100 yards, and any additional weapons on their offense will be hugely beneficial while Rodgers gets back to the level we’re used to seeing him play at.
Meanwhile, Lacy also showed a glimpse of his former notable self.
Chicago has also improved as a team since Week 1 in McCarthy’s mind.
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“I guess what jumped out to me is (McCarthy) asked everybody to search themselves”, Raji said.
