The Arizona Cardinals are the superior team in this game, but you cannot discount the fact that the Packers have a former MVP candidate in Aaron Rodgers who can make you pay for your mistakes. “You drop a ball, forget about it. You fumble the ball, forget about it. You throw an interception, forget about it. The game’s over”. Packers-Cardinals series second-oldest in National Football League, dating to 1921, trailing only Bears-Packers…. This time, the Cards will have their main cogs playing longer – and it should make an impact. But their defensive performance the first time these two teams played was as much about what Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers was anxious about as it was actual takedowns.
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I don’t think there are any secrets here. The explosion of David Johnson and John Brown has given the Cardinals the power to win games by big margins.
The Cardinals are 4-0 at home during the postseason, and Bruce Arians intends to keep that record flawless and lead his team to another win. In his first playoff appearance with the Cincinnati Bengals in 2005, Palmer threw only one pass, a 66-yard strike. Palmer has mostly underachieved since being drafted as the overall No. 1.
That gave them a head start getting ready for this one. The Cardinals offense is averaging 404.6 yards per contest over their last five games.
The Packers signed him two days later.
“It was a tough day”, Lang said. They need to convert some third downs and keep the defense off the field.
“Feel a lot better”, coach Mike McCarthy said.
If the Packers beat the Cardinals, and if the Seattle Seahawks defeat the Carolina Panthers, the NFC Conference Championship next week would be held at Lambeau Field on January 24. I’m sure he’s going to be excited. Then they have to eliminate mistakes.
Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers, on the other hand, acknowledged his teams underdog status, but said the pressures all going to be on Arizona. Neither of those things happened the last time these two teams met. They know how to play without Okafor.
I expect this game to be different.
It remains the highest-scoring playoff game in National Football League history. He has missed the last three games…. It will be closer than the regular season meeting. They blew those pretenders right out of their own building. “They’re too good, and we didn’t get their best shot because they didn’t have their best players”.
And that’s an advantage for the Packers.
Against Washington in the wild-card game last week, Jones caught seven of his 11 targets for 81 yards. The Packers got the San Francisco 49ers, their tormentor, at home. This is going to be the best game of the weekend.
And the Chiefs, riding an 11-game win, streak, have been pretty good at focusing on victories.
So where does this one come down? It’s hard to think the latter, especially with Rodgers behind center.
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Green Bay – After several weeks of trial and error, position switches and a general lack of continuity from game to game, it appears the Green Bay Packers are on the verge of fielding their traditional starters along the offensive line.
