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But trailing 11-0 early in the second quarter, two-time NFL MVP Rodgers and the Packers suddenly began to show the sort of ability to gain yards in chunks and put points on the board they had been missing while losing six of their final 10 games and letting the NFC North title slip away.
Through the air, the Cardinals will need to keep their eyes primarily on James Jones, but Randall Cobb’s quickness is scary.
Washington coach Jay Gruden said once Rodgers got it going, his team was overmatched.
“That’s the way you want to play offense”, Packers Coach Mike McCarthy said. “But, we’re the 2015 Packers”. “You get to play looser”.
The Packers were as bad as they’ve been since Aaron Rodgers took over for Brett Favre as the starting quarterback. Every time something has been on the line, they have performed.
The Cardinals won 51-45 in overtime, the highest-scoring playoff game in National Football League history.
The Chiefs intercepted quarterback Brian Hoyer four times and recovered one of his two fumbles. The Packers went to the NFC championship game last season.
“You have teams that had great regular seasons…they have a week of rest (like Arizona)…the pressure all goes to them”.
Green Bay Packers running back James Starks carries the ball to score a touchdown past Washington Redskins cornerback Bashaud Breeland (26) during the second half in a NFC Wild Card playoff football game. “Hopefully, we can take care of business this time around”.
For the Packers, on the other hand, everything hinges on the kind of night Aaron Rodgers will have.
There is no doubt that the Redskins view Cousins as their future at the quarterback position after having Robert Griffin III active for just one game this season however Cousins will not go easy on the team in regards to a new contract.
“The only thing that game we had against them a few weeks ago helped us with is that we got them on film against our defense, versus our scheme”, cornerback Jerraud Powers said. Heading back to Arizona for the divisional round, the Packers bring the concept of momentum with injuries not projecting to be as big of a factor. “So we’re looking forward to another opportunity to get back out there”.
“It will be a different team this time around”, he told Bickley and Marotta on Arizona Sports 98.7 FM Monday. With the talented pass rush and deep secondary, expect heavy blitzing on Arizona’s part to disrupt any chance the Packers might have to settle in.
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That was against the Washington Redskins and the Packers wound up winning the wildcard playoff game 35-18. You’ve got to get those first downs. When he hit Davante Adams for a 10-yard touchdown that gave the Packers a 17-11 halftime lead, Rodgers danced and threw some fist pumps.
