The Cardinals opened as seven-point favorites over the Packers (11-6). That is why they are favored by a touchdown. He threw for one touchdown, ran for another, lost one fumble and was sacked six times. After tempers caused Cincinnati’s meltdown, this is a headliner in Sunday’s game. The Packers averaged 4.4 yards per carry as a team, a modest rate, and actually worse than Washington’s 4.7 ypc. “We fell in love with David because he was such a good receiver, but he’s on a 225 package, which makes him a different runner”, Arians said. Rookie linebacker Preston Smith got to Rodgers in the end zone for his sixth sack in the past four games. Green Bay still had a shot to wrap up the NFC North title and the No. 3 seed, but squandered both in a 20-13 home loss to the Minnesota Vikings. Arizona Cardinals gotta be very careful once they play the Packers on Saturday.
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NFC East champion Washington (9-8) had won four games in a row, but its season ends without a victory over a winning team.
On offense, the Cardinals will be hard for the Packers to stop. Eddie Lacy and James Starks each had 12 carries on Sunday and combined for 116 yards rushing, production they’ll have to repeat to be able to upset the Cardinals in their comfortable home. “Once you get the head coach back in the room, the meetings go an hour longer”. His price is still fairly high: Rodgers costs more than Carson Palmer at DraftKings and is only $300 cheaper than Tom Brady at FanDuel. The former Heisman victor, the first overall pick in the 2003 draft, earned a return ticket to the Pro Bowl after a nine-year absence.
“The elements made it as challenging as a game can be”, Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll said.
Officials say it was a big hit, and the players even felt inspired by the fans’ well wishes.
Kirk Cousins may have piled up the passing yards on Sunday, but it was Rodgers who came out on top. “They said that it’s just going to be a thing that they felt it would probably be best and smartest if I sat out the rest of the half”, Adams said. We’re not going to be an underdog.
-Defensive tackle Cory Redding (ankle) is the only Arizona player expected to miss Saturday’s playoff game. Josh Mauro and Markus Golden are questionable.
A weak link earlier in the season, Paradis played every offensive snap and started all 16 games. Though Palmer’s playoff woes should not be ignored (as he has yet to win in the postseason) his production seems to hinge on the offensive line’s ability to keep him off his back.
-Punter Drew Butler is the weak link on special teams.
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The Green Bay Packers, meanwhile, started off slow but eventually started putting up points, with quarterback Aaron Rodgers throwing two touchdown passes and the running game pounding the Redskins’ defense. “We play for each other, and we had a good plan, played with a lot of passion and executed really well”.
