A dramatic missed field goal saw the Seattle Seahawks edge past the Minnesota Vikings as the Green Pay Packers demolished the Washington Redskins on a pulsating day of National Football League wild card playoff action on Sunday, January 10.
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The Packers’ offense came alive against the Washington Redskins last week.
Arians pointed out that the Packers were missing three offensive linemen when they last faced off, and understands they could have their entire starting front for the rematch. The quarterback, Aaron Rodgers, has not become skittish and inconsistent as advertised.
And here is the real shocker – the Packers can play bling defense.
After the decisive 35-18 win, the Packers said they weren’t bothered by talk they might not go far in the playoffs. They had all of 11 yards – yes, just 11 – after one quarter.
The Green Bay Packers are not taking that approach. The Packers offense turned it into a sprint.
The Washington defense was middle of the road and only excelled in the takeaway category.
Few expected it. Not like this.
On defense, Ha Ha Clinton-Dix is all over the field and wherever the ball goes.
“It’s part of being part of a no-huddle offense, it’s important to us”, McCarthy said on Tuesday.
Wrong. Of course they do. That game was also Christmas weekend, a time when it was easy for people to be off from work and make the flight out to Arizona. “Do we hear it?” “I just had to fix what I needed to fix and I don’t think they were really anxious at all. You have to create and take your own momentum”. Seattle, Kansas City, Pittsburgh and Green Bay all won, completing the sweep by the visiting teams of the weekend’s four first-round games. Clay Matthews has 6.5 sacks on the season and continues to lead a squad that puts a lot of pressure on opposing quarterbacks and is always in the offensive backfield. Then you’ve got to handle the fire zones, too.
The second quarter is when things started to change.
The Packers run game gained 141 yards. “We’re going out there to win, and we expect to win”, McCarthy said.
See you on Saturday, I know I’ll be there all in red.
“None of that feeling, that kind of doubt crept into here”, Peppers said. I’m sure it’s a business and the team is going to operate with that mind-set. “It just takes one performance to get us going back in the right direction and believing that we can make a run”. With career highs this season in both yards and touchdowns he statistically had one of his best seasons at the age of 36. “I don’t know if you guys got the memo on that”. Under constant duress, Rodgers was sacked eight times. The Arizona Cardinals are a very good team, but they have flaws and they have weaknesses. Then Aaron Rodgers found his groove. He had no issue admitting it was lost.
“We don’t play for them”, Rodgers said of his and his team’s critics. The Cardinals are the most well-rounded team in the NFL.
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The Packers are 7-3 SU in their last 10 games against the Cardinals. The Cards’ 38-8 stomping of the Packers on December 27. Will that mojo get the Packers over the hump this Saturday in Phoenix? They’re responding. We’re headed to Arizona now.
