“He’s a great player those are the kind of plays he makes, he’s going to make some plays, ” Caldwell said. Aaron Rodgers and the Packers’ offense raced out to a 31-3 lead against the Detroit Lions.
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Rodgers, perhaps not willing to further the narrative that he hadn’t been playing to his impeccable standards, didn’t quite remember the reaction to that late second-quarter touchdown pass to Jordy Nelson the same way as Lang. I mean, every single bit of it. He posted a 129.3 on Sunday. He ended up being ruled out of the Packers home opener against the Detroit Lions. Stafford connected on a deep pass to Marvin Jones for another long touchdown. The Packers revealed a personnel package, their Cobra package, created to increase speed on offense by placing Ty Montgomery in the backfield, Randall Cobb in the slot and Jordy Nelson and Davante Adams outside.
Then there was Nelson’s uncharacteristically exuberant celebration on the same play. “We certainly thought about it but didn’t think that it would be a wise challenge, just simply because of the way in which it happened and the angle of the camera as well”. However, on the next play, Ebron bobbled the ball and it was essentially ripped out of his hands for an interception.
In his return to outside linebacker this season after spending the previous year and a half on the inside, Matthews has a sack in each of the first two games. More than it had for a while now, this looked like a true West Coast offense with its healthy dose of simple quick slants and outs thrown on timing and quick rhythm. A 33-yard completion to Randall Cobb set up Davante Adams’ 14-yard touchdown.
Sandoval was not expected back until 2017 following a left shoulder injury that sent him to the disabled list after just three games in April. If you don’t have that mentality you shouldn’t be a receiver, ” said Jones who also has had back-to-back games of more than 100 yards.
Rodgers did most of his damage in the 1st half but when you throw 4 early touchdowns, that is generally enough to win most games. Star receiver Jordy Nelson, who had 11 catches for 105 yards and two touchdowns in his first games back after missing 2015 with a knee injury, had six catches for 101 yards and two touchdowns. FB Aaron Ripkowski did not return after going to the locker room near the end of the second quarter with a back injury. Minnesota continues to win, so that will be an issue for the NFC North title hopes. Tate, the Lions’ leader in receptions each of the last two years, is off to a slow start this season with just nine catches for 54 yards.
The trend was broken during Sunday’s first possession, when the Packers took the field with a fullback, running back, tight end and only two wide receivers. He injured his left ankle early in the game but returned after the Packers trainers taped it.
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For Green Bay, Week 3’s game represents another opportunity to get its underwhelming offense off the ground.
