Opposing teams had figured out how to defend his receivers.
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Asked what he wanted Agholor to take away from his benching, the coach said: “The biggest thing is just seeing the way the offense kind of works, seeing the way the game kind of unfolds and how guys react in certain situations”.
History has a amusing way of repeating itself.
Green Bay is 1-2 against AFC South opponents this season.
Earlier Wednesday, coach Mike McCarthy expressed confidence that both Matthews and quarterback Aaron Rodgers would play against the Texans.
The undefeated Texans were five and a half point home favorites and playing on a national stage in front of the largest regular season crowd ever at Reliant Stadium.
There’s a healthy debate to be had over how much blame Cox himself deserves for this decline, but this much is certain: The debate itself doesn’t say much good about the Eagles and what’s supposed to be the strength of their defense – their line. Why did the Eagles lose focus on the ground game so easily? Rodgers picked them apart, converting four third-down attempts on that drive alone, which made Green Bay 9 of 11 on third down for the game. He made excellent catches in hard spots when Rodgers made ideal throws.
The Packers are back home Sunday for a noon kickoff with the Houston Texans. There are a trio of NFC teams with six wins following Week-12 action, including the Washington Redskins (6-4-1), the Minnesota Vikings (6-5), and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (6-5). We’re 5-6. We need to stay the course. Nolan Carroll had excellent coverage on the play, but Rodgers put the ball in a tight spot and hit Adams in stride in the back of the end zone. He’s aggressive. Yeah, we’ve got to be careful, and we’ve got to be smart about how we hit quarterbacks.
Early in the fourth quarter, the Texans were facing a 35-17 deficit.
Heading into the game, it was not clear if 2015 first round pick, Nelson Agholor would play.
Rodgers and the Packers, in three nightmarish hours, knocked them down to 13th place at 38.9 percent.
In lieu of a consistent running game, Rodgers has run the ball more – and more effectively – than ever. “Start faster and have fun”.
The Eagles were bad in every aspect of the game. Aaron Rodgers was not the leading rusher for the first time in a couple weeks. Cox hasn’t had a sack in seven games. These Packers, whose season teetered after four straight losses, had pulled off a ruse that minimized worry and professed calm in the face of widespread criticism. Wentz finished 24 for 36 for 254 yards with a rushing touchdown. Including the postseason, it will be the fifth time the two teams have played since 2012. The Packers offense has been pretty consistently good this year, but the defense has been on a huge slump the past month.
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One tackle and zero pressures against Green Bay and 4.0 sacks for the season. On Sunday, he’ll finally get to play against the Green Bay Packers five-time Pro Bowl quarterback.
