Peyton flawless, yet an underdog? (The other was Week 3 of the 2012 season against Gary Kubiak’s Houston Texans). Quietly, they have been one of the best defenses in football this year. So, you kind of understand that. That’s how we feel. The Packers have scored 24 or more points in five of their six wins and have a defense capable has been playing fairly well although it did give up 503 passing yards to Philip Rivers in a 27-20 win over San Diego in its last game.
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While this is not a Patriots club reminiscent of the 2007 version that went 18-0 before failing in the Super Bowl, it resembles last season’s champions well enough to be considered a strong favorite over the Bengals and Broncos. “The offensive line is starting to get in a groove and it’s making it easier for us to run”, said Hillman, who rushed for 111 yards against the Browns before the team’s bye. Fans are basking in the fact that the team heads into the bye with a 6-0 record.
The last time Manning was this big a home underdog was the season finale on December 28, 2008, when the Titans were 3-point favorites at Indianapolis and Manning made a cameo appearance in the Colts’ 23-0 win.
There were still five National Football League teams without a loss on their record heading into Week 8, a seemingly high number at this point in the season.
The Broncos’ struggles against inferior teams and their last-second, late game escapes haven’t earned them the respect normally associated with a 6-0 team.
This week we’re doing a series of Q & A posts with AcmePackingCompany.com covering lots of ground on our opponents for week 8. “Because we’ve just adapted to it”. It’s good timing for Green Bay, too, because backup running back James Starks is battling a hip injury and might be limited in action Sunday night.
Especially in the hurry-up, two-minute drill, when Manning reverts to being a rhythm passer, said Tony Dungy, his former coach and current NBC commentator.
It was Manning’s 53rd career game-winning drive in the fourth quarter or overtime, by far the most in National Football League history and 13 more than his boss, John Elway, engineered during his Hall of Fame career. “All I can do is speak in the now, and as of right now, I felt good practicing”, Burnett said. It might not take much from Green Bay’s offense to outscore ’em.
He wanted to focus on avoiding Clay Matthews instead. “But we have a good defense as well”. They reek havoc on opposing quarterbacks and force them to get rid of the ball before they really want to. A couple of years ago, this would have been a matchup between two of the best gunslingers in the league. And yes, they are an AFC team. Aaron Rodgers is insane and on a different level than everyone not named Tom Brady, but he has even said that the Green Bay offense has not been clicking as well as it should, and this will be evident during the game. “It shows that hard work pays off”.
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As one of the NFL’s most opportunistic defenses, the Broncos were able to force multiple Chiefs turnovers to quell scoring opportunities. “We had a nice, quiet, peaceful visit”. After drawing the Bears offsides three times in the season opener at Chicago’s Soldier Field, he didn’t induce any such penalties in their second road game against the 49ers in Santa Clara, Calif. I was contacted by the other editor Sayre Bedinger one day and he told me that he had read a few of my pieces and asked if I would be willing to join Predominantly Orange. “We’re at home, undefeated”, cornerback Chris Harris said. That may be a slap in the face to the Bengals, facing Ben Roethlisberger, who returns from injury after missing four games.
