Packers RCB Sam Shields suffered a concussion in Green Bay’s Week 14 game against the Cowboys, and is week to week. They are now 8-4 on the season and are locked into a battle with the Minnesota Vikings for the NFC North division.
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With Mike McCarthy calling the plays, the Packers offense used the ground game to eclipse the 200 yard mark for the first time since 2009.
The Packers were still hampered at times by penalties and problems in short-yardage situations.
Dallas, at 4-8, is trying to catch up to three teams tied at 5-7 for the lead in the NFC East.
Rodgers threw for 218 yards and two scores. Back at the scene of his controversial non-catch in a playoff game last January, Bryant had a 28-yard catch overturned in the second quarter when a replay review again determined that the ball hit the ground on his way down.
Lacy and Starks each had touchdown runs in the fourth quarter. When we watch the Packers Cowboys game live streaming or on TV today, Dallas will try to score their touchdowns earlier in the game.
Cassel comes into the game with five TDs and five picks this season and he is continuing to start with Tony Romo sidelined with an injury. He began the drive with a 9-yard reception and two runs for a total of 12 more yards.
Aaron Rodgers stays hot: After rescuing Green Bay with a Hail Mary heave on the game’s final play to defeat Detroit, Rodgers and the Packers had to be hoping that such dramatics would be unnecessary against Dallas. Rodgers’ 3-yard pass to tight end Richard Rodgers made it 14-0 with 2:40 left in the second quarter.
Lambeau Field will be the site for this afternoon’s game, with it being the home of the Green Bay Packers. But on second-and-25, Starks took a draw up the middle and scored untouched from 30 yards to put the Packers in front 21-7 with 4:44 to play. The Packers finished the game with 233 rushing yards.
Dallas’ drive on the next possession ended on a 4th-and-4 play from the 38 with 3:11 left. “20-17! And 13 seconds showing on the clock and the Green Bay Packers are going to be…World Champions, NFL Champions, for the third straight year!” McFadden leads the team with 687 yards on 183 attempts to go with three rushing touchdowns but also has 32 catches for 263 yards.
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A week after getting disciplined for missing curfew before a win over Detroit, Lacy was serenaded with chants of “Eddie!”
