Besides the three premier edge rushers, other factors include the exceptional Mike Daniels and rookie Kenny Clark, who’s made little impact overall but has shown occasional flashes as a pass rusher. CB Darius Slay, RB Theo Riddick, and C Travis Swanson are all questionable heading into this week’s game, and it seems like the order of most likely to not play goes Slay, Swanson, Riddick, respectively. Indianapolis’ scoring margin is almost 100 points better than Jacksonville’s on the season.
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Both teams will go all out, as the victor claims the NFC North championship and hosts a home playoff game next week. A timely play from the pass rush, like Matthews’ strip sack last week, could completely turn the game’s tide. If the Redskins do take care of business, they’ll be in the playoffs for a second consecutive season for the first time since 1991 and 1992 – the final two years of Joe Gibbs I.
“Yes. Everyone is going to play Sunday”, Jennings said, via ESPN. ABOUT THE LIONS (9-6): Stafford has posted three of his four lowest passer ratings over the past three games, tossing four interceptions against one touchdown since injuring the middle finger on his throwing hand, but he blamed the miscues more on poor decision-making than the injury. Don’t let last week’s dud against Dallas fool you into thinking that Golden Tate can’t put up big numbers though.
“No, not a big difference”. He’s athletic. He can make every throw from all different types of angles.
McCarthy didn’t have many updates to the injury report, but said he is expecting second-year cornerback LaDarius Gunter to play against the Lions after leaving with an elbow injury during the Packers’ 38-25 win over Minnesota on Saturday. “Our guys know it doesn’t mean a thing if we don’t take advantage of it”. “Maybe that will be the difference in the game”. For the first time since injuring his left hamstring on November 28 at Philadelphia and then adding a right calf strain on December 11 against the Seattle Seahawks, Rodgers said he’s more or less back to normal.
“There’s still times I have to be careful and be smart, but for the most part, I can actually contribute to a level I’m accustomed to playing at”, he said.
Veteran Julius Peppers’ late-season production helped compensate for Matthews’ reduced role due to injury the last few weeks, and the absence of Perry. Nope, it got retired this year. He also got Thursday off as well. Hopeful Miamians remain … well, hopeful … that Tannehill can get back from partial ACL and MCL tears in time for their Wild Card game next week.
For the visiting Packers to keep the indoor stadium in downtown Detroit from becoming a hornets’ nest, they couldn’t ask for having a better exterminator. The Falcons clinched the division title and can secure the two spot with a win at home in Week 17 over the New Orleans Saints. I would stay away from Randall Cobb next season. “But we continue to emphasize certain things with him and we feel he has a really good understanding of the scheme and what we’re asking him to do in his role in that”.
But given the bipolar nature of pro football, it shouldn’t shock you if the Lions somehow doused the sizzling Packers.
The Lions are 6-1 at home this year, their only loss came in the home opener to Tennessee.
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During their five game win streak Green Bay has faced four teams that rank in the top 10 in pass defense (Houston – 2nd, Minnesota – 3rd, Chicago – 6th, Seattle – 7th) and thrown the ball with relative ease against all of them.
