Both teams are 10-5 – though going in opposite directions – with the division title and a guaranteed home playoff game up for grabs at Lambeau Field. They are coming off an embarrassing 30-point loss to the Arizona Cardinals, and right now don’t look like they can compete with the league’s upper echelon. They gave up two long gains in that game, receptions of 50 yards by Rashad Jennings and 72 yards by Rueben Randle, but the rest of the night was one to remember for a unit that has been one of the NFL’s best but hasn’t produced many dominant performances.
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Well, much of the impatience comes with the fact that the Packers have one of the top three or four quarterbacks in the game. They were assured the fourth seed in the playoffs and would be facing the number five seed in the first round. For that reason, there has been a more restrained approach heading into Sunday night’s showdown at Lambeau Field for the division title. If they lose, they’ll go to Washington as the No. 5 seed if Seattle loses to Arizona or back to Green Bay if Seattle wins. Of those 10 losses, seven have come by more than one touchdown. The victor gets the No. 3 seed for the NFC playoffs, plus a sense of satisfaction that will last in some form at least until next fall.
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How did Belichick do in his second and third head coaching gigs? “You never wish anything bad upon anyone”, Murray said Thursday. Belichick then said it wasn’t until 2003, the fourth year of his Patriots tenure, that he fully installed his program.
The Redskins, as the NFC East champions, are locked into the #4 spot and will be hosting a game on Wild Card weekend.
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He did get a rushing touchdown in the third quarter, but that turned out to be New England’s only touchdown of the game. Parker also caught a touchdown in the first half and has 106 yards overall in a productive end to his rookie season.
The main argument is creating a scenario in which the Vikings don’t play the Seattle Seahawks, who humbled the Vikings at TCF Bank Stadium a few weeks ago and who would be the Vikes’ opponents if they win the NFC North Championship. Adrian Peterson has been running wild all year for the Vikings, but he’ll need assistance from the likes of Teddy Bridgewater on the offense and Anthony Barr on the defense if Minnesota is going to win the NFC North. Having Raji in the game will be a big boost to a Packers defensive front that will look to bottle up Peterson once again after allowed just 45 yards to the NFL’s leading rusher in the last meeting. But this is a Vikings team that has rallied significantly behind young QB Teddy Bridgewater late this season, scoring 87 points in their last two games against the Bears and the Giants.
The Packers should win this, although it could be tight.
The Packers mostly have not been the dominant offensive team it usually is. This time, however, they appear poised to reverse the outcome. His 123.2 passer rating is the second-best of any quarterback in that span.
We are still waiting for quarterback Aaron Rodgers and the offense to finally come alive but he admitted this week in the build-up the whole season has been rather odd. But they’ve won their last five, and it’s the Bills who have spiralled – and had some issues off the field, too.
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Green Bay’s last 12 games. Aside from Rodgers, the offense have been devoid of playmakers.
A rash of receiver troubles haunted the Packers early in the year – they lost No. 1 receiver Jordy Nelson for the season while No. 2 Randall Cobb and No. 3 Davante Adams battled nagging injuries – but now their offensive line has emerged as the biggest problem.
“Last time, I feel we got too high for the game”, Vikings cornerback Captain Munnerlyn said Friday.
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The game is on January 3, 2016 at 8:30 PM ET. Bridgewater is 57 of 81 (70 percent) for 734 yards with six touchdowns and no interceptions. Protection issues were exposed against Arizona, when the Cardinals had eight sacks of Rodgers against a line that had to use two backup tackles.
