It took 18 penalties and two costly turnovers for Green Bay to give away that game. This time around, the Bears have the ammunition to take it for themselves. A loaded Chicago offense could overwhelm the Packers defense at home. The Vikings haven't beaten the Packers at Lambeau Field since their short-lived Favre days, which now seem like eons ago it was actually Even without Aaron Rodgers available last season, Minnesota was only able to manage a tie—and that was after leading by double-digits in the second half.
If Rodgers is in one piece, the Packers will continue their unbeaten streak against Minnesota in Green Bay. The Packers will take on former offensive coordinator Joe Philbin for the first time since he took over as Dolphins head coach in Philbin knows the ins-and-outs of the Dom Capers defense, meaning his offense should find ways to score. The Packers should put up points, too. Colin Kaepernick 's late drive in the NFC Wild Card round prevented this matchup from taking place the following week.
It's still an interesting clash for The worry for Green Bay here is the dominant nature of Carolina's front four and how frequently the Packers offense has struggled in these kind of matchups.
The teams that play Aaron Rodgers best are the ones that can rush the quarterback all game with four players. Carolina can. Prediction: Panthers 23, Packers 20 There's nothing easy about going to New Orleans and leaving with a win.
The Saints went a perfect at home a season ago. And if you take away a somewhat fluky season, New Orleans is at home since , including playoffs. Drew Brees is the main reason why.
In , he threw 27 touchdowns against just three interceptions in New Orleans. The Packers probably can't contain him in his most comfortable setting. In fact, Green Bay likely would have run its home winning streak to six games against Chicago, had Rodgers not broken his collarbone on the first series last October. Different year, same story. The Eagles won a decisive decision over the Packers last season, just one week after Aaron Rodgers' collarbone snapped.
How much is Rodgers really worth to this offense? We should find out. The Packers ran up 23 first downs and almost yards of offense with Scott Tolzien under center versus Philly last year. Two turnovers ultimately swung the game. Rodgers probably doesn't make those same mistakes. Aaron Rodgers has actually never bested a Mike Zimmer defense.
He's with just two touchdown passes and a passer rating of Zimmer may eventually give him fits again, but not in year one. The Vikings defense doesn't yet have all the pieces in place to harass Rodgers like Cincinnati has in the past. Mike McCarthy is against Bill Belichick , and Aaron Rodgers didn't play the last time these two met back in late , so there's not a lot of historical precedent to use here.
Beating the Patriots anywhere is a tough proposition, but the teams that have in recent years have controlled the game on offense and done just enough against Tom Brady on defense. Special Teams Stadium: Lambeau Field.
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