Green Bay heads into Centurylink Field in Seattle Washington on Thursday Night Football on Fox for a matchup against the Seahawks (4-5). They have had quite the history in recent years, starting with the “Fail Mary” in the 2012 regular season contest during the NFL referee lockout. Then there was the now famous: “Bostick botch” during the 2014 NFC Championship game, no more words need to be said about that. Next came three more regular season games, this time all at Lambeau Field (2015, 2016, & 2017). The first was a 27-17 victory for Green Bay, the next was a more lopsided affair, with Green Bay taking it by a score of 38-10. Finally, the last game came during the 2017 season; although a much closer game, saw Green Bay win 17-9. This upcoming contest will be in Seattle at CenturyLink Field.
Seattle really hasn’t been a place that Rodgers and the Packers have faired well in recently. He and Green Bay are 0-3 all-time at the Clink. I know they’re itching to get a win to bolster themselves & the season as a whole, as they would get to above .500 at 5-4-1. The Seahawks offensive attack will come from QB Russell Wilson’s arm and legs as well as RB Chris Carson and WRs Doug Baldwin and Tyler Lockett. The defense of Seattle has changed dramatically since 2014 as well. S Kam Chancellor is retired, FS Earl Thomas is out for the season with broken leg, and CB Richard Sherman is now with the 49ers. It will be interesting to see how the offense of Green Bay attacks Seattle’s defense.
Green Bay also has its fair share of injuries as well. WR Randall Cobb (Hamstring), CB Kevin King (Hamstring), S Kentrell Brice (Ankle), and LB Nick Perry (Knee), G Lucas Patrick (Concussion), QB Tim Boyle, and G Alex Light are all listed as inactive for tonight. LB Blake Martinez (Ankle), and CB Bashaud Breeland (Groin), are listed as questionable (upgraded to active). We will have to see how well they play with these key injuries.
Green Bay’s offense will be predicated on Aaron Rodgers’ arm and Aaron Jones as well. He is most definitely the Packers’ bellcow at RB and is also most effective running in between the tackles. We will have to see how he will; and if he will be utilized effectively tonight. I have a feeling they will use him to his full potential as a runner and pass catcher out of the backfield.
Overall, this game will be a make it or break it one for the Packers. A win would provide some much needed momentum within the division and conference race, a loss would diminish the chances considerably. It’s time for the Packers to step up and perform at their best when their backs are against the wall as they will be tonight. Can they finally get a win on the road and in Seattle? We’re going to find out.
The Green Bay Packers, (4-4-1) are headed out to Century Link Field in Seattle to play against the Seattle Seahawks, (4-5-0) on Thursday Night Football. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:20 PM. They will both be sporting their “color rush” uniforms.
The Packers are coming off their 4th consecutive win at home against the Miami Dolphins with a score of 31-12. Rising star running back Aaron Jones carried the ball 15 times for an impressive 145 yards and 2 touchdowns. Aaron Rodgers threw for 19/28 for 199 yards and 2 touchdowns.
The Seahawks on the other hand narrowly lost to the LA Rams 36-31. With only 19 seconds left in the game Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson threw an incomplete pass into the end-zone sealing the loss. Wilson threw 17/26 for 176 yards and 3 touchdowns.
The first time these two met was back on October 10,1976 and have met 22 times since. The last meeting was on September 10, 2017. The Packers won 17-9.
This weeks “Ultimate” prediction has the Packers winning 31-27.
The Packers are hitting the road after their victory on Sunday as they prepare to face the Seattle Seahawks on Thursday night.
The Packers are 4-4-1 and defeated the Miami Dolphins 31-12 on Sunday while the Seahawks are 4-5 after losing on the road to the Los Angeles Rams 36-31 late Sunday afternoon.
The Packers finally found a running game with Aaron Jones. Actually, they had one all along; they just decided to use it. Randall Cobb will be out on Thursday after missing the Miami game, so the young receivers will be counted on heavily once again. Aaron Rodgers and Davante Adams are quite a duo, and even though Miami tried to force someone else to beat them, Adams still found the endzone twice. Seattle is ranked 12th (how fitting) in defense, so they aren’t as dominant as they once were, but they thrive on taking the ball away. They are +8 in turnover ratio for the season.
Seattle still has Russell Wilson, and he is having a great year statistically with 21 TD passes and only 5 interceptions. None of those TD passes have gone to Doug Baldwin, but Tyler Lockett has caught 7 of them. The Packers don’t have Marshawn Lynch to worry about, but Seattle does have three capable backs, led by Chris Carson. Mike Davis and Rashaad Penny figure to get some carries as well. Seattle leads the league in rushing yards per game with 152.2, and the Packers are not very good at stopping the run. I expect them to run the ball as often as possible to keep drives going and to keep Rodgers off the field. The Packers cannot allow that to happen on Thursday. They also need to get takeaways. They are even in the turnover ratio for the season.
We all know that crowd noise will be a factor on Thursday night. Everyone needs to be on the same page on offense throughout the game. We cannot afford false starts and forced timeouts. It will be hard enough to move the ball without having to go 5 extra yards because of a dumb penalty.
Seattle is an uncharacteristic 1-2 at home so far this season. The Packers have their own road problems as they are 0-4 away from Lambeau Field this year. Besides, they have lost their last 3 games at Seattle, including the infamous NFC Championship Game. Something has to give, and the Packers need to start winning on the road.
The last time the Packers won a game in Seattle was in 2008, Rodgers’ first season as a starter. The Seahawks featured some notable players in QB Charlie Frye and RB Julius Jones. Frye threw for only 83 yards but had 2 TD passes. The Packers won the game 27-17.
This game will no doubt have the feel of a playoff game. With the Packers at 4-4-1 and the Seahawks at 4-5, the loser will have an uphill climb in order to make the playoffs this year.
This isn’t an ideal situation for the Packers to be in, but they have defied the odds before and won games in tough environments. It felt good to beat Miami and get back into the win column, but a loss on Thursday will give the critics a lot of ammunition once again. Mike McCarthy is still on the hot seat, and it will take a lot more than a win over an average (at best) Miami team to cool it down.
It is time for them to do more than just “hold their own” on the road. Losses are losses. They need to get rid of that goose egg in the win column on the road, and winning at Seattle could be just the thing they need to get on a roll. Wherever we may be on Thursday, let’s get behind the team and cheer them to victory!
In what was arguably their best performance of the season, the Packers defeated the Miami Dolphins 31-12 at Lambeau Field.
Aaron Jones had a career day with 145 rushing yards and 2 touchdowns and added 27 receiving yards, Davante Adams had 2 touchdowns, and the defense had 6 sacks and kept Miami out of the endzone.
It looked as if Miami was going to get on the board first as they were marching down the field. The graphic during the broadcast showed that Miami’s opening possessions this year ended in 8 punts and 1 turnover. Right on cue, a bad snap created a turnover. Brock Osweiler overran the ball and Reggie Gilbert fell on it.
The Packers wasted no time as Aaron Rodgers got Jones involved early and often, and ended the drive with a 7-yard TD pass to Adams.
On their next offensive possession, Adams broke free for a 67-yard run and then added a pair of 2-yard runs, the second one resulting in a touchdown.
The Packers’ defense was good but not great, although they did hold Miami under 300 yards of total offense. They did bend but did not break as they held the Dolphins to just 4 field goals and even got a turnover on an interception by Bashaud Breeland, his first as a Packer. They sacked Osweiler 3 times on Miami’s final drive, including 2 straight to end Miami’s final possession of the afternoon.
Not everything went well for the Packers though. Tramon Williams lost a fumble while returning a punt, giving Miami possession at midfield. They drove down for their first points of the game, making the score 7-3 Packers.
In an interesting call, the Packers were up 14-6 and faced a 4th and 2 at Miami’s 49-yard line, and Mike McCarthy decided to go for it. Aaron Rodgers got sacked and Miami converted the turnover on downs into another field goal.
Green Bay got the ball to start the second half, and a promising drive was wiped out on a personal foul by Equanimeous St. Brown, erasing a 21-yard catch by Adams. They were forced to punt, and rookie punter J. K. Scott had it partially blocked, giving Miami great field position and a chance to take the lead as they only trailed 14-9. The Packers held them to a field goal and had a slim 14-12 lead.
Trailing 28-12 in the third quarter, Miami decided to punt on 4th and 1 at their own 29, but they faked it with a direct snap to Leonte Carroo, who took off for 14 yards. They converted on another 4th down later in the drive, but a sack by Raven Greene forced Miami to punt it away.
The Packers pulled out their own bag of tricks as they faked a punt of their own while facing a 4th and 3 at Miami’s 49-yard line. Greene, who got the sack that ended Miami’s threat, took the snap and ran for 26 yards. Green Bay ended up kicking a field goal for a 31-12 lead and the final points of the game.
Overall, I was pleased with the balanced attack. Rodgers only threw for 199 yards, but when you get 145 rushing yards from Jones and 195 yards on the ground as a team, that is nothing to sneeze at.
Except for 3 straight possessions that ended in 2 punts and a turnover on downs, the Packers scored on every possession but the final one when they ran out the clock.
McCarthy has been heavily criticized lately, but despite that decision to go for it on fourth down in the second quarter, I think he called a pretty good game. Whether or not that will continue remains to be seen.
I realize that Miami is not a very good team despite coming into the game at 5-4, but the Packers did have 6 sacks and did not allow a touchdown. They deserve some credit for that. By the way, both AFC teams came into Lambeau Field this year and left without reaching the endzone as Buffalo was blanked 22-0 back in September.
So the Packers are 4-4-1 and now hit the road for the next 2 games. This win has settled things down for just a little bit, but they have a short time to prepare for their Thursday night game in Seattle. Let’s enjoy this win for a day or two and be ready to cheer the team on to victory this Thursday.
Green Bay has gotten off to a mediocre start through the first half of the season going 3-4-1 through eight games. This is in part due to the poor offensive play calling and scheming from Mike McCarthy and also poor play from QB Aaron Rodgers. The defense also saw a shakeup as FS Haha Clinton-Dix was traded to the Washington Redskins.
I expect the second half of the season to be much better than the first. For starters, the grueling two game road trip is now over. Granted, they lost both but showed flashes of what type of team they can be when clicking on all cylinders. According to ESPN, from week ten on, Green Bay has the league’s 5th-easiest remaining schedule. The division is still most definitely up for grabs as well. Chicago has a gauntlet remaining (LAR, MIN twice, and Detroit twice), as does Minnesota (Bears twice, Patriots, Packers once, and Seattle in Seattle).
I blame both the ineptitude on play calling with McCarthy and also Rodgers’ inability to snap the ball at a reasonable pace. You don’t need to run the clock down to 1 every time. Sometimes, you need to go no huddle and snap it quickly to get in a rhythm offensively & keep the opposing defenses on their heels. Also, they need to be more creative on offense if they expect to win more games, no more straight up the middle runs and 5-wide pass plays…The offense is built for more than that with a QB the caliber of Aaron Rodgers under center. Aaron Rodgers has been playing poorly as of late. His stats don’t necessarily say that but his play on the field does.
Green Bay’s defense saw a ton of trick plays and screens against New England but couldn’t defend them at all. Sure, sometimes they’d get a stop or a touchdown saving tackle, but most of the time it was either a huge gain or a touchdown. Green Bay’s defense, specifically the secondary, has to get better at defending those types of plays. You can’t continue to get gashed for huge yardage play after play and expect to win. Green Bay will also be better prepared defensively for more complex offensive schemes if they use them in their own offense.
Green Bay’s final eight games will be considered the easier stretch on their schedule. The teams remaining have a combined record of 31-35-1. This will also hopefully mean that Aaron Jones (the NFL’s 2nd leading RB in YPC at 6.1), will get used more in the offense for them. He is an explosive runner between the tackles and can be a weapon on offense when used effectively. Aaron Rodgers also will improve himself in the second half of the season.
Overall, this final portion of the schedule will be a proving point in the season for Green Bay. Will they end up faltering down the stretch or will there be a fight to the finish & a playoff berth in sight after missing them for the first time in 9 years last season? I have a feeling that Green Bay will turn things around with an eye towards not only the division but the NFC in the postseason. The NFC North & conference as a whole is still fairly competitive. Green Bay also has been great at home under Aaron Rodgers, 9-0-1 since losing to the Colts in week 9 of 2016. It’s time to make a run, starting Sunday afternoon at Lambeau Field!
The Green Bay Packers, (3-4-1) will host the Miami Dolphins, (5-4-0) on Sunday, November 11 at Lambeau Field. Kick-off is set for 3:25.
The Packers, coming off a 34-17 loss that was well executed by the Patriots at Gillette Stadium. The Packers appear to be in need of direction. They were outplayed and out coached as discipline, play calling and clock management appeared to be contributing factors. The loss the week prior to the Rams portrayed the same concerns. This was the second road loss in as many games making five consecutive losses on the road, a steak that we’ve not seen since 2005 when Mike Sherman was the head coach.
The Dolphins overcame the NY Jets late in the fourth quarter with a 25 yard interception run into the endzone by rookie Jerome Baker winning the game 13-6.
There’s not a lot of history between these two teams as they’ve only met 14 times dating back to December 19, 1971 when the Dolphins won 27-6. The last time they met was back on October 12, 2014 when the Packers came out on top 27-24.
The Packers are in desperate need of a win if they want to continue there hopes of a playoff spot. They are currently sitting in 3rd place behind the Vikings over the last place Detroit Lions in the NFC North.
This weeks “Ultimate” prediction has the Packers on top winning 28-17.
The Packers look to get back on the winning track after two straight losses when they face the Miami Dolphins at Lambeau Field on Sunday at 3:25 pm Central Time. (Note: This was originally slated for a Noon start, but it got flexed back.)
The Packers are 3-4-1 after their loss to the New England Patriots last Sunday at Gillette Stadium. Meanwhile, the Dolphins are 5-4 after they defeated the New York Jets 13-6.
Knee brace or not, Aaron Rodgers is still out there battling. He knows he isn’t playing the way he is capable of right now. In order for them to make the playoffs, he needs to be better.
Aaron Jones was having a nice game at New England until that critical fumble. He has the potential to be a great running back, and hopefully he learns from this moment and doesn’t let it ruin a promising career.
Geronimo Allison is probably out for the remainder of the season. It’s a tough loss, but it gives more playing time to Marquez Valdes-Scantling. This Miami team is not good against the run or the pass, so the Packers need to get their offense going and score touchdowns when they get inside Miami territory.
Despite the low rankings on defense, Miami is getting takeaways. They lead the league with 15 interceptions and have a +5 turnover ratio. Ball security, especially in key moments of the game, is extremely important.
Brock Osweiler gets the start for Miami. Frank Gore is in his 14th season in the league, but he is still producing and he is still more than capable of having a 100-yard rushing day. Danny Amendola leads the team in receptions, but Albert Wilson and Kenny Stills are the deep threats. Like the defense, their offense (5th worst) is ranked in the bottom half of the league. That doesn’t mean they aren’t capable of putting together drives and scoring. Just ask the Chicago Bears.
Miami has a winning record at 5-4, but I doubt anyone takes them seriously as a Super Bowl contender. Their point differential is -38, by far the worst of any team with a winning record. They lost all 4 games by double digits while their largest margin of victory was 8 points, which they accomplished twice. They are very inconsistent. For example, a week after beating the Bears in overtime, they fell to the Lions at home, allowing Detroit to run wild on them.
Miami is trapped in mediocrity right now, but they used to be one of the top teams. They were the only team in NFL history to have a perfect season as the 1972 team finished 17-0, including the playoffs. They followed that by going 12-2 in the regular season the following year and winning the Super Bowl once again. Although many former players get together and celebrate whenever the last undefeated team in the NFL loses (such as this past week when the Los Angeles Rams fell to the New Orleans Saints), many of them will probably tell you that they think the 1973 team was actually better since they faced a tougher schedule and also probably because they felt the need to back up that perfect season with a Super Bowl Title the next year.
Former Dolphins’ Head Coach Don Shula is the winningest head coach in NFL history. Unlike many head coaches today, Shula was able to adapt his offense to the talent around him. He had a strong running game with Larry Csonka and Mercury Morris, and he would later have one of the best passers in the history of the game in Dan Marino.
Since Marino left, they haven’t come close to replacing him. Some of their starters include Jay Fiedler, Gus Frerotte, Joey Harrington, Chad Henne, and Jay Cutler. None of them are even close to Marino, especially Cutler, despite his arm strength. One of their biggest blunders since Marino retired was when they passed on signing Drew Brees. He suffered a shoulder injury while with the San Diego Chargers, and team doctors weren’t convinced that it had healed completely. They convinced the team to not sign him, and they traded for Duante Culpepper instead while the New Orleans Saints signed Brees. Moves like this can set a team back for a long time.
Miami hasn’t won a Super Bowl since the 1973 season, hasn’t been to one since the 1984 team, hasn’t made the AFC Championship Game since the 1992 team, and hasn’t won a playoff game since the 2000 team won 23-17 in overtime over the Indianapolis Colts.
The Packers are 4-10 all time vs Miami. They lost their first 8 games to Miami until they finally broke through in 1997. The last meeting in 2014 had a memorable finish. Trailing 24-20 late in the game with no timeouts left, Rodgers faked a spike in Dan Marino’s old backyard and fired a pass to Davante Adams, who got the first down and ran out of bounds. Rodgers would find Andrew Quarless in the endzone on the next play and took a 27-24 lead with 3 seconds left. Joe Philbin was Miami’s head coach at the time.
After a pair of tough road losses to legitimate Super Bowl contenders, the Packers get a “break” as they face Miami at home and are 9.5-point favorites as of Thursday morning. That of course does not guarantee a win. Just look at the San Francisco game, a game the Packers had to come from behind to win on a field goal at the end.
The Packers are entering the second half of their season. After this Miami game, they have two road games, including one on Thursday night. They need to take control of this game and win it handily. Fans are getting restless and are calling for changes. The time to respond is right now.
This is the only game at Lambeau Field in November after only one home game in October. That just means the fans will be hungry and ready to go. We need the players and coaches to do the same. Let’s get behind the team and cheer them on to victory this Sunday afternoon.
The Packers came up short on the road in New England as the Patriots won the game 31-17.
This game obviously had a lot of hype with Aaron Rodgers and Tom Brady meeting for only the second time as starters, and the game was close throughout most of the game, but the Packers are now 3-4-1 after 8 games.
The turning point of the game was when Aaron Jones fumbled early in the fourth quarter during a 17-17 game. The Packers were driving into NE territory, and if they were able to take the lead, that obviously would have changed the dynamic of the game. It’s frustrating to lose two games in a row with turnovers at key moments in both games. It’s true that they could have lost both of these games anyway, but they needed to give the team a chance and hold onto the ball. They also failed to force any turnovers for the second game in a row.
They also suffered some key injuries with Bryan Bulaga and Blake Martinez both forced to leave the game. Jermaine Whitehead got ejected from the game for a helmet slap in the second quarter. I understand that a lot of fans don’t agree with the ejection, but you can’t get caught up in things like that.
The Packers are now 0-4 on the road so far this season. They are not out of it yet, but they need to correct their road woes and to stop the turnovers. The defense has played well at times, but we need them to get takeaways.
Finally, Mike McCarthy needs to find some answers on how to turn things around. He has done it before, but if they miss the playoffs this year, he had better be gone. He got a mulligan last year because Rodgers was injured, although a lot of fans wanted him fired anyway. He gets no such excuse this year.
It’s a frustrating time to be a Packer fan right now, but I will not give up on the season. They return home next Sunday to face the Miami Dolphins and then head to Seattle to face the Seahawks on Thursday the 15th. The margin for error is very small right now. It is time to rise to the occasion and start winning again.
The Packers look to bounce back from a two point heartbreaker in Los Angeles by defeating the New England Patriots in Foxborough on Sunday night. They’re 3-3-1 while New England is 6-2 having won 5 straight heading into the game. The Patriots are coming off of a 25-6 win against the Buffalo Bills in Buffalo. New England ended up hitting four out of five field goals totaling 13 points while the other 12 came from a rushing touchdown from RB James White and a pick-six from CB Devin Mccourty. Green Bay is looking to get above .500 (4-3-1) Sunday night.
The biggest reason why people will be tuned into this game is because of each quarterback. Tom Brady for New England & Aaron Rodgers for Green Bay. There has been an ongoing debate as to who is the better of the two and honestly, they’re both great, appreciate them while you can. Brady, whose been in the league for 19 seasons as a starter, has 3 MVP awards (2007, 2010, & 2017), 5 Super Bowl titles (SBs 36, 38, 39, 49, & 51), 4 Super Bowl MVPs (SBs 36, 38, 49, & 51), and 13 Pro Bowls. He also has over 500 passing touchdowns (504 entering Sunday), and almost 70,000 passing yards (68,359). His stats for 2018 are as follows: 199/295 (67.5%), for 2,200 yards, 16 touchdowns, 7 interceptions, and a 97.6 passer rating.
The man whom he will be battling, Aaron Rodgers, is in his 10th season as a starter. He has 2 MVP awards (2011, 2014), 1 Super Bowl title (SB 45), 1 Super Bowl MVP, and has 6 Pro Bowls. He currently has 40,785 passing yards, 326 passing touchdowns, and just 79 interceptions, with an absurd 103.6 passer rating. His stats for 2018: 174/284 (61.3%), for 2,283 yards, 13 touchdowns, just 1 interception, and a passer rating of 100.4. He is set to face off against Brady in Foxborough for the first time in his career. He and the Packers won the first game 26-21 at Lambeau Field in 2014. The Patriots are 2-2 all-time against Green Bay with Tom Brady as the starter.
Both teams are looking to get a win in this game and I feel it’s going to come down to whoever has the ball last and commits the least amount of turnovers. The Packers are 5th in offense (412.1 YPG, 25 PPG), 12th in defense (340.1 YPG, 24.7 PPG allowed), 5th in passing offense (308.1 YPG), and 21st in rushing (104 YPG). The Patriots are 11th in offense (381.9 YPG, 29.9 PPG) 25th in defense (23.1 PPG allowed, 381.9 YPG), 12th in passing offense (266.6 YPG), and 13th in rushing offense (115.2 YPG). I feel it’s going to be a close game once again.
Injury wise, WR Geronimo Allison has been ruled OUT due to a hamstring/groin injury. He did not practice. Questionable for Green Bay are WR Randall Cobb (Hamstring, full participant in practice), LB Nick Perry (Ankle, limited participant in practice), and S Germaine Whitehead (Back, limited participant). For the Patriots, (OUT): OG Shaq Mason (Calf), OL Brian Schwenke (Foot). (QUESTIONABLE), Patriots: OT Trent Brown (Ankle), OT Marcus Cannon (Concussion), LS Joe Cardona (Shoulder), WR Josh Gordon (Hamstring), DE Geneo Grissom (Ankle), LB Dont’a Hightower (Knee), RB Sony Michel (Knee), DE John Simon (Shoulder), WR Julian Edelman (Ankle), TE Jacob Hollister (Hamstring), LB Nicholas Grigsby (Illness), TE Rob Gronkowski (Ankle/Back), and WR Cordarrelle Patterson (Neck).
Both teams will be looking to score points in bunches. It will just be a matter of who can score the most, I’m going to give the slightest edge to Green Bay, even with Allison out. I think they’ll end up winning a close battle, 38-34. It will be yet another instant classic between two all-time greats at the QB position. I’m so excited to get to witness it one more time.
The Green Bay Packers, (3-3-1) will travel to Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Massachusetts to take on the (6-2-0) NE Patriots on Sunday, November 4th for a Sunday Night match-up. Kickoff is at 7:20 PM CT on NBC.
The Packers, coming off a disturbing loss against the Rams scored first. The Packers were up 10-0 when a Rams punt was downed late in the second quarter within one foot line of the goal. Instead of passing the ball out of the end zone, Coach Mike McCarthy called a run play that resulted in a safety. That questionable call may have changed the momentum of the entire game, as from then on the Rams momentum took over, scoring 29 points.
Late in the fourth quarter with 2;05 minutes left the Packers got the ball back after a Rams touchdown. With 1 time-out left and the 2 minute warning remaining, it was Aaron Rodgers turn to do what he does best under pressure, win games. However, running back Ty Montgomery(against being told to kneel down)chose to run the ball out of the end zone. As he was tackled early in the run by Rams linebacker Ramik Wilson, he fumbled the ball and the Rams recovered sealing the win with the Packers only down 2 points. Even though the Packers ended up loosing 29-27, as disappointing the loss was, the Packers may have played their best game of season.
The Patriots are coming off their win over the Buffalo Bills on Monday Night Football with a score of 25-6.
This Sunday it’ll be Rodgers vs. Brady, the big reason everyone will be watching, but the Packers and Patriots are two of the most popular NFL teams and they only get together once every four years. Since 1993, the Packers have been to the playoffs 19 times, won the division title 12 times, been to the NFC Championship game seven times and have been to the Super Bowl three times, winning two of them. Since 2001, the Patriots have been in the playoffs 15 times, won 15 division titles, been to the AFC Championship game 12 times and have reached the Super Bowl eight times winning five of them. Probably the most recognized game was Super Bowl XXXI between Brett Favre and Drew Bledsoe with the Packers winning.
This will be the second time ever Rodgers and Brady will square off. The last meeting took place in 2014 with the Packers winning a close battle at Lambeau Field 26-21. Rodgers threw for 368 yards and two touchdowns while Brady threw for 245 yards and two scores. The Packers went on to lose to the Seattle Seahawks in the NFC Championship game and the Patriots advanced to the Super Bowl beat the Seahawks to claim their fourth world championship.
Combined, Rodgers and Brady have six Super Bowl victories, five Super bowl MVP awards, five MVP awards and 19 Pro Bowl selections. Brady has the majority of the awards and accomplishments, but some would argue Rodgers is more talented than Brady, which makes this upcoming game a must-see. With Rodgers coming back from a knee injury he will look to have his best season yet. A win in New England would be big for him and the Packers as they try to get back into the NFC playoff picture.
The Packer and the Patriots first met on November 18, 1973 with the Patriots winning 33-24. They last played on November 30th, 2014 with the Packers winning 26-21. The Packers lead the series at 6-5-0.
This weeks “Ultimate” pick has the Packer coming out on top 34-30.
