here is a good snapshot on the packer d this year:
i still think that rodgers can get them a win or two , but see below about the defense i was talking about
"Just for fun I decided to break down this awesome Green Bay defense to see just how great they are and this is what I came up with.
Green Bay played the following teams which were in the top 10 in total offense- (this is not a comparison of Arizona to Green Bay, just an analysis of games played by them)
Minnesota twice
Dallas at home once
Pittsburgh once
GreenBay played the following teams in the bottom 10 in total offense-
Cleveland
Chicago twice
St.Louis
Tampa Bay
San Fran
Detroit twice
In total Green Bay has played 4 games against top teams and 8 games against bottom teams.
In the games that Minny played against the top teams, the following results occured.
Green Bay went 1-3 against teams with superior offenses, a win against Dallas and losses in the other three games.
Green Bay gave up 320 yards offense in the first Minny game and 30 points. In the second game they gave up 350 yards offense and 38 points. Against Dallas they gave up 275 yds and 7 points (good game at home) and against Pitt they gave up 560 yards and 37 points.
The only team they faced in the last half of the season was Pitt that had a good offense and they gave up a ton of passing yards and lost the game.
If you play enough games against bad teams, the defense can look good on paper.
Last season the Cards played multiple opponents that were top in defense, but they won the games and I think the same theory stands here.
If Arizona plays their game and meets or exceeds their normal offensive numbers, they stand a very very good chance at winning the game.
Stats have to be evaluated in context to have pertinence."
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