Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images When it comes to seeding, you reap what you sow. The Green Bay Packers just lost to the Minnesota Vikings and, in turn, lost their ability to control the 6th seed in the NFC. With a playoff spot locked up, most would think that there wasn’t much on the line during yesterday’s matchup, but that isn’t entirely the case. The Packers … [Read more...] about NFL Playoff Picture, Week 18: NFC Seeding Not Set Yet
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Packers Film Room: Vikings defense bullied Green Bay receivers into poor spacing
Mark Hoffman/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Looking at the Packers passing game in their Week 17 loss to the Vikings I had certainly hoped that Sunday’s Packers-Vikings game would play out a little better than the last one, but, alas, it was not meant to be. A big deficit was followed by a furious comeback that wasn’t quite enough. As we … [Read more...] about Packers Film Room: Vikings defense bullied Green Bay receivers into poor spacing
Expect the Packers to play their starters against the Bears
Photo by Brace Hemmelgarn/Getty Images “Win every game” When the press asked Green Bay Packers head coach Matt LaFleur what his message to his team was on Monday, following the team’s loss to the Minnesota Vikings, he removed any doubt about whether his starters would play in Week 17: “Win every game.” At the moment, the Packers are only playing for seeding in the final … [Read more...] about Expect the Packers to play their starters against the Bears
Knee swelling is an issue with Jaire Alexander’s injury
Photo by Mike Carlson/Getty Images Head coach Matt LaFleur finally gave us some info on Monday Despite regularly practicing as a full participant, Green Bay Packers cornerback Jaire Alexander was inactive for yet another game on Sunday. Since injuring his knee in October, Alexander has only played 10 snaps — all of which came against the Chicago Bears. The injury has … [Read more...] about Knee swelling is an issue with Jaire Alexander’s injury
Brenton Cox Jr. is the lone bright spot up front this week
Photo by Brooke Sutton/Getty Images Despite a porous day in the pass rush department, Cox continues to stake a claim to more snaps There’s no way around it, after two weeks of beating up on two of the worst offensive lines in the NFL, the Packers’ front got punk’d on Sunday. Despite posting a perfectly adequate pressure rate of 36.4%, per NFL Next Gen Stats, the team … [Read more...] about Brenton Cox Jr. is the lone bright spot up front this week