Packers clinch playoff berth with Giants’ loss, Bears, Bills eliminated from

Asked if he felt good about what the offense had done after what McCarthy acknowledged as a slow start, Rodgers’ one-word reply was, “No”. He’s just looking ahead to another postseason.

Although a loss from the New York Giants already had clinched a playoff berth for the Green Bay Packers heading into their Week 15 match up against the Oakland Raiders, they were able to secure their 10th victory of the 2015 season. “We’re right where we need to be”.

“We weren’t very effective”, Rodgers said, via the Green Bay Press-Gazette.

“You’ve got to make a play on the ball and hang on to it”, he said, per Demovsky. Those numbers are paltry by Green Bay’s standards over recent years, but not surprising given the fact that the Packers lost four of their first five games after their Week 7 bye. Green Bay scored two plays later for the first score of the game.

“It’s not easy at all when we you’re facing that front”, guard Josh Sitton said.

No. 2 back James Starks also had a nice game with 71 yards on 11 carries and a TD of his own, too. “We’ve still got a lot of work to do, but whenever you can come out here on somebody’s home turf and get a win, it’s a good feeling”. “It’s another tough road game in a tough environment and that’s what we’ll stay focused on”. Despite losing their lead, the Packers dominated the second half by outscoring their opponent with a touchdown and three field goals by Mason Crosby. It wasn’t enough as the Raiders were eliminated from playoff contention for the 13th straight season.

“It hurts. It hurt my heart to be honest because I know how much work I put into this, how much work our team puts into this, ” Carr said. “It was a bunch of us, because we know what we’re capable of and we could have done a much better job than what we did”.

Next week’s game at Arizona will be indicative of the competition the Packers will have to beat to win a Super Bowl. That’s always my goal, that will never change.

“You can’t dig yourself into a hole early like that”, said Raiders safety Charles Woodson, a former Packer. “But we came out – coach chewed us out, called the wide receivers out a little bit (at halftime) – got into our scheme and we went out there and made plays”. He nearly got a late interception of his friend only to see teammate David Amerson steal it away at the goal line.

Now leading the Oakland Raiders 14-6 in the second quarter, the Packers remain locked in a battle with the Minnesota Vikings (9-5) for the NFC North crown.

The guy who took advantage of them the most was James Jones, who caught six passes for 82 yards, including a 30-yard touchdown.

“My only thing is the guy waited two hours and 32 minutes to throw the flag after he heard the roar of the crowd or whatever it may be”, Jones said.

“I tried not to get my emotions built up in this game”, he said. “It’s a insane game”.

The No-Cal native and San Jose State alum insisted his performance wasn’t about revenge against the first of two teams that cut him this past offseason, though.

The Raiders looked good to start the year, but have fallen far in recent weeks.

Amari Cooper crossed the 1,000 yard mark today and added 2 TDs to his resume, bringing him to 6 on the season. Cooper became the first rookie in Raiders history with 1,000 receiving yards in a season.

Aaron Rodgers engineered a fourth-quarter drive that finished with a touchdown toss to Richard Rodgers, cementing a Packers’ 27-17 win over a Seattle Seahawks team that had given Rodgers and the Packers trouble in recent seasons. Against the Packers they dropped numerous passes, missed a few tackles and committed 10 penalties for 95 yards.

The Green Bay Packers (10-4) are coming from a 30-20 win over the Oakland Raiders. That was the longest current drought in the NFL.