Aaron Rodgers: ‘We got our mojo going’
What the Seahawks (11-6) now have to do is win at Carolina (15-1), which had the NFL’s best record, including a win at Seattle. Green Bay is likely to give up plenty of yardage against the high-flying Cardinals, but can keep the score within reach for the offense by continuing their trend of holding offenses to field goals in the red zone.
“I talked a lot the last couple weeks about being able to turn it on, and a lot of you probably thought that was lip service”, Rodgers said.
The Redskins and Cousins are expected to reach a new deal before free agency begins. “I think they knew I wasn’t going to panic or anything like that”.
It is hard to blame Cousins for his comments. Each NFC semifinal game is a rematch of a matchup from the regular season, won by the Panthers and Cardinals, respectively. And Rodgers pulled out all his usual tricks, twice going with a quick snap that generated a too-many-men penalty on Washington’s defense. The Cardinals sacked him eight times and also made sure the Packers did not get on track with their running game either.
Aaron Rodgers flashed the familiar brilliance that had recently been missing to remind everyone that the Green Bay Packers are a playoff threat. That’s when the Packers, who struggled in the home stretch of the regular season (losing three of their last six) rolled through the postseason with three road playoff wins en route to a 31-25 win over the Steelers in Super Bowl XLV. “They obviously got a little confidence after the way they played yesterday, and they got some healthy offensive linemen back which will make a big difference in the game”.
Whether Adams is able to play or not, the Packers seem to be very confident in their young wide receiver.
The Arizona Cardinals, now poised with taking on their Week 16 opponents again, open the week as heavy favorites even as the Green Bay Packers throttled the Washington Redskins on Sunday afternoon. “We went in there and played the worst football we could possibly play”.
Green Bay Packers is 9-0 SU when leading at the start of the fourth quarter this season.
Arizona thoroughly dominated Green Bay in the first meeting, limiting Rodgers to just 151 passing yards, his second-lowest total of the season.
The Packers claimed an inspiring 35-18 comeback victory over Washington on Wild Card weekend, winning as 1-point underdogs. They appear poised to administer more punishment now come playoff time.
Green Bay overcame their early jitters, however, to reel off 17 unanswered points and move into a 17-11 lead. And Aaron Rodgers had that look on his face, like, “are you kidding me’ as balls sailed long, passes were dropped and the Redskins led, 11-0”. They are averaging 28.4 points per game at home, fifth-best in the league.