Arizona Cardinals Cannot Underestimate Dangerous Green Bay Packers

Isn’t it nice to see Aaron Rodgers in a rhythm again?

The Green Bay Packers hope to reach back-to-back conference championships for the first time since the 90s.

Thanks to a running game explosion and quarterback Aaron Rodgers rediscovering the form that made him last season’s MVP, the Green Bay Packers (11-6) move on to the NFC’s Divisional Round where they’ll face the formidable Arizona Cardinals (13-3) on Saturday night at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. I said this week that it just takes one. After a rugged sixteen game season, the Cardinals also benefitted from the rest that they earned with a bye last week. If the Cardinals play with that same intensity, grit, and talent…then they can do the exact same thing they did to the Packers in Week 16. Still, though, they looked pretty great after a slow start in a throttling of the NFC East champion Redskins on the road on Sunday.

The playoff experience of Rodgers is too tough to pass up in this game, especially since the Packers are slightly bigger underdogs this time around.

The betting lines should change and predictions will undoubtedly change over the course of the week, but the consensus among writers and talking heads is that this is a game the Cardinals need to win, a game they have won before, and a game that should be theirs. When he hit Davante Adams for a 10-yard touchdown that gave the Packers a 17-11 halftime lead, Rodgers danced and threw some fist pumps. Rodgers had a disastrous day with two fumbles lost on sacks that were returned for touchdowns. Will the Packers be good enough to march into Arizona and steal one? The Over/Under (O/U) line is now at 50 points for this match up. CB Sam Shields remains in the concussion protocol…. Eddie Lacy and James Starks each scored for the Packers. There are no doubts, however, that the Packers pass rush will be able to get to Carson Palmer. And based on the talk – on sports talk radio – fans are feeling good about the team’s chances.

The Green Bay Packers, meanwhile, started off slow but eventually started putting up points, with quarterback Aaron Rodgers throwing two touchdown passes and the running game pounding the Redskins’ defense. He came out here and he played ball like he always does.

Later, Cousins connected with tight end Jordan Reed for a 24-yard score and, after a missed extra-point attempt, it was 11-0.

Here are five reasons the Arizona Cardinals will win Super Bowl 50. Their second half of the season was fantastic. “So it’s going to be a more competitive game, I bet”. After allowing a first-quarter sack and safety, Tretter didn’t allow so much as a pressure against Preston Smith, the NFL’s rookie sack leader.

Alright, so the Packers believe they can make a run.