No one expects another blowout when Packers meet Cardinals

Green Bay has to do so while returning to the scene of the annihilation as the No. 5 seed heads to Glendale for a Saturday night matchup against the NFC West champion Cardinals in the NFC Divisional Round. Before that, they blew us out, ” Rodgers said. The three combined for 22 of Carson Palmer’s 35 touchdowns. Streaming video of the Green Bay Packers Vs. Arizona Cardinals will also be available on tablet computers by downloading the NBC Sports Live Extra app, as well as on set-top devices such as the Roku and Apple TV.

In the meeting between the Cardinals and Packers in Week 16 of the regular season, Saturday’s hosts dominated the Packers en route to a 38-8 win.

Who to Watch: Carson Palmer was a part of some terrible Bengals teams, but it’s still pretty shocking that this will only be his third career playoff game (second if you don’t count the one where he got knocked out the first play of the game against Pittsburgh).

First things first: If you’re anxious about the team putting in the same effort they did against Seattle, you can forget about it. That game ultimately did not cost the team anything. The quicker the offense operated, the more efficient it ran. He was in for one play before a disgusting knee injury in a loss to Pittsburgh in 2006, and a full-game loss to the New York Jets in 2009. The Packers will find a way to keep the game close and win it in the end. Abbrederis had two receptions for 14 yards against the Redskins. With an average of 19.6 points allowed the defense has been the driving force behind the strong season the Cardinals have had. Two of the turnovers were strip sacks that were returned for touchdowns. The loss of Tyrann Mathieu was a big one.

On Tuesday, the Cardinals put outside linebacker Alex Okafor (toe) on the non-football injury list and defensive tackle Cory Redding (ankle) on injured reserve. Not with a sputtering offense that remains suspect despite showing a spark against Washington. “There’s always room for improvement, especially this week in playing a really good Arizona team that we know what they’re capable of”. Green Bay will need to get after Palmer in order to have success on defense. Shields is now questionable for the game after undergoing concussion protocol this week. He is optimistic to play on Saturday though.

Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers acknowledged the underdog status but said “the pressure’s all going to be on” Arizona.

Looking at the talent of both teams, it is easy to see that one is superior to the other.

The Cardinals took appropriate notice.

The Cardinals had their greatest regular season in franchise history, winning a team record 13 games. Also among the 10 players the Packers listed as probable were running back Eddie Lacy (ribs) and tight end Richard Rodgers (hip). My prediction is that it won’t be a blowout, but it will be a solid win; 32-17 Cardinals.