On Deck: Packers at Cardinals

Still, they swept, and Aaron Rodgers suspects for the same main reason.

Let’s not get ahead of ourselves. He threw for 210 yards and two touchdowns with no turnovers while tossing scores to Devante Adams and Randall Cobb. Veteran kicker Mason Crosby is reliable, but the Packers don’t have a game-breaker in the kickoff or punt return game. “And all of a sudden they flipped a switch and it great to see that”. Arizona may win again, but it will be a lot closer with Green Bay covering.

From that point on, the Packers outscored the hosts 35-7. Guess what happened in their next game?

McCarthy spoke of how the offense exploded for the kind of offensive scoring consistency that it had not seen in one game since December 8, 2014 against Atlanta – more than a year.

JAMES JONES, WIDE RECEIVER: “We got first downs”. They ran it 32 times and passed it 36 times.

A month into the concussion protocol, Shields didn’t play when the Packers were slaughtered by the Cardinals two weeks ago.

The Cardinals have the No. 3 defense in the league according to Football Outsiders’ DVOA.

The Cardinals had a franchise best record of 13-3 during the regular season, and there is a lot to study for the Packers.

In addition, the Cardinals will be rested.

James Starks might not excel as a featured back, but the Packers’ resident change-of-pace rusher made plays against Washington, putting up 52 yards and a touchdown on 12 carries, while adding another 12 yards on a pair of receptions.

In addition, the Packers are in the worst situation of any team that won last weekend.

It didn’t take long – officially less than an hour, and anecdotally, even less time than that – but the Cardinals’ game Saturday against the Packers is sold out. A 1A injury to watch – running back DeAngelo Williams would help offset Brown’s loss if he can get on the field this week.

Getting to the point, Aaron Rodgers is not worth it this weekend in daily fantasy.

The key to success for the Cardinals in the playoffs is Carson Palmer.

The Cardinals defense will be prepared for the cleverness that Rodgers uses, something he destroyed the Redskins with. Unfortunately for the Packers, the Cardinals have plenty of talent who can step up, and Patrick Peterson is still leading the secondary and entire defense. The Green Bay quarterback fumbled twice and both were returned for Arizona touchdowns. Tretter really seemed like he settled in following the safety, where quarterback Aaron Rodgers was sacked, allowed by the Packers offense early in the first quarter. They were trying to sub; we caught them with some guys on the field.

After falling behind 11-0, the Packers scored on five consecutive possessions – four touchdowns, one field goal – to look more like the team everyone expected them to be this season. The Cardinals had made it to the Super Bowl against Pittsburgh Steelers in Tampa Bay, Florida, Feb. 1, 2009. The results were much better.