Packers QB Aaron Rodgers Better in Fast Lane

While Green Bay has a strong offensive line, the Eagles front-seven has the playmakers to throw even Rodgers’ jazz-beat timing off. Philadelphia wins a tight one on Monday Night Football. “I’m very optimistic that he’s going to go”.

“I feel like we can run the table. Keeping it simple, but definitely trying to get my feet wet out there”. The Packers’ defense has gotten blown up in recent weeks, giving up 153 total points (38.25 per game) during their four-game losing streak.

The Eagles will also be looking to test Green Bay’s secondary.

The offense in those games has had slow starts, too.

Ryan suffered an ankle injury early in the team’s November 13 game at Tennessee, missing almost all of that game and sitting out last week’s loss at Washington. In addition to praising Rodgers, he pointed to the quarterback’s strong connection with receiver Jordy Nelson as a point of concern for Phily’s defense.

Rodgers and Nelson also improvise well, several Eagles said, which allows them to make plays when Rodgers escapes from the pocket.

A little balance could help, too.

There’s not much time left for the Packers to get the season turned back in the right direction after host Washington pummeled them 42-24 on Sunday night.

“We didn’t see that coming”, Rodgers said of the second-half shootout vs. Washington. “That starts with our coaching staff”. We’ve kind of gone through some different variations of offense. Philadelphia surrendered 152 rushing yards and a touchdown to Seattle and now rank No. 19 in the league with 105.7 yards allowed per game.

That is why Michael has been spending most of his time catching up on the playbook.

That effort will start with a second straight prime time game this Monday as they take a trip to Philadelphia to take on the Eagles who had a rough day of their own getting spanked 26-15 last Sunday in Seattle to fall to 5-5 and last place in the NFC East. He did say he might call on his old friend to visit the team at some point and share a few words.

Thomas normally plays on passing downs and Bradford just came off the practice squad. Head coach Mike McCarthy announced Wednesday that Pro Bowl cornerback Sam Shields will remain on injured reserve the rest of the season because of a concussion that has kept him out since the final moments of Green Bay’s season-opening win at the Jacksonville Jaguars on September 11. Fletcher Cox and the rest of the defenders are only concerned with the potent Aaron Rodgers they see on film and Cox believes Rodgers is still on of the best quarterbacks in the NFL. Playing without their top two – Sam Shields and Damarious Randall – and their No. 4 (Demetri Goodson) – the Packers have been destroyed the past three weeks by the Colts, Titans and Redskins. Lang missed the Redskins game.

He still recalls fondly his two backup stints in Green Bay (1995-98, 2001-04), and he considers all the coaches he played for and coached with – Mike Holmgren, Andy Reid, Mike Sherman, among others – a part of the head coach he is, though he added his experience as a player gives him a good feel for the locker room as well. They have lost four games in row. Wendell Smallwood led the Eagles ground game with 48 yards on 13 carries while Ryan Mathews logged just 31 yards on his 7 carries. “They’re very passionate fans – even your friends down the street when you go home at night”.

Manning had three TD passes as the Giants (8-3) won their sixth straight.