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The Packers have lost DE/DT Cullen Jenkins for the season due to a torn pectoral muscle. His season ends with 13 tackles and 2 sacks for the Packers this season. Jenkins is one player that the Packers couldn’t afford to lose as he is a good pass rusher and run defender.
The Packers season ended with a thud yesterday in the bitter cold. Brett Favre’s excellent season ended with an interception on his last pass of the season which set up the Giants game winning field goal in OT. Brett Favre completed 19 of 35 passes for 236 yards with 2 TD passes and 2 interceptions. Ryan Grant couldn’t repeat his success of last week as he only rushed for 28 yards on 14 carries (2.0 ypc). Donald Driver had a great game as he caught 5 passes for 141 yards (28.2 avg) with a TD grab. TE David Lee pitched in with 3 receptions for 35 yards (11.7 avg) with a TD catch. The Packers finished up with 28 yards rushing on 14 carries (2.0 ypc) and they also completed 19 of 35 passes for 236 yards.
Safety Atari Bigby and tackle Corey Williams led the way for the Packers Defense with 9 tackles apiece. The Giants finished up with 134 yards rushing on 39 carries (3.4 ypc) and they also completed 21 of 40 passes for 246 yards.
This should be a great game to watch on T.V. as the game time temperature is expected to be 4 degrees. Still, the Giants and Packers are used to cold weather so the best team will still likely win the game.
The Giants will need to run the football effectively to have any chance to win this football game. That’s because the Packers don’t blitz often which leaves their linebackers in pass coverage which will hurt the Giants when they try to throw short. With that in mind the Giants will likely try to pound the football with Brandon Jacobs and Ahmad Bradshaw. It will be interesting to see who wins the battle up front because if the Giants can’t run the ball and give Eli Manning time to throw the ball this game will be over quick.
The Packers will likely lean on their running game in the frigid weather. This will likely be a problem for the Giants who had big problems last week with Marion Barber. Ryan Grant rushed for 201 yards last week against the Seahawks and he’ll be looking to make the Giants pay for trading him to the Packers for a 6th round pick. The Giants will likely have huge problems with Brett Favre because he gets rid of the ball so fast that it will likely negate the Giants pass rush which is the strength of their team.
PREDICTION: GREEN BAY PACKERS 28, NEW YORK GIANTS 13
The Packers got off to a rough start in this game as two Ryan Grant fumbles set up TDs for the Seahawks….but that just seemed to get the Packers angry. Brett Favre was outstanding last Saturday as he completed 18 of 23 passes for 173 yards with 3 TD passes. Ryan Grant was outstanding after his fumbles. He carried the ball 27 times for 201 yards (7.4 ypc) with 3 TD runs and he also caught 2 passes for 6 yards. Rookie Brandon Jackson also had an outstanding game. He carried the ball 8 times for 43 yards (5.4 ypc) and he also caught 1 pass….for a 13-yard TD. WR Greg Jennings was also outstanding as he caught 6 passes for 71 yards (11.8 avg) with 2 TD grabs. The Packers controlled the football for 34 minutes in this game which helped them physically dominate this game. The Packers finished up with 235 yards rushing on 35 carries (6.7 ypc) and they also completed 18 of 23 passes for 173 yards.
The Packers defense turned in a outstanding team effort in shutting down the Seahawks. Atari Bigby (7 tackles) and Cullen Jenkins (3 tackles, 1.5 sacks) led the way for the Packers on defense. The Seahawks finished up with 28 yards rushing on 18 carries (1.6 ypc) and they also completed 19 of 33 passes for 172 yards.
