Packers Seek Redemption Going into Bye Week

Let's take a look back at all the Packers highlights from last week's game against the Chargers:

That pretty much sums it up. That was one of the poorest efforts I have ever seen and 3 hours of my life I'll never get back. I'm not sure what happened, but this roster is not talented enough to just show up and win football games. While I still love this team they still have yet to really play a complete and dominate football game which scares me. It is not cause for panic but we will see what they're made of against a very underrated Carolina team.

Key Injuries:

Nothing major here for either team. The only one that really sticks out is Adrian Amos with the Hamstring. Pettine loves to use him to match-up with the TE (Olsen) and RB (McCaffrey). It's unknown how severe but losing him for this one will not be ideal.

Another bright spot for Green Bay is the activation of Safety Ibraheim Campbell from the PUP. Campbell provides some much needed depth to the Secondary and hopefully can sure up the middle of the field which might as well be the Red Sea thus far.

KEY Match-ups:

Keep Christian McCaffrey Under 500 Yards

Seriously though, the guy has been unreal this year with 881 on the ground, 363 receiving, and 10 tuddys. Green Bay's absymal 24th ranked Run D giving up 127.7 a game is not stopping him. The Packers need to force Kyle Allen to win deep much like they did to Kirk Cousins. If you give teams short conversions no defense will be successful. I'm hoping Pettine will make that adjustment with a bigger unit and dare Kyle Allen to throw on 1st and 2nd down. This defense does not work if the QB is able to get the ball out quick and short, they are built on covering mid-deep routes and allowing the Smith's to get home.

Run the Ball, Run the Ball, and then Run the Ball again.

Nothing has changed since the beginning of the year. If the Packers want 12 to be that BAAAAAAD Man they need to keep the defense off balance. Somehow the Panthers have a worse rush D than Green Bay which means they're pretty fucking bad. Get Aaron Jones going early and open up some lanes for Rodgers. The Panthers are +6 on the year in turnover margin so as long as we can run effectively and get the ball out of Aaron's hand the Packers should be able to keep McCaffrey on the sidelines.

Prediction/Final Score:

Need this one boys. Can't go into the Bye on a two-game skid especially with a critical game against the 49ers on the otherside. That was an embarassing effort from the entire team but it's time for some of the guys to take that next step (looking at you Jaire, and WR corps), these guys have been mighty quiet lately and we can't have that this week. Bulaga, Bahkti, and Blake, time to be leaders. It's no secret this has not been your best year, but, there is still time to turn it around and get rested next week. Sack up and play hard and get ready to go hand San Fran the first L of the season after a dominant win this Sunday.

Packers win this one in a Thriller^^^ at home on a last possession drive.

Green Bay 28

Panthers 24

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