• Key Matchups: Packers vs. Lions

  Filed under Aaron Rodgers, Charles Woodson
  Sep 12

  Aaron Rodgers vs. Lions Defense

  Although Rodgers already proved himself last week, Rodgers needs another good performance to gain everyone’s respect. Next week will be a very big week for the Packers and Aaron Rodgers. He can’t struggle this week and then have to face the Cowboys with all the pressure on his back again. Rodgers needs to play well against the Lions since we obviously want to win and he needs to continue to build confidence throughout the season. While the Lions secondary is pretty weak the Packers can’t underestimate them. The Packers need to get out to a quick lead and put the Lions away quickly. The Lions fell behind early last week and they started to tear each other apart. If the Packers get out to an early lead, I can’t see the Lions coming back to win the game.

  Charles Woodson and Al Harris vs Roy Williams and Calvin Johnson

  While most people might not think highly of the Lions offense the Packers can’t underestimate them. The Lions do have a very dangerous passing game if they re given the chance to get on a role. Roy Williams has already shown that he is a very good receiver and most people think Calvin Johnson will have a big season. They are also both big physical receivers which the Packers have had troubles covering in the past. Al Harris and Charles Woodson will have their work cut out for them. If the Packers get on a quick lead I think their job will be easier but they will need to be on the top of their game for the entire game since the Lions could easily catch up as they showed against the Falcons (they still lost by quite a bit but they did make the game closer than it should have been).

  Packers Offensive Line vs. Referees

  While this kind of a joke, it is quite serious at the same time. The Packers’ offensive line really needs to get into shape. They cannot under any circumstances have as many penalties as they did against the Vikings. We shot ourselves in the foot time after time and we just can’t keep doing it. While it might not lose us the game this week it will definently cost us the game against the Cowboys unless we fix these problems and quickly. It’s hard enough winning a game without hurting yourself. Hopefully Mike McCarthy drilled this into the offensive lineman’s heads this week so we won’t have a repeat performance of Monday night.

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