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Date: Nov 24, 2011
ACR Contributor John Czech
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The Green Bay Packers’ fans couldn’t be happier seven weeks into the season. A lot of teams after winning a Super Bowl sometimes fall into a Super Bowl slump. Meaning, they win the Super Bowl and then have a hard time getting back to the playoffs.
The Packers earned another victory over the Christian Ponder led Minnesota Vikings this last week, and although Ponder had a good game, the Packers still came out on top and improved to 7-0 on the year and are starting to look unstoppable. Could the Packers go 16-0? Who could their first loss be?
Here are the remaining games on the Packers schedule:
Packers at Chargers
Vikings vs. Packers
Buccaneers vs. Packers
Packers at Lions
Packers at Giants
Raiders vs. Packers
Packers at Chiefs
Bears vs. Packers
Lions vs. Packers
With the way the Packers have been playing, they could possibly win all of those games. I think that the biggest challenges are going to be against the San Diego Chargers and Chicago Bears.
The Chargers are a great team that could pose a legit threat to the Packers and their perfect season.
The next time the Bears and Packers square off in week 16 you can bet the Bears are going to try to the best of their ability not to get swept by the Packers and suffer four straight matchup losses.
If the Packers are going to go undefeated, there are a few things the Packers need to do.
Pass Defense:Christian Ponder looked pretty good against the Packers. Sure they only allowed him 219 yards, but he didn’t look that bad. If the Packers can keep forcing turnovers in the secondary like they have and keep QBs at 300 or fewer yards per game, they could make a serious run at a perfect season.
Don’t stop offense: Right now Aaron Rodgers is looking like the MVP. The way he spreads the ball around, how accurate he is, and the talent he has to work with on the offense. There have been a few times this year the Packers were down early. Atlanta is the one that comes to mind. They were down quickly but that didn’t stop Rodgers from staying cool and throwing up over 21 unanswered points leading the Packers to a solid win. With an offense like that, they can keep up with anyone in the league and no deficit is too big.
Run the Ball:I’d like to see the offense stay balanced. I know when Rodgers is putting up monster numbers through the air, it can be a bit tough to run the ball, but I still like seeing both Starks and Grant get their touches.
If you lose: Don’t worry about it, shake it off and move on to next week. I really wouldn’t want to see the Packers lose a few straight if they get handed their first loss of the season.
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