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Re: Bringing Lombardi Home: A Green Bay Packers Franchise (Madden 18)
Week 7 Packers (2-4) vs. New Orleans Saints (3-2)
Pregame Thoughts: Drew Brees and his Saints have a Top 10 Offense which is pretty much the usual down in New Orleans. Our defense has proven it can step up & stop an air raid, refer to Week 2 at Atlanta, but we are also getting beat on the ground rather consistently, refer to Week 6 vs. Minnesota. With Hundley under Center & 3/5's of our starting O Line out for the game, we're going to need a bit of luck. This is one of those weeks and one of those games you just pray things click.
Game Result: 9-29 Loss
Game Injuries: None
Game MVP: Drew Brees (17/26, 239 yards, 3 TD)
Game Thoughts: DB9 and his potent offense managed the game pretty well through the air & on the ground. Things were pretty close going into halftime, the Saints up 13-6, but Brees connected with Corey Fuller (7 catches, 97 yards, 1 TD) & Michael Thomas (5 catches, 57 yards, 1 TD) shortly after halftime scores. Mark Ingram (32 attempts, 131 yards) & Adrian Peterson (10 attempts, 42 yards) ate the clock alive on the ground in the second half. Neither had phenomenal games given the number of attempts, but when you just keep running, the clock keeps moving. Ty Montgomery (12 attempts, 73 yards, 1 TD) could have put together a really solid game, but since we got down fast we needed to pass. Brett Hundley (21/38, 237 yards, 2 INT) got picked once on a bad throw & the other was a garbage late game INT. Hundley didn't play "bad", he just didn't do that well. Clay Matthews (4 tackles, 2.0 sacks) and Mike Daniels (9 tackles, 2.0 sacks) were pretty savage on the line, solid days from both of them.
Postgame Thoughts: I thought we played pretty well despite the loss. I'm not usually chipper following a loss, but we had some solid moments. We managed to hang with the Saints till half, where, unfortunately, they pulled away thanks to a good ground game & some nice tosses from Brees. Hundley had some trouble getting into a rhythm against a pretty poor defense that would have likely just been exploited by Mr. Rodgers. At 2-5 we are in a pretty bad spot...but stay with us Packer faithful, we'll figure it out.
Week 8 Packers (2-5) vs. BYE WEEK (0-0)
Week 9 Packers (2-5) vs. Detroit Lions (2-5)
Pregame Thoughts: Looks like bad fortune has hit Matthew Stafford and his Lions as well, so far this season. Detroit is a good team, boasting a Top 10 Offense, but their defense has some holes, pretty similar to New Orleans. We failed to score on the bad defense last week, but we managed to keep Brees & company down in points till pretty much the 3rd and 4th quarters. If we are going to win this game, we need to get out front early & keep up in a shoot out. Easier said than done with Hundley under Center.
Game Result: 15-47 Loss
Game Injuries: None
Game MVP: Matthew Stafford (23/31, 237 yards, 4 TD)
Game Thoughts: Ever have one of those games where you say to your team, "alright, this is exactly what we cannot have happen"...then it happens? That pretty much sums up today vs. Detroit. Stafford got his offense rolling very quickly & they wanted a shoot out. Problem is, we couldn't deliver. Brett Hundley (16/32, 203 yards, 1 TD, 5 INT) got picked a few times trying to create some magic, can't really blame him for trying. There were a couple garbage INT's in there towards the end, so I'd really say he got picked maybe 2-3 times total, but it was enough to do some damage. Theo Riddick (32 attempts, 170 yards) blasted us on the ground to make things a pretty nasty duel threat for the Lions. How is this team & this offensive unit 2-5? I want to note Ty Montgomery (14 attempts, 77 yards), because, despite the loss, he averaged a strong 5.5 yards per carry. Between last week's 6.0 ypc and this week's, Montgomery is playing good ball. (R) Jamaal Williams (3 attempts, 22 yards) also got in on the action and put together 7.3 yards per carry, atta boy. Jordy Nelson (5 catches, 101 yards, 1 TD) scored our only TD in the loss & he's been pretty reliable no matter what. The defense did not come to play today, maybe Matthews and Daniels used up their juice recording 4 sacks on Brees last week.
Postgame Thoughts: With Rodgers making a comeback in Week 10, Week 9 was a bit of a "let's see what happens, week". At 2-6, our record isn't something to play around with, but there's only so much you can do with a backup QB, 2/5's a starting O Line, and a defense who isn't filled with playmakers.
Week 10 Packers (2-6) vs. Chicago Bears (4-4)
Pregame Thoughts: Mr. Rodgers is officially back and it looks like Lane Taylor, David Bakhtiari, and Corey Linsley will be making their way back each week for the next 3 games. Here's the deal: the Bears aren't a New York Jets or San Francisco 49ers, but they are a team we should not be losing to. Mitchell Trubisky started a few games, but it looks like they've moved things to Mike Glennon down the stretch.
Game Result: 31-32 Loss
Game Injuries: None
Game MVP: Jordan Howard (24 attempts, 114 yards, 2 TD)
Game Thoughts: *&%#!!!! It's very frustrating when you play 59:56 minutes of hard football, only to lose it on probably the easiest play of the day. We set Mason Crosby up for the game winner, maybe, 15 yards out? We had a pretty damn good line on the ball, though it was windy, and it nailed the right goal post and bounced back into the endzone as time expired. I don't really have a ton to note on this game. Aaron Rodgers (30/41, 331 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT) was pretty good in his return, the lone INT was pretty junk & I think the Bears went 3 and out on the ensuing drive. Ty Montgomery (6 attempts, 28 yards) went down early to a one day injury, but (R) Jamaal Williams (20 attempts, 65 yards, 1 TD) filled in and recorded a score. Randall Cobb (12 catches, 174 yards, 2 TD) made fantasy owners very happy & really enjoyed Rodgers' return. We managed to record 4 sacks on Mike Glennon (25/37, 272 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT), one each from Clay Matthews (3 tackles, 1.0 sacks), Kenny Clark (3 tackles, 1.0 sacks), (R) Montravious Adams (4 tackles, 1.0 sacks), and Mike Daniels (2 tackles, 1.0 sacks). Our troubles evidently rested in the hands of our secondary and linebackers, whom couldn't contain Chicago's big man, Zach Miller (5 catches, 59 yards, 2 TD) who gave them the go ahead in the 4th.
Postgame Thoughts: Like I said, losing the game on a 15 yard FG is very frustrating. Our offense played well, 31 points, can't say anything about that. Defensively, we lacked, once again, and the holes in MLB & CB are clearly dragging us down. The season is becoming a do or die at this point, come on Pack!
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