Posted by ESPN.com’s Kevin Seifert
Green Bay has emerged from a soft portion of their schedule with two lopsided victories and sole possession of second place in the NFC North. That’s the bottom line after Sunday’s 31-3 cakewalk at Cleveland, which followed last week’s 26-0 shutout of Detroit.
I’m not sure if there is a worse tackling team than the Browns, who missed multiple chances to stop tight end Spencer Havner and receiver Donald Driver on their 45-yard and 71-yard touchdown receptions, respectively. But quarterback Aaron Rodgers wasn’t sacked for the first time all season and got by on a season-low 20 passes, thanks in large part to a season-high 202 rushing yards.
A few of you were upset because I didn’t give the Packers more credit for last week’s victory over the Lions. So I’ll say this: We’ve seen some encouraging things from Green Bay the past two weeks. If they’re legitimate improvements, they’ll show up next Sunday in what will be a huge division game against Minnesota.
A victory over the Vikings would pull the Packers within a half-game of the division lead at the season’s midpoint. Let the hype begin!
Green Bay has emerged from a soft portion of their schedule with two lopsided victories and sole possession of second place in the NFC North. That’s the bottom line after Sunday’s 31-3 cakewalk at Cleveland, which followed last week’s 26-0 shutout of Detroit.
I’m not sure if there is a worse tackling team than the Browns, who missed multiple chances to stop tight end Spencer Havner and receiver Donald Driver on their 45-yard and 71-yard touchdown receptions, respectively. But quarterback Aaron Rodgers wasn’t sacked for the first time all season and got by on a season-low 20 passes, thanks in large part to a season-high 202 rushing yards.
A few of you were upset because I didn’t give the Packers more credit for last week’s victory over the Lions. So I’ll say this: We’ve seen some encouraging things from Green Bay the past two weeks. If they’re legitimate improvements, they’ll show up next Sunday in what will be a huge division game against Minnesota.
A victory over the Vikings would pull the Packers within a half-game of the division lead at the season’s midpoint. Let the hype begin!
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Kevin Seifert
Seifert joined ESPN.com in 2008 after covering the Minnesota Vikings for the Minneapolis Star Tribune for eight years. He lives in the Twin Cities with his wife and daughter.