Green Bay has finally found the taste of victory and wants to confirm during this Thursday Night Football.
Kick-off Thursday night to Friday at 2:15 a.m.
Green Bay Packers (4-6) – Tennessee Titans (6-3)
It’s time to start overtime against Dallas last Sunday, the Packers are under pressure. It’s simple, they haven’t won for over a month (Oct. 2 vs. Patriots). A streak of five straight losses that brought the Wisconsin franchise down into the twists and turns of the NFC North. The rest, we know. A success of 3 points gleaned from former coach Mike McCarthy (31-28, ap)
The negative spiral finally broken, it is now necessary to confirm this renewal. Was it just a flash in the pan? Or did Matt LaFleur and his men begin their revival? No need to wait a week for answers, because this Thursday Night Football will be there to enlighten us.
A change in philosophy?
To chain a second consecutive victory, it will be necessary to beat Titans who remain them on 6 wins in 7 games. Only the Chiefs have managed to bring them down for two months. What game plan will Matt LaFleur use? We could see against Dallas that Aaron Rodgers was only used at key moments and that the attack was above all based on the ground game (39 runs against 20 passes attempted). Which isn’t a bad thing when you own Aaron Jones (even AJ Dillon).
Thus the double MVP barely exceeded the 200 yards against the Cowboys (14/20, 224 yards and 3 TDs). Is this strategy simply the result of this match-up against Dallas or a real change in philosophy in Green Bay? It will be interesting to observe it. Especially since Tennessee has the 2nd best defense on the ground in the NFL (85.1 yards/meet). We will still have noted the explosion at the highest level of Christian Watson (4 receptions, 107 yards and 3 TDs). All these beautiful people will have to face one of the strongest defenses in the league (18.7 points conceded per game, 8th in the league). Despite the injuries, the Titans continue to impress.
Derrick Henry wants to catch up
Mike Vrabel’s men indeed held the Broncos to 10 dots last Sunday. More impressively, they contained the Chiefs attack despite the loss (20-17, ap). All with a workforce that suffers losses every week. We already know that many incumbents will not be available for this trip to Green Bay. Center, Ben Jones (concussion)safety, Amani Hooker (shoulder)the kicker, Randy Bullock (calf) or the pass-rusher Bud Dupree (hip) will be notably absent.
One man, on the other hand, will be there: Derrick Henry. The running back has returned to its best level after its complicated end to the season last year. However, he remains on a performance that is not in his standards against Denver (19 attempts for 53 yards or 2.8 yards/race). He will be keen to recover against a Green Bay defense that is struggling in this sector (140.6 yards/game, 26th in the NFL).
