Will the Favorite Green Bay Packers win against the Arizona Cardinals?

The simple answer is they are just playing better football.

Comparing the two quarterbacks you can see fairly simply that Aaron Rodgers, quarterback for the Packers has more potential to have an explosive game and put points on the board. He has been having a good season and the Packers have won the past few games.

When you compare that to the fact that the Cardinals have lost the last 3 games then the momentum is clearly on Green Bay’s side.

You might be asking at this point, “What about quarterback Kevin Kolb and his receivers Andre Roberts and Larry Fitzgerald for the Cardinals?” Yes I agree they have some potential and it’s true that Kolb is now over 1100 yards passing, but Kolb is still out this week due to a rib injury. At the present time it is not known when he will return this season.

That means that Arizona will have to rely on the backup quarterback John Skelton. His percentage the past 2 games has been reasonable, but this is his 3rd season and I just don’t think he has shown he has what it takes to make the big plays against the Packers defense.

I think that outside line backer for the Packers; Clay Matthews and company, D.J. Smith, Tramon Williams, Sam Sheilds and the rest of the defensive line will just be too much for Skelton and he will be hurried and be forced to make passing decisions on the move and make key mistakes and the incompletes will mount up early in the game.

It’s also true the the Packers have had hurt players to deal with. Some of their top receivers are out due to injuries. Greg Jennings is out due to having surgery on a hamstring injury and Jordy Nelson has not been practicing the past few days so it is not known if he will play on Sunday. This is not good but luckily the Packers have other receivers to go to such as Randall Cobb and James Jones.

In fact I think the Green Bay will take an early lead in the first half of the football game and will hold that lead throughout the entire game.

I think the biggest threat to the Packers offense will be a combination of the blitz and trying to force Rodgers into making mistakes in hopes to force an interception or at least incomplete passes. This will not be easy for them since Rodgers handles himself well both in and out of the pocket, it will be up to his receivers to make the plays.

Although it may take a possession or two to get the rythym down I see the Packers with a clear win over the Cardinals and see no reason why they would have too much trouble making the point spread. Last I checked this was sitting with Green Bay as 10 point favorites and although this is a bit overly confident I think they will make this.

An impressive win in the game by the Denver Broncos over the New Orleans Saints.

The first play of the 4th quarter has the Broncos scoring a touchdown and taking the score to 31 to 7. Denver has the lead.

The Saints again are unable to convert against the defense of Denver. After a good punt Denever sarts the drive from deep in their territory.

It doesn’t take long and Manning gets them out of their own territory and has them in mid field quickly. The Denver offense has been doing well both in the air and they haven’t done terrible on the ground either. Obviously they have many more yards in the air, but they have been adding a bit of running plays in to the mixture well and have managed to keep the Saints defense guessing.

Even though Manning is unable to convert on this drive and they are forced to kick, they have a great punt and the will get the ball back on their own 2 yard line.

Again the defense of the Broncos shut down the Saints offense and get the ball back. They convert the drive into 3 more points and now the score stands at 34 to 7.

With only 5 plus minutes left in the game it would take more than just a simple miracle to take the game back but at this point the Saints must work on converting on their drives and reduce the mistakes.

New Orleans has a decent drive and makes it to mid field. After fighting their way to a few first downs they actually manage to make it into the end zone again for the second time in the game. This takes the score to 14 Saints to 34 Broncos.

The Broncos get the ball back and will have just enough time to run one play as we get to the two minute warning. Manning does not go in for their last possession and Denver punts. The Saints come on to the field for a kneel down and Denver wins with a final score of 34 to 14.

Denver Broncos win football game over New Orleans Saints by defense

Peyton Manning is a great quarterback and the Bronco offense have made a number of really good plays, but I honestly think this football game was won by the Denver defense.

When you talk about a game being won or loss by the defense in many cases you would most likely think the person was speaking about offensive line penetration when in the case of the Saints against the Broncos we are speaking about coverage on the receivers.

This is quite evident since the Denver Broncos has been doing a much better job of being there in the face of the receivers whereas the Bronco receivers have managed to get free of their coverage and making the completions.

Having a defense that played as well as Denvers did tonight against the Saints is just the kind of team play that backs up an offense with a quarterback like Peyton Manning.

I think it is this kind of game play that will win them the conference and give them an excellent shot at the division.

The Broncos hold the lead throughout the 3rd quarter against the Saints

The Broncos are controlling the ball well and they end up with another touchdown extending the lead over the Saints to 24 to 7.

The Broncos do not have the game won just yet. Don’t forget that last week against the Buccaneers the Saints were down by 14 and ended up coming back and winning the game by 7 points.

Even though that is the case it didn’t happen on this drive and they punt the ball again with a bit over 5 minutes left in the third quarter.

The Saints defense stops the next drive giving them another offensive shot at turning things back around. But they are unable to and it’s Broncos ball again.

As the third quarter ends the Broncos still have the ball and the lead with the score at 24 to 7 of New Orleans.

The Denver Broncos lead the football game at the end of the first half against the New Orleans Saints

The Saints even up the score on the first play of the second quarter. The score is tied at 7 each. Good solid defense from the Saints and they stop Denver at mid field and force them to punt.

On the next possession and true to form Drew Brees is throwing very accurately as expected. And even though they make it to mid field they can not convert and decide to go for it on 4th down. instead of converting the down he throws an interception and the Broncos get the ball back at mid field.

On the first play of the drive a play fake and pass puts them in Saints territory on the 23. Denver makes the score and they take the lead. Score stands at 14 to 7.

The Broncos defense keeps Brees from scoring on this drive and Manning gets the ball back with just over 4 minutes left in the half.

Denver takes the field goal near the end of the half which does extend their lead to 10. The half time score is 14 Denver to 7 New Orleans.

Expecting big passing numbers from both the New Orleans and Denver, the first quarter is shockingly low scoring.

Not much there for Drew Brees and they go 3 and out in their first drive. Broncos get the ball on the 32 with a fair catch for their first drive. Surprisingly the Broncos also go 3 and out and it’s time for the Saints to have another drive.

Brees and company have a much better drive but they can not convert the first down once they reach mid field and punt. The Saints down the ball close to the one so the Broncos will take over deep in their own territory and need a first down just to get some breathing room.

It takes two runs but they get the first down. 4 plays and 4 runs for Willis McGahee and they have their second first down. Then a nice pass to Demaryius Thomas and they are in Saints territory.

A few plays and it’s first and goal on the 1/2 yard line. The Broncos score on the next play and they take the lead and it’s 7 to 0.

The Bronco defense really needs to shut down Brees at this point and give the Broncos the early edge and an attempt to keep the Saints from gaining any momemtum. And they do just that and in fact strip the ball away from Brees and almost force a turnover but the Saints manage to recover but are forced to punt.

The New Orleans defense need to keep Manning guessing more then ever now. Allowing them to get a touchdown lead this early in the game would be a bad thing for sure. And the defense does step up and they force a turnover.

As the 1st quarter is winding down the Saints are just getting into Bronco territory. Denver has the lead 7 to 0.

The 4th quarter of the Cowboys vs Giants football game turns out to be more exciting than most would have thought compared to the first half.

The Giants do manage to get the lead back and the score is now 26 to 24.

In the middle of another very good drive by the Cowboys and they turn the ball over once again. This mistake could easily cost Dallas the game just when they were starting to gain control back.

Unable to turn the drive after the fumble into a touchdown they do manage to get within field goal distance and take the 3. This puts the score at 29 to 24.

In order for Dallas to take the lead back and ultimately win the game on their next possession they must get in to the end zone. They have just over 3 minutes to do so.

The final drive of the Cowboys has been the best and most impressive drive of the entire game hands down. Romo got the Cowboys to just inside the red zone but ends up throwing another interception (his 4th in the game) on 4th and 1 on the NY 19.

The Giants have the ball and only 1 minute left in the game they need only to run a few plays and hold on to the ball. They are unable to get a first down and must punt the ball.

The Cowboys get the ball back with 44 seconds left on the clock but are out of time outs. The Cowboys show their stuff and Romo does a good job moving the ball and they manage the clock well. What could be a miracle winning hail Mary pass with 10 seconds left is caught in the end one but the receivers hand hits the back line before he lands so it is ruled an in-complete pass.

Romo actually gets two more pass attempts but is unable to do the job and they run their last play with 1 second left.

The Giants hold the lead and win with a final score of 29 to 24.

The Cowboys played a much better quarter and get the lead back by the end of the quarter.

Dallas has the first possession in the 3rd and does well with it. They get into NY territory fairly quickly. they do get into the red zone and do so while getting a first down. They end up getting another first down on about the 1/2 so it’s first and goal.

The Giants defense stops them at the goal and force them into a 4th down attempt on the 1/2. Tony Romo gets his first rushing touchdown of the game and runs it in for the points. It is now back to a 1 score game and the score is Dallas 17 to NY 23.

The momemtum in this drive certainly has been on the Dallas side and the Giants need to protect the ball well on their next possession so the game does not get away from them.

Dallas has scored 17 unanswered points and stop the Giants on their first drive and will get the ball back and with a decent return get the ball on about the 41.

Tony Romo and the rest of his offense has been playing this quarter with much more confidence. They do get in to the end zone and suddenly the Giants lead had dried up and Dallas has the lead back at 24 to 23.

As the 3rd quarter nears the end a big mistake by the Giants and they turn the ball over giving Dallas a big shot at now extending their 1 point lead.

Dallas has made many mistakes in the first half and NY Giants have capitalized with the lead at the half.

Another field goal by NY and the lead is extended even further. Then if that wasn’t enough but another interception thrown by Tony Romo and NY takes the pick in for another touchdown.

The Giants now have a 23 point lead and have held the Cowboys to a no score game. On the next possession by the Giants, Dallas manages to force a fumble and recover the ball. The Cowboys must do something on this possession as a boost of confidence and to get at least some momemtum before the end of the half.

This drive saw Romo with more incomplete passes and the Dallas offense just can’t make anything happen. The Giants defense is doing a good job of keeping the receivers covered and not allowing Romo to do anything effective within the pocket and they must punt again.

Dallas defense played this drive well and forces NY to punt. If Dallas wants to get back into this game at all they just have to stop making the mistakes they made early in the game.

A few good throws and good catches, even in heavy traffic and Dallas is moving the ball well again early in the drive. They have started a few other drives this way but it does appear they are ready to turn things around even if only for the moment.

A first down deep in NY territory and they may be able to turn it into a score. And they do manage to get the touchdown and put the first points up for Dallas. This was a very important score for them since the last thing they would have wanted to to go to the locker room being shut out.

Dallas does not force a 3 and out but they do stop the Giants and they punt. The Cowboys start the drive with average field position and get a first down on the first play. Then they get a deep pass and suddenly have the ball approaching the red zone on about the 24 and are within scoring distance just as the 2 minute warning on the half arrives.

Once again the NY defense stops Romo on 3rd down and they take a 51 yard field goal. They have cut the lead to 13 and the score is Dallas 10 to NY 23. NY has under a minute left and 3 time outs in the half to try and increase their lead.

NY is unable to do anything on the drive and the half time score is Dallas 23 to Giants 10.