you must of missed them in last years playoff game - they looked like amateurs and we going to make them look that way tomorrow.

Originally Posted by: Dulak 

BOB McGINN: Formidable, closely matched head coaches, defensive coordinators, quarterbacks, tight ends and wide-receiver corps. But the Saints can't match Clay Matthews, Green Bay's secondary or home field. The edge goes to the Packers.

TOM SILVERSTEIN: The home team has dominated the kickoff game, and the opportunity to get the Saints at home on grass provides a much better shot for the Packers. Watch whether the Saints force the Packers to run the ball and whether the Packers can. Packers 27, Saints 24.

MICHAEL HUNT: If the Saints cannot stop Jermichael Finley, and there's little reason to believe they can, the rest of the Green Bay offense will do more damage than Drew Brees can make up for in an entertaining opener. Packers 31, Saints 27.

GARY D'AMATO: Mike McCarthy's teams have been notoriously slow out of the gate, and the defense will struggle to stop Brees and Co. Still, the Packers have an embarrassment of riches on offense. If the line can keep Aaron Rodgers on his feet, they'll score plenty of points. Packers 31, Saints 28.

TYLER DUNNE: Expect a shootout that goes down to the final possession. New Orleans' newfound balance prevails this time. Saints 34, Packers 31.

LORI NICKEL: Since 2004, the defending Super Bowl champion has hosted - and won the kickoff game, but the last three were close. In the past, Green Bay would start preparing for the opener in the off-season; this year, they started looking at the Saints really just this week, said Tramon Williams. Could be wild. Packers 27, Saints 24.

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Pete Dougherty
Packers 24, Saints 21

The talent is there for a big-time offensive shootout, but early in the season defenses usually prevail. So the Packers get the edge because they have the better defense. Also, since the NFL went to having the defending Super Bowl champs host the Thursday night opener, the home team is 7-0.
Rob Demovsky
Saints 31, Packers 28

The Saints overhauled their running game, but it’s their passing game that’s so dangerous. Drew Brees has been one of the league’s most productive quarterbacks since he arrived in New Orleans in 2006. The Packers’ defense is better than it was when the Saints put up 51 points in the 2008 meeting, but it will have its hands full again.

Kareem Copeland
Packers 30, Saints 27

Aaron Rodgers vs. Drew Brees is the marquee matchup, but it’s the defenses that will decide the game. Can a bulked up Saints defensive line, and the linebackers behind it, take advantage of a Packers offensive line that had preseason problems? Can the exotic Packers defensive scheme get home and keep Brees from hitting pockets opened behind the blitz?

Mike Vandermause
Packers 24, Saints 23

This game features the two best teams in the conference and should provide a sneak preview of the NFC championship game. Although the high-powered offenses generate most of the attention, the outcome will be decided by which defensive playmaker shines, and I’m guessing it will be either Clay Matthews or Charles Woodson.

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