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Green Bay Packers ( 8 - 2 )
[list]Total Offense = 17th
Passing Offense = 11th
Rushing Offense = 18th

Total Defense = 28th
Passing Defense = 23rd
Rushing Defense = 25th

Points For = 25.0 (9th)
Points Against = 20.5 (14th)[/list]



San Francisco 49ers ( 9 - 1 )
[list]Total Offense = 5th
Passing Offense = 15th
Rushing Offense = 2nd

Total Defense = 2nd
Passing Defense = 1st
Rushing Defense = 20th

Points For = 29.5 (2nd)
Points Against = 15.5 (2nd)[/list]

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49er rushing offense – 2nd
Packer rushing defense - 25th

Storm clouds on the horizon

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Looks like on paper this one can be chalked up as a loss.
But both teams have to play the game and the game on the field can be much different than the stats on paper might indicate.
I like the Packers 37-31.

One thing that keeps getting overlooked is who has SF played? Seattle and the Rams are the only two teams with winning records. They lost to Seattle. Green Bay has beaten Minnesota, Dallas, Oakland and KC.

1 San Francisco 49ers SOS .382 SOV .337
2 Green Bay Packers SOS .500 SOV .518

Granted teams with winning records tend to have lower SOV by the very nature of winning all the time but not Green Bay. They have the highest SOS and SOV of the playoff teams. #8 Phillie has a higher SOS at .520. Only #13 Atlanta has a higher SOV at .600.


Green Bay wins on their second try on the Left Coast.

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I'm going with 49ers in this one. 49ers are 3rd and Packers are 8th in the Zero Rankings. I think that is going to hold true.

49ers strengths are the Packers weaknesses.

If the Packers are leading at half time, they will win the game.

Packers 17
49ers 35

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SF 5-3? I know, must be a misprint.

Anyway, I think Zero is right on this one. Although I HOPE he’s wrong.

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Stats don't tell all by any means. SF is 2nd in rushing offense because they run the ball the second most of any team. They average a very average 4.3 yards per carry to the Packers 4.2. In 10 games each SF has run the ball 109 more times yet only have the same number of rushing TD's (13). I also see where they are 2nd in points allowed at 15.5 but in the last 3 they have allowed 26 ppg. So I'm not ready to take all these stats and go run and hide in my room. The more we can score the less they can just hand the ball off.

It's a week to week league. The Packers are rested and healthier than SF and when it gets to this time of year these non-statistical factors are huge. You don't think the Smith's won't be recharged and ready to get after Jimmy G? He's looked pretty darn shaky under pressure. There comes a time in the season when teams can look back later and say "that's when we turned the corner." Everything is aligned for that time to be now.

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Teans to root for this week.

THE EAGLES vs Seahawks
THE PATRIOTS vs Cowboys
THE PANTHERS @ The Saints
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Packers coming off their bye, everybody healthy!

Not going to Frisco till Saturday.
I guess Lefleur learned from the San Diego trip.

49r's are tough but they are vulnerable.

I expect The Packers to show a few unscouted looks.
Coaches have had 2 weeks to finalize their game plan.

This game will be won in the trenches.

Packers win time of possession and the turnover battle and they will be on top at the end.

Aaron Rodgers throws for 225yds and 2 Td's.
Jones and Williams combine for 150yds on the ground another 75 through the air .

Defense gets 2 interceptions.

Packers 31
49r's 30


BOOK IT!

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Mind tells me 49ers and the under 24-13.
My torso (gut and heart) says Packers 20-17

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George Little and Emmanuel Sanders are expected to play for San Francisco tonight.

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