If the Wild Card round proved anything it's that these games come down to the end. Hopefully GB makes the plays it's made in the past to get to 13-3. Both of these teams have played a bunch of close games with neither beating the hell out of their opponents often. When GB has started fast and jumped out to a lead they have most often turned around and given it up. On the other hand when the opposing team has lead at halftime our D has been excellent holding teams down in the second half.
The No. 1 key to the game is keeping Aaron Jones on the field. This, of course, means the defense needs to do it's part holding the Seachickins from building a lead.
According to Barnwell, the Packers are third in the NFL in expected points added per play with Jones on the field, and 29th when he’s replaced by backup Jamaal Williams. And Jones helps Aaron Rodgers in a big way, too.
When Jones is on the field, Rodgers’ QBR is 67.7. When he’s not, it plummets to 28.7.These stats are staggering! This tells me the duel threat that Jones provides allows Rodgers to run the offense the way it's supposed to be run and ramps up the success rate of play action. Matt LaFleur has said they will run the plays that have been successful and cull out the ones that haven't. This has to mean we will see a heavy dose of Jones on Sunday.
"The train is leaving the station."