What happened to Chris Johnson? His sister get killed or something? Thoughts and prayers out to the family. From what I recall he was a raw but extremely speedy CB. Had injuries, so he never really developed, iirc.

Originally Posted by: nerdmann 

It will be interesting to see whether the injuries to the Raiders' RBs will turn out to be good or bad news for the Packers. On the one hand, if the Raiders can't do anything on the ground and don't gameplan for a halfway balanced approach, the Packers can focus on stopping the pass and let the odd run play get what it will. On the other hand, we've been gashed through the air, and more passes equals more opportunities for big plays... For both teams :)

Originally Posted by: Porforis 

Well, then this game will be another argument in the "is it better to be able to tackle and force 3 and outs or better to rely on takeaways?" argument.

Originally Posted by: zombieslayer 

This game is gonna be a huge test of our run defense. Can we REALLY stop a power run game up the middle?

Originally Posted by: nerdmann 

Sunday against the Oakland Raiders, the Green Bay Packers will be going for their 19th consecutive victory, which would stand alone as the second-longest streak in NFL history. More important, they would clinch at least the No. 2 seed in the NFC playoffs and thus a first-round bye. (Even if they lose to the Raiders, the Packers could clinch the bye with a loss by the New Orleans Saints.) The value of that week seems clear when you take a look at the Packers' increasingly lengthy injury list.

Kevin Seifert wrote:

The Raiders are 4-2 on the road this season, but haven't won in the Wisconsin in 24 years. You would think the Packers' defense would try to jump on the Raiders' offense early in the game. The Packers have made a relative habit of sending at least one extra pass-rusher this season, doing so 45.4 percent of the time -- the fourth-highest mark in the NFL. And for what it's worth, Raiders quarterback Carson Palmer has a 59.3 passer rating against the blitz this season, the second-lowest mark in the NFL. He has thrown three interceptions, taken eight sacks and completed only 53.6 percent of his passes against five or more rushes this season.

Kevin Seifert wrote:

http://espn.go.com/blog/nfcnorth/post/_/id/35627/final-word-nfc-north-33

Originally Posted by: Nonstopdrivel 

To be clear though, maybe we send an extra pass rusher. But we're 3-4 base, so that means that one extra is still only 4 people.

Or am I wrong here in my understanding of what he means?

Originally Posted by: zombieslayer