McCarthy was asked about the weather and the Falcons come Sunday and he had a typical coach answer saying that is a "loser mentality" if you are looking at that as a team...

Well, I see it differently than McCarthy and the example was right in front of your face this past Monday night. A dome team playing outside in bad weather absolutely sucked ass.

Look at this...Atlanta has played in NINE domed games and in THREE outside games no further north than Carolina. Take that as you'd like, but you can't look past that advantage. What is Atlanta going to do? Turn their AC to 12 degrees in HOTlanta and practice? No.

Its an advantage and I hope it comes into play.

If Rodgers plays, this shouldn't be a game. Packers win by 14.

If Flynn plays, this game will be close. He is going to have to play great so that the Packers can open the run game up.

Steven Jackson will most likely run all over our defense since they can't even tackle an infant. I am so down about this defense, I have no faith in them playing even a decent game. Softest defense in the entire NFL.

Packers- 24
Falcons- 21

Originally Posted by: Yerko 

Here’s the full injury report:
•T David Bakhtiari (illness, did not practice)
•TE Brandon Bostick (concussion, full participation)
•C Evan Dietrich-Smith (knee/ankle, did not practice)
•LB Jamari Lattimore (quadriceps, full participation)
•OLB Mike Neal (abdomen, did not practice)
•OLB Nick Perry (foot, limited participation)
•DT Ryan Pickett (knee, did not practice)
•QB Aaron Rodgers (collarbone, limited participation)
•DE C.J. Wilson (ankle, did not practice)



Hopefully Pickett is just a cautionery move, but have to agree, without Pickett, Neal and Wilson, that means The d-line is going to be overused if The Packers offense cannot sustain drives.

Originally Posted by: buckeyepackfan 

Nick Perry will be the "elephant" run stuffing OLB on the left side instead of Neal. We'll get Lattimore back, though. Sucks losing our three primary run stuffers.

Thing is, the Falcons might be said to be playing for a high draft pick. Then again, I might also say that about our defense.

Originally Posted by: nerdmann 

Several have pointed out, Atlanta is so far down the toilet that they don't have great incentive to win. Add to that (despite McCarthy's "loser mentality" comment, the fact that it's damn cold, and the Falcons are used to the south, and I'm thinking the Packers have a chance.

The most significant thing on that injury report IMO (other than Rodgers not playing, of course) is having Bostick back.

Green Bay 19 Atlanta 13

Originally Posted by: texaspackerbacker 

Vikings are a lesser team than Falcons, yet so many are confident the Packers are going to win?

Originally Posted by: Zero2Cool