Notebook: Getting To Favre A Key Factor

[News Bot]

While Green Bay's defense would love to duplicate the performance it had against Pro Bowl running back Adrian Peterson in Week 4 at Minnesota, the players know that putting pressure on quarterback Brett Favre on Sunday will be critical in the divisional showdown at Lambeau Field.

The Packers limited Peterson, the NFL's second-leading rusher this season with 687 yards, to a season-low 55 yards on the ground on 25 attempts (2.2 avg.), the third-lowest output in his three-year career.

The flip side of that was Favre, who connected on 24-of-31 attempts (77.4 percent) for 271 yards, three touchdowns, and no interceptions on his way to a 135.3 passer rating. It was the only time this season that Green Bay's defense didn't post a sack as well as the only time Favre hasn't been sacked in a game this year.

"I think we did a pretty good job of shutting down one of the premier, if not the premier running back in the NFL in Adrian Peterson," linebacker Aaron Kampman sa..

Source: Packers.com

 

[longtimefan]

They cant allow Brett to sit back there..If they do, then Al, Chuck, Bigby, and Collins BETTER have a hell of a game

 

[Green_Bay_Packers]

Just read the article, Yeah we have got to get pressure on Favre that is when mistakes will happen,