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Packers Keys For Success
1. Keep riding Ryan Grant. The Packers have struggled to get their ground game going this season; both Brandon Jackson and DeShawn Wynn, who was put on injured reserve this week, failing to step up when given the starting job. Green Bay have finally have found a capable starter in Grant, who was acquired from the Giants at the end of the preseason. Against the Broncos last Monday night, Grant became the Packers' first 100-yard rusher since Ahman Green accomplished the feat last December. Offensive coordinator Joe Philbin needs to get Grant going on the ground to keep the Chiefs' defense honest.
2. Go deep. The Packers have run a West Coast offense, which is predicated on short passes, for Favre's entire career. But against the Chiefs' secondary, Green Bay will have a great chance to be successful with the deep passing game. At this point in their careers, veteran cornerbacks Patrick Surtain and Ty Law have both lost a step; their ability to make plays has more to do with playing in a cover-2 defense than with their speed. Look for Favre to throw to wide receivers Greg Jennings and James Jones on vertical routes to open up the middle of the field for wide receiver Donald Driver and tight end Donald Lee.
3. Stay basic on defense. The Chiefs have a very basic philosophy on offense, so the Packers should focus on playing fundamentally sound defense and not blitz much. Green bay needs to make quarterback Damon Huard **** and dunk his way down the field by playing gap-conscious defense with athletic linebackers A.J. Hawk, Nick Barnett and Brady Poppinga. Safeties Nick Collins and Atari Bigby need to keep the ball in front of them and simply make the sure tackle while taking care not to give up big plays. That will be especially important for Bigby, who needs to bounce back from a rough outing against the Broncos.
What Chiefs May Do:
1. Get Larry Johnson involved early. For the Chiefs to beat the Packers and make a playoff push, coach Herm Edwards needs Johnson to be a major player on offense. Johnson is still trying to regain the dominant form he showed last season, but he appeared to be getting closer heading into Kansas City's Week 8 bye. Edwards must stick with the run this week, especially because quarterback Damon Huard hasn't been lighting the world on fire. By running Johnson up the middle behind center Casey Wiegmann and guards Brian Waters and John Welbourn, Kansas City will take pressure off Huard and set up play-action passes for later in the game. The Packers' defense is susceptible to play action.
2. Use Samie Parker in the slot. Packers cornerback Al Harris is playing at a high level and should be able to shut down rookie wide receiver Dwayne Bowe, so the Chiefs will need another wide receiver to step up. The Chiefs could create a favorable matchup by using their three-wide receiver package and lining up Parker in the slot, where he'd likely be covered by second-year nickel cornerback Jarrett Bush. Parker has the speed advantage over Bush and could have success on crossing routes and deep "ins" this week. As Parker draws defenders away on those routes, tight end Tony Gonzalez can take advantage by slipping into the vacated area.
3. Blitz all game long. The Packers have a load of weapons at wide receiver but their running game is a work in progress, and they are still a pass-first, run-second offense. Defensive coordinator Gunther Cunningham needs to get defensive ends Jared Allen and Tamba Hali in as many one-on-one pass-rushing matchups as possible by bringing safeties Jarrad Page and Bernard Pollard on blitzes. By forcing Favre's hand, Law and Surtain may get easy interceptions.
Prediction: Pack 24 Chiefs 14
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WHEN THE PACKERS HAVE THE BALL
Recent whispers about whether Favre (2046 passing yards, 11 TD, 6 INT) had lost some miles per hour off the fastball were completely silenced on Monday night, when the Mississippi native completed 21-of-27 passes for 331 yards and two long touchdowns. Favre's 142.4 passer rating was his best in a single game since posting a 151.4 in a win at Chicago on the final day of the 2004 season, and he also enabled young receivers Jennings (20 receptions, 4 TD) and James Jones (26 receptions, 2 TD) to turn in 100-yard receiving nights. Top wideout Donald Driver (39 receptions, 2 TD) was limited to three catches totaling 28 yards in the win. Green Bay also received a rare boost from the running game, with first-year-pro Ryan Grant (131 rushing yards, 8 receptions) going for 104 yards on 22 carries and becoming the first Packer of the post-Ahman Green era to reach the century mark. Grant will start this week in place of DeShawn Wynn, who was lost for the season with a shoulder injury against Denver. Despite the rushing effort versus the Broncos, Green Bay continues to rank last among NFL ground games (71.3 yards per game).
The story of Kansas City's season to date has been a defense that has kept the team in games by allowing just 16.1 points per game, the sixth-lowest total in the league. Stars on that side of the ball have included defensive end Jared Allen (26 tackles), who has returned with force from a two-game suspension to start the season by notching eight sacks in his last five games. The linebacking corps, featuring veterans Donnie Edwards (53 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT) and Napoleon Harris (48 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 1 INT) along with the up-and-coming Derrick Johnson (40 tackles, 3 sacks, 1 INT), has also been outstanding. Matching up with Green Bay's dangerous receiving corps on Sunday will be veteran corners Ty Law (23 tackles, 1 INT) and Patrick Surtain (26 tackles, 1 INT), who have joined with blossoming safeties Jarrad Page (32 tackles, 2 INT) and Bernard Pollard (31 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT) on the NFL's 11th-best pass defense.
CHIEFS STRATEGIES:
The Chiefs offense is a long way removed from its proficiency during the **** Vermeil era, but has made some significant strides during its recent run of success. Running back Larry Johnson (506 rushing yards, 2 TD, 27 receptions) has rebounded from a slow start to eclipse the 100-yard mark in three of his past four games, and has also scored touchdowns in his last two outings after being held out of the end zone in his first five. Quarterback Damon Huard (1470 passing yards, 6 TD, 7 INT) has a mediocre 79.8 passer rating as Week 9 begins, but has experienced some chemistry with tight end Tony Gonzalez (42 receptions, 3 TD) and rookie wide receiver Dwayne Bowe (29 receptions, 3 TD). Bowe had three receptions for a game-high 84 yards against Oakland last time out, while Gonzalez contributed four catches for 66 yards. The offense will get a boost this week if veteran wideout Eddie Kennison, who has been bothered by a hamstring injury for much of the season, can make his return. Kennison is regarded as probable. The Chiefs' offensive line has been its biggest liability this season, allowing 20 sacks through its first seven games.
A Green Bay defense that some considered suspect heading into the Denver game did a bang-up job against the Broncos' vaunted running game, holding them to 88 rushing yards on 24 carries and keeping Denver out of the end zone at two key junctures of the game. Barnett, who also leads the Pack in interceptions, had a game-high nine tackles in the win. Defensive end Aaron Kampman (35 tackles, 8 sacks) also had a huge night, turning in three sacks to boost his team-leading total. The secondary, led by cornerbacks Al Harris (17 tackles) and Charles Woodson (35 tackles, 1 INT) has done a decent job all year, though safeties Atari Bigby (52 tackles, 1 INT) and Nick Collins (27 tackles) will be trying to bounce back from a game in which both were flagged for costly penalties. Green Bay is 14th in NFL total defense (325 yards per game).
OVERALL ANALYSIS:
You have to give major credit to Chiefs head coach Herm Edwards, who has his team in first place when some expected it to be thoroughly uncompetitive this season. That said, Kansas City's lack of offensive punch is going to come back to bite it more weeks than not. The Chiefs defense is good, but it isn't Steel Curtain good, and isn't going to keep Favre and the Packer offense down for four quarters. Look for more offensive frustration to eventually sink Kansas City in this one.
Sports Network Predicted Outcome: Packers 20, Chiefs 12
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Questions About Kansas City
1. I expected the Chiefs defense to struggle this season, but instead they've turned into the best unit on the team. Is the improvement due to the addition of free agent linebackers Napoleon Harris and Donnie Edwards: Those two guys are certainly part of the equation but perhaps the biggest part of the equation is our defensive line. Jared Allen has eight sacks in only five games this year. Our run stuffing defensive tackles are doing exactly that. This defense has been improving the last couple of years and this year its culminated into what I believe will end up being close to a top five defense when 2007 is over. Along with Edwards and Harris, don't forget about Derrick Johnson playing linebacker as well. For the first four games, Johnson was clearly outplaying Edwards and Harris and has only quieted over the last few weeks. He isn't a big name yet but watch out.
2. RIP: running game. The Chiefs have lost some great offensive lineman over the last couple of seasons. Was the retirement of guard Will Shields the final blow? What can be done to get Larry Johnson back on track: The Chiefs thought they could get by one more year with this sub par offensive line. Clearly, this isn't the case. Yes, the retirement of the two future Hall of Famers Willie Roaf and Will Shields hurts. But many people forget that Priest Holmes and Larry Johnson had FB Tony Richardson blocking for them for years as well. Today, Tony is in Minnesota and the Chiefs have not replaced him. Instead, we are using an H-back type in Kris Wilson who isn't even close to a true fullback. Also, our blocking tight end Jason Dunn is in his 12th season and has lost many steps if the first seven games are any indication of where his skills currently lie. The only way the Chiefs are going to get Larry Johnson back on track this season, with the current personnel we have on the offensive line, is to make teams fear the passing attack. Its not difficult to challenge the Chiefs offense. Stack as many guys in the box as possible and make Damon Huard beat you with the passing game. To be fair to Larry Johnson, he hasn't been able to do much because of teams focusing almost 100% on him.
3. Why should the Packers fear rookie wide receiver Dwayne Bowe: Dwayne is big, fast and has an amazing ability to find the ball . You know that guy on the playground who always caught whatever pass was thrown to him, regardless of how bad a pass? That's D-Bo. He's already the best wide receiver the Chiefs had in years and with teams being forced to cover (or double) Tony Gonzalez, Bowe has that many more plays where the defense isn't necessarily focused on him.
5. The Packers pass defense has been steadily getting worse over the last three games, while the run defense has been improving each week. Do you think the Chiefs will take notice and open up the passing game early and often, or will Herm Edwards stubbornly stick with running Larry Johnson straight up the middle as his first option: Herm will do what Herm does. He'll stick with his overall offensive strategy and run the ball, at least in the first half. The Chiefs have been opening up the game in the second half by passing more but I don't expect our strategy to change much against the Packers. It simply isn't our head coach's style to do that.
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Scouts Inc.: The Packers and Chiefs square off in an NFC/AFC showdown. Both teams need to keep winning, while the Chiefs are battling the Chargers and the Packers are trying to stay ahead of the Lions within their divisional races. Chiefs' offensive coordinator Mike Solari will continue to rely on RB Larry Johnson to take pressure off QB Damon Huard, while setting up the play-action attack. Defensive coordinator Sanders will load up the box with multiple eight-man fronts, while placing his corners on an island in man-to-man situations. Chiefs' defensive coordinator Gunter Cunningham will rely on his four-man rush, while being very physical on the backend when dropping seven into coverage. The Packers will continue to rely on their short-controlled passing attack to set-up the run. QB Brett Favre can ill-afford to make mistakes against a Chiefs' defense that thrives on creating turnovers.
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Packers Keys For Success
1. Keep riding Ryan Grant. The Packers have struggled to get their ground game going this season; both Brandon Jackson and DeShawn Wynn, who was put on injured reserve this week, failing to step up when given the starting job. Green Bay have finally have found a capable starter in Grant, who was acquired from the Giants at the end of the preseason. Against the Broncos last Monday night, Grant became the Packers' first 100-yard rusher since Ahman Green accomplished the feat last December. Offensive coordinator Joe Philbin needs to get Grant going on the ground to keep the Chiefs' defense honest.
2. Go deep. The Packers have run a West Coast offense, which is predicated on short passes, for Favre's entire career. But against the Chiefs' secondary, Green Bay will have a great chance to be successful with the deep passing game. At this point in their careers, veteran cornerbacks Patrick Surtain and Ty Law have both lost a step; their ability to make plays has more to do with playing in a cover-2 defense than with their speed. Look for Favre to throw to wide receivers Greg Jennings and James Jones on vertical routes to open up the middle of the field for wide receiver Donald Driver and tight end Donald Lee.
3. Stay basic on defense. The Chiefs have a very basic philosophy on offense, so the Packers should focus on playing fundamentally sound defense and not blitz much. Green bay needs to make quarterback Damon Huard **** and dunk his way down the field by playing gap-conscious defense with athletic linebackers A.J. Hawk, Nick Barnett and Brady Poppinga. Safeties Nick Collins and Atari Bigby need to keep the ball in front of them and simply make the sure tackle while taking care not to give up big plays. That will be especially important for Bigby, who needs to bounce back from a rough outing against the Broncos.
What Chiefs May Do:
1. Get Larry Johnson involved early. For the Chiefs to beat the Packers and make a playoff push, coach Herm Edwards needs Johnson to be a major player on offense. Johnson is still trying to regain the dominant form he showed last season, but he appeared to be getting closer heading into Kansas City's Week 8 bye. Edwards must stick with the run this week, especially because quarterback Damon Huard hasn't been lighting the world on fire. By running Johnson up the middle behind center Casey Wiegmann and guards Brian Waters and John Welbourn, Kansas City will take pressure off Huard and set up play-action passes for later in the game. The Packers' defense is susceptible to play action.
2. Use Samie Parker in the slot. Packers cornerback Al Harris is playing at a high level and should be able to shut down rookie wide receiver Dwayne Bowe, so the Chiefs will need another wide receiver to step up. The Chiefs could create a favorable matchup by using their three-wide receiver package and lining up Parker in the slot, where he'd likely be covered by second-year nickel cornerback Jarrett Bush. Parker has the speed advantage over Bush and could have success on crossing routes and deep "ins" this week. As Parker draws defenders away on those routes, tight end Tony Gonzalez can take advantage by slipping into the vacated area.
3. Blitz all game long. The Packers have a load of weapons at wide receiver but their running game is a work in progress, and they are still a pass-first, run-second offense. Defensive coordinator Gunther Cunningham needs to get defensive ends Jared Allen and Tamba Hali in as many one-on-one pass-rushing matchups as possible by bringing safeties Jarrad Page and Bernard Pollard on blitzes. By forcing Favre's hand, Law and Surtain may get easy interceptions.
Prediction: Pack 24 Chiefs 14
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WHEN THE PACKERS HAVE THE BALL
Recent whispers about whether Favre (2046 passing yards, 11 TD, 6 INT) had lost some miles per hour off the fastball were completely silenced on Monday night, when the Mississippi native completed 21-of-27 passes for 331 yards and two long touchdowns. Favre's 142.4 passer rating was his best in a single game since posting a 151.4 in a win at Chicago on the final day of the 2004 season, and he also enabled young receivers Jennings (20 receptions, 4 TD) and James Jones (26 receptions, 2 TD) to turn in 100-yard receiving nights. Top wideout Donald Driver (39 receptions, 2 TD) was limited to three catches totaling 28 yards in the win. Green Bay also received a rare boost from the running game, with first-year-pro Ryan Grant (131 rushing yards, 8 receptions) going for 104 yards on 22 carries and becoming the first Packer of the post-Ahman Green era to reach the century mark. Grant will start this week in place of DeShawn Wynn, who was lost for the season with a shoulder injury against Denver. Despite the rushing effort versus the Broncos, Green Bay continues to rank last among NFL ground games (71.3 yards per game).
The story of Kansas City's season to date has been a defense that has kept the team in games by allowing just 16.1 points per game, the sixth-lowest total in the league. Stars on that side of the ball have included defensive end Jared Allen (26 tackles), who has returned with force from a two-game suspension to start the season by notching eight sacks in his last five games. The linebacking corps, featuring veterans Donnie Edwards (53 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT) and Napoleon Harris (48 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 1 INT) along with the up-and-coming Derrick Johnson (40 tackles, 3 sacks, 1 INT), has also been outstanding. Matching up with Green Bay's dangerous receiving corps on Sunday will be veteran corners Ty Law (23 tackles, 1 INT) and Patrick Surtain (26 tackles, 1 INT), who have joined with blossoming safeties Jarrad Page (32 tackles, 2 INT) and Bernard Pollard (31 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT) on the NFL's 11th-best pass defense.
CHIEFS STRATEGIES:
The Chiefs offense is a long way removed from its proficiency during the **** Vermeil era, but has made some significant strides during its recent run of success. Running back Larry Johnson (506 rushing yards, 2 TD, 27 receptions) has rebounded from a slow start to eclipse the 100-yard mark in three of his past four games, and has also scored touchdowns in his last two outings after being held out of the end zone in his first five. Quarterback Damon Huard (1470 passing yards, 6 TD, 7 INT) has a mediocre 79.8 passer rating as Week 9 begins, but has experienced some chemistry with tight end Tony Gonzalez (42 receptions, 3 TD) and rookie wide receiver Dwayne Bowe (29 receptions, 3 TD). Bowe had three receptions for a game-high 84 yards against Oakland last time out, while Gonzalez contributed four catches for 66 yards. The offense will get a boost this week if veteran wideout Eddie Kennison, who has been bothered by a hamstring injury for much of the season, can make his return. Kennison is regarded as probable. The Chiefs' offensive line has been its biggest liability this season, allowing 20 sacks through its first seven games.
A Green Bay defense that some considered suspect heading into the Denver game did a bang-up job against the Broncos' vaunted running game, holding them to 88 rushing yards on 24 carries and keeping Denver out of the end zone at two key junctures of the game. Barnett, who also leads the Pack in interceptions, had a game-high nine tackles in the win. Defensive end Aaron Kampman (35 tackles, 8 sacks) also had a huge night, turning in three sacks to boost his team-leading total. The secondary, led by cornerbacks Al Harris (17 tackles) and Charles Woodson (35 tackles, 1 INT) has done a decent job all year, though safeties Atari Bigby (52 tackles, 1 INT) and Nick Collins (27 tackles) will be trying to bounce back from a game in which both were flagged for costly penalties. Green Bay is 14th in NFL total defense (325 yards per game).
OVERALL ANALYSIS:
You have to give major credit to Chiefs head coach Herm Edwards, who has his team in first place when some expected it to be thoroughly uncompetitive this season. That said, Kansas City's lack of offensive punch is going to come back to bite it more weeks than not. The Chiefs defense is good, but it isn't Steel Curtain good, and isn't going to keep Favre and the Packer offense down for four quarters. Look for more offensive frustration to eventually sink Kansas City in this one.
Sports Network Predicted Outcome: Packers 20, Chiefs 12
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Questions About Kansas City
1. I expected the Chiefs defense to struggle this season, but instead they've turned into the best unit on the team. Is the improvement due to the addition of free agent linebackers Napoleon Harris and Donnie Edwards: Those two guys are certainly part of the equation but perhaps the biggest part of the equation is our defensive line. Jared Allen has eight sacks in only five games this year. Our run stuffing defensive tackles are doing exactly that. This defense has been improving the last couple of years and this year its culminated into what I believe will end up being close to a top five defense when 2007 is over. Along with Edwards and Harris, don't forget about Derrick Johnson playing linebacker as well. For the first four games, Johnson was clearly outplaying Edwards and Harris and has only quieted over the last few weeks. He isn't a big name yet but watch out.
2. RIP: running game. The Chiefs have lost some great offensive lineman over the last couple of seasons. Was the retirement of guard Will Shields the final blow? What can be done to get Larry Johnson back on track: The Chiefs thought they could get by one more year with this sub par offensive line. Clearly, this isn't the case. Yes, the retirement of the two future Hall of Famers Willie Roaf and Will Shields hurts. But many people forget that Priest Holmes and Larry Johnson had FB Tony Richardson blocking for them for years as well. Today, Tony is in Minnesota and the Chiefs have not replaced him. Instead, we are using an H-back type in Kris Wilson who isn't even close to a true fullback. Also, our blocking tight end Jason Dunn is in his 12th season and has lost many steps if the first seven games are any indication of where his skills currently lie. The only way the Chiefs are going to get Larry Johnson back on track this season, with the current personnel we have on the offensive line, is to make teams fear the passing attack. Its not difficult to challenge the Chiefs offense. Stack as many guys in the box as possible and make Damon Huard beat you with the passing game. To be fair to Larry Johnson, he hasn't been able to do much because of teams focusing almost 100% on him.
3. Why should the Packers fear rookie wide receiver Dwayne Bowe: Dwayne is big, fast and has an amazing ability to find the ball . You know that guy on the playground who always caught whatever pass was thrown to him, regardless of how bad a pass? That's D-Bo. He's already the best wide receiver the Chiefs had in years and with teams being forced to cover (or double) Tony Gonzalez, Bowe has that many more plays where the defense isn't necessarily focused on him.
5. The Packers pass defense has been steadily getting worse over the last three games, while the run defense has been improving each week. Do you think the Chiefs will take notice and open up the passing game early and often, or will Herm Edwards stubbornly stick with running Larry Johnson straight up the middle as his first option: Herm will do what Herm does. He'll stick with his overall offensive strategy and run the ball, at least in the first half. The Chiefs have been opening up the game in the second half by passing more but I don't expect our strategy to change much against the Packers. It simply isn't our head coach's style to do that.
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http://scores.espn.go.com/nfl/nflpreview?gameId=271104012
Scouts Inc.: The Packers and Chiefs square off in an NFC/AFC showdown. Both teams need to keep winning, while the Chiefs are battling the Chargers and the Packers are trying to stay ahead of the Lions within their divisional races. Chiefs' offensive coordinator Mike Solari will continue to rely on RB Larry Johnson to take pressure off QB Damon Huard, while setting up the play-action attack. Defensive coordinator Sanders will load up the box with multiple eight-man fronts, while placing his corners on an island in man-to-man situations. Chiefs' defensive coordinator Gunter Cunningham will rely on his four-man rush, while being very physical on the backend when dropping seven into coverage. The Packers will continue to rely on their short-controlled passing attack to set-up the run. QB Brett Favre can ill-afford to make mistakes against a Chiefs' defense that thrives on creating turnovers.
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mg: :thumbsup: op:
so we dont have a RB unless Jackson is picked and destroys them LOL thats what i want
