Does The Pack Have It In Them To Make It Past The Wild-Card?

On Sunday, January 3, the Green Bay Packers showed a dominant performance against the Arizona Cardinals. Now, while Arizona did in fact pull it's starters, Warner only played the first quarter the whole time and they kept changing players on defense, this win must not be taken lightly.

The Packers have won 7 out of their last 8 games, with that one lost coming from the Pittsburgh Steelers in a last second comeback. This is a team that is on a roll and is looking stronger than they have in years.

One of the main reason this team is doing so well is because of one key factor. Their defense. They are the number one rushing defense and the number two passing defense. The 3-4 has finally clicked with them and rookies Clay Matthews and B.J. Raji are having huge impacts on the game.

Another main reason this team is doing so well is their offense. While it did struggle in the early games of the season, the Packers offense has a 4,000 yard passer and a 1,200 yard rusher in back to back years! The recieving core is at it's best and mismatches are playing in their favor.

Of course, most of the teams are playing their best game when they come to the playoffs, but the Packers had one of the weakest starts which makes their Wild-Card Game that much more exciting. They showed what they could do the last two times they played Arizona, and with a couple of injuries on both sides of Arizona's ball, look for a game where the Packer's show what they have built for.