The Green Bay Packers enter their quest for the 2011 Super Bowl with a great offense and a red hot defense. They finished second in the NFC North and received a Wildcard berth. They have to start on the road where they were 3-5 SU. NFL oddsmakers have the Green Bay Packers at +1200 odds to win the 2011 Super Bowl. Be sure to get your bets on the Green Bay Packers 2011 Super Bowl Lines in early.
The Packers (10-6) enter the playoffs on a two game win streak, over Giants and Bears, but lost three straight road games. In their last three games of the regular season they have averaged 27.3ppg and given up an average 17ppg. They start their Super Bowl run on the road where they average 18ppg and allow 14.6ppg. QB Aaron Rodgers boasts the best career passer rating in history (98.4) — normally a sure sign of success. Rodgers finished with less than 4000 yards for the first time in two seasons, but missed four games with a concussion. During their final two games Rodgers threw five TD’s with one interception, in fact he has only one interception in eight games. RB Brandon Jackson leads their ground and pass game and is a two way receiver with great hands who is good as gold at getting first downs. He leads the Packers offense with 12 TD’s, 703 yards rushing and 1265 receiving. The Packers offense is ranked ninth overall (358ypg) with an fifth ranked pass game (257ypg) and a 24th ranked running game (100ypg). They score the 10th most amount of points per-game (24.2ppg). WR All Green Bay has to show for its statistical dominance is a 10-6 record, the No. 6 seed in the NFC and a road game Sunday at Philadelphia.
On defense the Packers have been playing solid. Defensively, Clay Matthews was among the league leaders with 13.5 sacks. The Packers ranked No. 2 in scoring defense (15.0 PPG), No. 1 in Defensive Passer Rating and No. 1 in Passer Rating Differential, just ahead of the 14-2 Patriots. The Packers have a fifth ranked defense (309ypg), a fifth ranked pass rush (194ypg) and an 18th ranked rush defense (114ypg). The Packers give up the second least amount of points per-game (15ppg). Tramon Williams has six interceptions for the Packers.
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The Bottom Line: They can go deep if they make it past round 1, on the road. Be sure to get your NFL Playoff Predictions in early.
