As a result of my own lackluster performence lately in the past few weeks I will be presenting the latest two games in the same package! Merry Early Christmas!
Aaron Rodgers provided another show of grit in the face of adversity when he completed 66.7% of his passes for 307 yards and two touchdowns in week 12 of the NFL season. Nedamekung Suh provided a fearsome pass rush for the opening quarters, until he stomped on a packer player and was ejected from the game. Rodgers had smooth saling from there in a game in which neaither team scored for the first quarter and half the second.
This game was the Thanksgiving game which meant that Rodgers had a full nine day span to recuperate and prepare for the next obstacle: The New York Giants, a team which had garnered a reputation for ending undefeated streaks. From my personal observation, this was one of the best games of the season as a whole and easily the best of the Packer's campaign in that it displayed defensive deception and power in the beginning, but then ended with one of the greatest quarterback duels of the year. Aaron completed only 60% of his passes which did result in 369 yards and four touchdowns, but also included the first horribly thrown interception of his hallmark season. That being said, what started as a shaky performence in the early minutes of the game transformed in an amaizing clutch effort for the game winning field goal. Rodgers crossed sixty yards in 58 seconds driven by three passes of close to twenty yards each!
To me, the simple fact that this game was so close and hard fought reveals a lot of the character that the Packers have. That they are not a high-flying team who rides a wave of emotion cause by their fiery quarterback, but that when the chips are down and the game is on the line: they will preveil.
Side note: Aaron Rodgers now has 37 touchdowns, a 71.1 completion rating, a overal rating of close to 126. I predict that he will end the season with a rating of about the same, 46 touchdowns, six interceptions, and close to 4900 yards!
Gabe Lagarde.
Your coverage is appropriate and I like your sum of Rogers’ accomplishments.
ReplyDelete-Olivia