The say a wounded animal is the most dangerous, and while I’m not exactly sure what a “Brown” is they play in the Dog Pound so I’ll call them a wounded animal. The Browns more than wounded, however, they are half-dead. The Browns have the worst defense in the NFL and second-worst offense and 20-some plays had the flu this week and missed practice time. I almost don’t know what to expect from them Sunday, but even if they play their best game I don’t think they can beat the Packers.
The only team that can beat the Packers this Sunday is themselves. If they were to lose to the Browns it would go down as the worst loss since the Packers lost to the winless Indianapolis Colts in 1997. The Packers were defending world champions then would go on to win the NFC again that year. Just goes to show it can happen I guess. In the Browns case they at least have a victory so they don’t have that goose-egg hanging over their heads. The Browns will probably go into the game hoping for the best but not really expecting to win. The Packers can’t give them life early, they need to score quick like they did against the Lions last week. The Browns have no passing game so if they get down by two or three touchdowns they’re not coming back.
I’m looking for another attacking game plan from the defense to put pressure on Derek Anderson, probably the worst starting quarterback in the NFL today. The Packers should get a good look at some of his errant throws and if they make the play a few times this will be the easy win the Packers need with the Vikings looming next week. I’ll be watching to see if anything got “cleaned up” this week in practice, a.k.a, the penalties and sacks. If Rodgers has time he may hit 400 yards for the first time in his career.
Look for the Packers’ first all-around solid performance resulting in a 37-13 win.