Packers Favored vs Indy...

[The Shadow]

Pressure on Manning will decide it.

[mraynrand]

The Packers are much better off at corner than the last go around (Harris, Hawthorne, Carroll, and Thomas), better off scheme-wise (no Bob Slowit all-out blitz disaster), and possibly about even at Safety, LB and Defensive line, given the injuries. Scheme is not all that great, but it is a bend-don't-break rather than the high-risk, no reward crap Slowit ran. If the offense can stay on the field and run the ball a little, Packers have a good chance.

[Tony Oday]

We will lose this one big...

Wow way to be optimistic. We have a bad run d and they cant run plus there rbs are injured. Our pass d is good even with all the injuries we are still 9th in the league. So I think its definitely possible

lol you need more than 12 posts to know me on my prediction posts

[mmmdk]

Well its definitely possible. We are at Lambeau and even though we might not be amazing at home anymore this is a big game for us. I think we can win.

This might help a little "Addai limped off the field in the first quarter with a hamstring injury and did not return."

Any game can be won; Packers had a chance even though Atlanta outplayed Packers when it counted most. I'm glad Falcons was no fluke vs Bears yesterday I think Matt Ryan & Aaron Rodgers are the future stars of the NFL.

Note: don't find comfort in injury though (Addai); it'll come back and bite ya. Rhodes can run.

[BobDobbs]

I would feel a lot better if Harris was back on the field. Maybe we can get Bigby back and get a little more movement from the safety position. Our backfield has looked good this year, but we have played some craptastic Quarterbacks. Kitna, Jackson, Griese, Opie Taylor. Just ugly to watch.

If we can run we can win. If not we might be in trouble.

[packers11]

Indy is now officially favored. The lines moved in favor of them today

[3irty1]

We're bound to win some games that we're not supposed to right?

[hoosier]

It's definitely to the Packers benefit that the game is being played on grass. On turf there's no way the Packers have backs who can cover Wayne, Harrison, Clark and Gonzalez for a whole game. Assuming their coverage holds up reasonably well, the key to winning will be controlling Indy's speed rushers. I'm reasonably confident that Clifton can hold his own against Freeney. The big test will be Tauscher against Mathis.

[packerbacker1234]

The colts have been up and down possibly even worse then the Packers have been. They were lucky to beat Houston late, and the Ravens were just beat up last week. Last week in fact was the first time all season the colts actually looked like.... the colts.

The rest of the season they have been mediocre. More mediocre games then great games = a pretty even matchup. GB at home, so naturally we get favored.

[CaliforniaCheez]

If those indoor purple slime slugs could make it close, the Packers could win it.

It may be a 48-44 game but it is winnable.

I would say the best bet is to bet the over.

I wish the Packers played better at home.

[texaspackerbacker]

The Colts are gonna be a hand full with Manning and Harrison back near full strength. And their D has been pretty solid even when the team has sputtered.

I'm picking the Packers, but not with a lot of confidence.

[gbgary]

We're bound to win some games that we're not supposed to right?

i think we used up our allocation last year. none left. indy is officially back. it'll be over quick.

[steve823]

Its going to be a good game. The decided factors in the end will be:

Can we pressure Manning?

Will our D-Line stop the run?

Can we provide a balanced attack and run the ball efficiently?

Play calling....on D we need to get pressure on Manning whether it takes blitzing or not and on offense we need to be unpredictable and not run every 1st down

[GrnBay007]

Indy is now officially favored. The lines moved in favor of them today

Not too bad though...

Indianapolis 1½ GREEN BAY 47½

[Partial]

Defenses' biggest test yet. I think they'll do OK since Indy evidently can't run.