Broncos Week

[Pugger]

M3 at his PC:

Lacy doesn't seem bothered by his ankle, though he is heavier than his rookie year.

Starks rehabbed his injury, suffered versus the Chargers, in GB during the bye week. Details on today's official injury report.

Where will we find today's injury report?

[Airin' Rodgers]

I can't find one of the games he came up with:

Rk    Tm Year       Date Time LTime  Opp Week  G Day  Result OT
1    GNB 2014 2014-09-21 1:02  1:02  DET    3  3 Sun  L 7-19   
2    GNB 2014 2014-09-04 8:42  5:42  SEA    1  1 Thu L 16-36   
3    GNB 2013 2013-09-22 1:03  1:03  CIN    3  3 Sun L 30-34   
4    GNB 2013 2013-09-08 4:26  1:26  SFO    1  1 Sun L 28-34   
5    GNB 2012 2012-12-30 4:25  3:25  MIN   17 16 Sun L 34-37   
6    GNB 2012 2012-10-14 8:30  7:30  HOU    6  6 Sun W 42-24   
7    GNB 2012 2012-10-07 1:03  1:03  IND    5  5 Sun L 27-30   
8    GNB 2012 2012-09-24 8:41  5:41  SEA    3  3 Mon L 12-14

Interesting but maybe meaningless.

3 of the games came against the NFC West teams, who we notoriously struggle with.

Cincinnati and Detroit were both early games while we were mired in slow starts.

Minnesota was a meaningless week 17 game for us while they needed it to get into the playoffs. (if I remember correctly)

Indianapolis I have no excuse for. That was a massive collapse.

[pbmax]

JS Comments @JSComments 32m32 minutes ago
Hopefully we see a lot more of Abby through the course of the season. He can be a Wes Welker type for Aaron.

JS Comments @JSComments 32m32 minutes ago
It would be great if MM during the bye week went back to 2013 and saw how Jared Abbrederis caught 10 balls for 207 yards vs Bradley Roby.

[pbmax]

Rk    Tm Year       Date Time LTime  Opp Week  G Day  Result OT
1    GNB 2014 2015-01-18 3:06 12:06  SEA   20 18 Sun L 22-28 OT
2    GNB 2014 2014-09-21 1:02  1:02  DET    3  3 Sun  L 7-19   
3    GNB 2014 2014-09-04 8:42  5:42  SEA    1  1 Thu L 16-36   
4    GNB 2013 2013-09-22 1:03  1:03  CIN    3  3 Sun L 30-34   
5    GNB 2013 2013-09-08 4:26  1:26  SFO    1  1 Sun L 28-34   
6    GNB 2012 2013-01-12 8:25  5:25  SFO   19 18 Sat L 31-45   
7    GNB 2012 2012-12-30 4:25  3:25  MIN   17 16 Sun L 34-37   
8    GNB 2012 2012-10-14 8:30  7:30  HOU    6  6 Sun W 42-24   
9    GNB 2012 2012-10-07 1:03  1:03  IND    5  5 Sun L 27-30   
10   GNB 2012 2012-09-24 8:41  5:41  SEA    3  3 Mon L 12-14

Playoffs it was.

[pbmax]

Interesting but maybe meaningless.

3 of the games came against the NFC West teams, who we notoriously struggle with.

Cincinnati and Detroit were both early games while we were mired in slow starts.

Minnesota was a meaningless week 17 game for us while they needed it to get into the playoffs. (if I remember correctly)

Indianapolis I have no excuse for. That was a massive collapse.

I know what you are saying, but struggling this hard against playoff teams on the road (and home playoff games) is not an indication of a superior team.

[smuggler]

All of those gamesz were close except last years Seattle opener. The fail mary game is in there too. I agree it does not reflect well on the team. Specifically the coach.

[ThunderDan]

All of those gamesz were close except last years Seattle opener. The fail mary game is in there too. I agree it does not reflect well on the team. Specifically the coach.

Maybe not, but maybe it does. How did those teams that the Packers loss to do in their other home games that specific year?

If the Packers are losing by 1 score to a team that goes 8-0 or 7-1 at home and wins on average by double digits that seems to be OK.

[smuggler]

I think 4-6 would be okay. Since we're more like 2-8, we are close to being okay. But not.

[pittstang5]

Where will we find today's injury report?

Packers.com

And he has a hip.

Isn't this status quo for Starks. Has a great game and always gets hurt.

[Harlan Huckleby]

Lacy and Starks are injuries waiting to happen, will always be that way.

[mraynrand]

I think 4-6 would be okay. Since we're more like 2-8, we are close to being okay. But not.

If we have to lose, I'm OK to losing to the very best teams on the road, except in the playoffs.

[Joemailman]

Scott Kacsmar @FO_ScottKacsmar 6s7 seconds ago
2012-14
Broncos: 6-4 at home vs. playoff teams
Packers: 1-9 on road vs. playoff teams (beat 2012 Texans, a Kubiak/Wade team)

I don't think there's anything extraordinary about the 1-9. Last year 5 of the 6 NFC playoff teams were a combined 37-3 at home. Playoff teams almost always win at home. I'm not saying it's acceptable, but it's not unusual either.

[Patler]

I don't think there's anything extraordinary about the 1-9. Last year 5 of the 6 NFC playoff teams were a combined 37-3 at home. Playoff teams almost always win at home. I'm not saying it's acceptable, but it's not unusual either.

DP

[Patler]

I don't think there's anything extraordinary about the 1-9. Last year 5 of the 6 NFC playoff teams were a combined 37-3 at home. Playoff teams almost always win at home. I'm not saying it's acceptable, but it's not unusual either.

MM has said the goal is to win the home games and be no worse than .500 on the road, which gives you 12 wins, a record most would think is quite good. With 12 of 32 teams making the playoffs, an 8 game road schedule should have , on average 3 playoff teams. Presumably those are your toughest games. Even if you lose them all, you can still be 13-3, which would be very successful.

[Cleft Crusty]

MM has said the goal is to win the home games and be no worse than .500 on the road, which gives you 12 wins, a record most would think is quite good. With 12 of 32 teams making the playoffs, an 8 game road schedule should have , on average 3 playoff teams. Presumably those are your toughest games. Even if you lose them all, you can still be 13-3, which would be very successful.

For the Packers (or any division winner), they are likely to contain more and challenging road games against playoff contenders, because the two at large games are against the other Division winners (guaranteed playoff teams), and one of those is on the road. Of course, past results don't necessarily predict the future (this year's at large games are versus Division winners Carolina and Dallas), but the point is that in the NFL, success lines you up with more battles against other successful teams.