Well the Packers move to 10-3 and stay in first place in the NFC North with a win over the Falcons 
last night.
Raves
The offense was spot on during the first half. They made a statement on the first drive of the game letting the defense know they were going to dominate them, And they did for the better part of the game.
Lacy was a beast his style of running is a pleasure to watch, When he doesn’t dance and hits his marks the defenses secondary has to make those business decisions as he say’s and when they do it will usually mean getting their block knocked off. Starks was a big factor this game as well.
Even Kuuuuhhhnn got a few carries that resulted in first downs to keep drives alive so all the running backs were stellar this game.
It was a WIN that’s all
Rants
Where to start, Defense, Defense, Defense, this is a game of 60 minutes not 30 or 45, Capers called a good game the first half, Then came out with the we got a big lead mentality so we can play soft in the second half and that type of thinking will lose against a team like Seattle or Philly in the playoffs. Hell it almost lost to the Falcons.
It was very obvious that Shields was not himself this game, While playing ok and hanging tough on some plays he was beat up bad by Jones most of the second half until being benched. When House came in he fared better against Jones and almost had a INT on a play that could have been a easy TD.
Where was the pass rush this game? I for one am still waiting on this Peppers/Matthews domination from the edge that was suppose to happen this year! Daniels was not even a factor this game, Guion and D. Jones played well but not outstanding. I guess as a whole the defense did just enough to squeak out a win. But if they plan on making a run this year they will need to play 60 minutes of GREAT ball instead of 30. With that said I hope Capers can look at this game to realize just how close he came to blowing a 31-7 lead at halftime by his soft coverage and pass rush mentality.
We have a short week and go on the road to Buffalo who are playing very well so we can only hope Capers will get it right by then or the Packers could be in for a long day.
Let us know your thoughts on the game and where you think the team is at going into the last 3 games.
Go Pack Go!
Jeff
Once again… you are DEAD ON! Thanks for your input weekly, I enjoy reading your opinion that generally mirrors mine!
Thank you Leah and I enjoy you reading and commenting on our posts Go Pack!
Jeff, spot on with your commentary/analysis of the Packers Defense, my guess from watching the game this past Monday was that once again Capers or McCarthy loosened the reins on the defense and went into a type of prevent that almost allowed the Falcons to come back and win the game!!!
Maybe they (The Packers) felt that the Falcons would just roll over for the rest of the game, They are also in the hunt for a playoff spot in their weak division. And I too am still waiting for the Matthews/Peppers tandem to wreak havoc as they were supposed to do already. SMH We cannot continue to play defense like this as it will once again catch up to us in the playoffs………one and done again?