NFL Game Preview: Green Bay Packers at New York Jets - Week 8

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Green Bay Packers at New York Jets - Week 8

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BUF KC	10 13
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MIA CIN	22 14
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JAC DAL	35 17
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GB NYJ	9 0
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DEN SF	16 24
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CAR STL	10 20
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WAS DET	25 37
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TEN SD	25 33
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MIN NE	18 28
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SEA OAK	3 33
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TB ARI	38 35
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PIT NO	10 20
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HOU IND	17 30
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Week:	1 \| 2 \| 3 \| 4 \| 5 \| 6 \| 7 \| 8 \| 9 \| 10 \| 11 \| 12 \| 13 \| 14 \| 15 \| 16 \| 17
Playoffs:	Wild-Card \| Divisional Playoffs \| Conference Championships \| Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Jets 24, Packers 20

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger

Green Bay Packers
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 2	Aaron Rodgers	Pass: 270, 2 TD Rush: 20, 0
RB 24	Brandon Jackson	Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 42	John Kuhn	Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 21	James Jones	Rec: 5-70, 1 TD
WR 24	Greg Jennings	Rec: 5-70, 0 TD
WR 42	Donald Driver	Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 66	Jordy Nelson	Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
TE 8	Andrew Quarless	Rec: 3-40, 1 TD
K 10	Mason Crosby	FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2
DEF 16	Defense / ST

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New York Jets
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 19	Mark Sanchez	Pass: 210, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 13	LaDainian Tomlinson	Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 2-20, 0
RB 36	Shonn Greene	Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 28	Santonio Holmes	Rec: 5-70, 1 TD
WR 31	Braylon Edwards	Rec: 4-60, 1 TD
WR 74	Jerricho Cotchery	Rec: 1-20, 0 TD
TE 16	Dustin Keller	Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
K 20	Nick Folk	FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 9	Defense / ST

Game Notes

Packers In 10 career starts vs. AFC, QB Aaron Rodgers has completed 207 of 340 (60.9 pct.) for 2,794 yards with 18 TDs vs. 6 INTs for 97.4 passer rating. Has passed for 290+ yards in past 3. Leads NFL QBs w/ 3 rush TDs in '10... RB Brandon Jackson has 326 scrimmage yards (226 rush, 100 rec.) in past 3 (108.7 per game)... WR Greg Jennings has TD catch in 4 of past 5. Averages 19.2 yards per catch vs. AFC (60 rec., 1,154 yards, 8 TD). WR James Jones had 1st 100-yard rec. game of season vs. Min. (107). WR Donald Driver caught 20-yard TD in last game vs. Jets. WR Jordy Nelson tied career-high with 4 catches last week (25 yards) & aims for 3rd in row with 4+ rec... CB Charles Woodson had INT in last meeting. Since 2008, Woodson leads NFL with 17 INTs & S Nick Collins is tied for 3rd with 14. LB Clay Matthews has 8 sacks in 5 career games vs. AFC. DE Jarius Wynn notched 1st career sack last week.

Jets Club aims for 6-game win streak... Jets aim for 4th straight win against GB... Club has won 3 of past 4 against NFC... In past 5 wins, QB Mark Sanchez has completed 88 of 156 passes (56.4 pct.) for 1,026 yards with 9 TDs vs. 2 INTs & 90.4 passer rating... Rush offense ranks 2nd in NFL w/ 159.2 yards per game... RB LaDainian Tomlinson has 5 rush TDs in past 4. Has 38 career games with at least 2 rush TDs, most in NFL history & his clubs are 36-2 (.947) during such games. Tomlinson (12,980) needs 20 rushing yards to become 7th player in NFL history to reach 13,000 career... WR Braylon Edwards has 4 TD receptions in past 5. In only meeting vs. GB (w/ Browns on 9/18/05), Edwards has 3 rec. for 107 yards (35.7 avg.) w/ 1 TD. WR Santonio Holmes (3,923) needs 77 receiving yards to reach 4,000 career. WR Jerricho Cotchery had 9 rec. for 99 yards (11.0 avg.) w/ TD in last game vs. GB...TE Dustin Keller is tied for 2nd in NFL among TEs w/5 TD receptions... LB Jason Taylor aims for 4th consecutive game w/sack against Packers... LB David Harris leads team w/ 40 tackles.

Results and Schedule

Green Bay Packers
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2010-09-12	PHI	A	W 27-20	+7
2	2010-09-19	BUF	H	W 34-7	+27
3	2010-09-27	CHI	A	L 17-20	-3
4	2010-10-03	DET	H	W 28-26	+2
5	2010-10-10	WAS	A	L 13-16	-3
6	2010-10-17	MIA	H	L 20-23	-3
7	2010-10-24	MIN	H	W 28-24	+4
8	2010-10-31	NYJ	A	W 9-0	+9
9	2010-11-07	DAL	H
10		Bye
11	2010-11-21	MIN	A
12	2010-11-28	ATL	A
13	2010-12-05	SF	H
14	2010-12-12	DET	A
15	2010-12-19	NE	A
16	2010-12-26	NYG	H
17	2011-01-02	CHI	H

New York Jets
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2010-09-13	BAL	H	L 9-10	-1
2	2010-09-19	NE	H	W 28-14	+14
3	2010-09-26	MIA	A	W 31-23	+8
4	2010-10-03	BUF	A	W 38-14	+24
5	2010-10-11	MIN	H	W 29-20	+9
6	2010-10-17	DEN	A	W 24-20	+4
7		Bye
8	2010-10-31	GB	H	L 0-9	-9
9	2010-11-07	DET	A
10	2010-11-14	CLE	A
11	2010-11-21	HOU	H
12	2010-11-25	CIN	H
13	2010-12-06	NE	A
14	2010-12-12	MIA	H
15	2010-12-19	PIT	A
16	2010-12-26	CHI	A
17	2011-01-02	BUF	H

Injury Report

Green Bay Packers
Questionable	DE Cullen Jenkins (Calf) DE Ryan Pickett (Ankle) OT Mark Tauscher (Shoulder)
Probable	OT Chad Clifton (Knee) FS Nick Collins (Knee) WR Donald Driver (Quadriceps) OT Marshall Newhouse (Back) CB Charles Woodson (Toe)
Suspended	DE Johnny Jolly (Substance Abuse, 2010 season all)
IR	ILB Nick Barnett (Wrist) SS Morgan Burnett (Knee) TE Jermichael Finley (Knee) RB Ryan Grant (Ankle) DE Justin Harrell (Knee) OLB Brad Jones (Shoulder) SS Derrick Martin (Knee) DE Mike Neal (Shoulder) OLB Brady Poppinga (Knee)
PUP	SS Atari Bigby (Ankle) CB Al Harris (Knee) RB James Starks (Hamstring)

New York Jets
Probable	OC Nick Mangold (Shoulder) OLB Calvin Pace (Foot) CB Darrelle Revis (Hamstring)
IR	NT Kris Jenkins (Knee ACL) DE Ropati Pitoitua (Left Achilles)
Holdout	QB Erik Ainge

Offense Stats Comparison

	GB Offense	NYJ Offense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points for	23.3	29.3	22.2	NYJ
Rushing yards	85.8	145.7	113.8	NYJ
Rushing yards per attempt	4.54	4.88	4.20	NYJ
Completion %	63.9%	57.0%	61.1%	GB
Passing yards	275.8	187.7	225.1	GB
Passing yards per completion	12.12	11.00	10.87	GB
Passing yards per attempt	7.75	6.27	6.64	GB
Interceptions	1.3	0.0	1.1	NYJ
Fumbles lost	0.5	0.0	0.8	NYJ
Sacks allowed	1.5	1.3	2.2	NYJ
3rd down conversions	37.9%	42.0%	38.6%	NYJ
4th down conversions	50.0%	100.0%	49.1%	NYJ
Time of possession	30:12	31:55	30:19	NYJ

Defense Stats Comparison

	GB Defense	NYJ Defense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points against	20.8	18.0	22.2	NYJ
Rushing yards	118.5	98.0	113.8	NYJ
Rushing yards per attempt	4.32	4.09	4.20	NYJ
Completion %	58.3%	48.9%	61.1%	NYJ
Passing yards	236.0	226.7	225.1	NYJ
Passing yards per completion	10.54	13.27	10.87	GB
Passing yards per attempt	6.15	6.48	6.64	GB
INT return	1.5	0.7	1.1	GB
Fumble recoveries	0.0	1.7	0.8	NYJ
Sacks	2.8	2.0	2.2	GB
3rd down conversions	41.0%	37.7%	38.6%	NYJ
4th down conversions	25.0%	50.0%	49.1%	GB
Time of possession	33:02	28:05	30:19	NYJ

Special Teams Stats Comparison

	GB	NYJ	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Yards per punt return	9.0	8.7	9.5	GB
Yards per kick return	19.1	30.4	23.1	NYJ
Yards allowed per punt return	17.4	16.4	9.5	NYJ
Yards allowed per kick return	23.1	22.9	23.1	NYJ

Misc Stats Comparison

	GB	NYJ	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Penalties	6.3	6.0	6.4	NYJ
Penalty yards	47.0	62.3	55.4	GB

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 2 to 7 of the 2010 season after deducting the best and worst value from the data set. The exception is yards per rush attempt, completion %, yards per pass completion, yards per pass attempt, 3rd and 4th down conversions, special teams and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on totals through Weeks 2 to 7 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History

Green Bay Packers vs. New York Jets
Season	Week	Date	Vis	Home	Score	Winner
2000	1	2000-09-03	NYJ	GB	20-16	NYJ
2002	17	2002-12-29	GB	NYJ	17-42	NYJ
2006	13	2006-12-03	NYJ	GB	38-10	NYJ

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2009 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database.

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