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Jacksonville Jaguars at Green Bay Packers - Week 8
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Fantasy | Game Notes | Results & Schedule | Injury Report | Stat Comparisons | Weather | Team vs. Team History

TB
MIN		 36
 17
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ATL
PHI		 30
 17
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SEA
DET		 24
 28
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SD
CLE		 6
 7
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WAS
PIT		 12
 27
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NE
STL		 45
 7
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MIA
NYJ		 30
 9
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JAC
GB		 15
 24
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IND
TEN		 19
 13
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CAR
CHI		 22
 23
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OAK
KC		 26
 16
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NYG
DAL		 29
 24
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NO
DEN		 14
 34
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SF
ARI		 24
 3
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Packers 30, Jaguars 17

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Jacksonville Jaguars
Rank  Player Projections
QB 26 Blaine Gabbert Pass: 210, 1 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 8 Rashad Jennings Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 35 Cecil Shorts Rec: 5-70, 1 TD
WR 56 Justin Blackmon Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
TE 19 Marcedes Lewis Rec: 4-40, 0 TD
K 28 Josh Scobee FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2
DEF 27 Defense / ST  
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Green Bay Packers
Rank  Player Projections
QB 1 Aaron Rodgers Pass: 290, 3 TD Rush: 20, 0
RB 28 Alex Green Rush: 60, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 49 James Starks Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
 WR 9 James Jones Rec: 6-80, 1 TD
WR 14 Randall Cobb Rec: 6-80, 1 TD
 WR 28 Jordy Nelson Rec: 5-70, 0 TD
TE 16 Jermichael Finley Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
K 2 Mason Crosby FG: 3/3 XP: 3/3
DEF 2 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Jaguars Club will make 2nd appearance at Lambeau Field... On road in '12, QB Blaine Gabbert has 4 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 98.4 passer rating. Has 135.6 rating on road in 4th quarter this season. QB Chad Henne posted 2 TDs vs. 1 INT & 82.3 rating in only start vs. GB on 10/17/10 (w/ Mia.)... RB Rashad Jennings totaled career-best 102 scrimmage yards last week (58 rec., 44 rush)... TE Marcedes Lewis has 19 career TD rec., most by TE in club history... WR Cecil Shorts posted 3rd TD rec. of season last week. Averages 23.7 yards per catch in '12 (12 rec., 284 yards)... CB Rashean Mathis has franchise-record 30 career INTs. CB Derek Cox has INT in each of past 2... DE Jeremy Mincey registered 1st sack of season last week... LB Paul Posluszny leads team with 51 tackles.

Packers In past 2, QB Aaron Rodgers has completed 54 of 74 passes (73 percent) for 680 yards with 9 TDs & 0 INTs for 140.8 rating. Threw 150th career TD in 76th career game (now has 151), 2nd-fewest games of any player in NFL history to reach mark (DAN MARINO, 62). Aims for 5th in row with 100+ rating. Packers are 35-7 (.833) when he starts & has 100+ rating... RB Alex Green aims for 4th in row with 60+ scrimmage yards... WR James Jones had 4 rec. for 132 yards (33 avg.) in only meeting. Leads teams with 7 TDs & needs 1 more for career high (7 in 2011). WR-PR-KR Randall Cobb is only player in NFL with 400+ KR (409), 400+ receiving (435), 150+ PR (165) & 50+ rush (67) yards. Had 8 catches for 89 yards & career-high 2 TD last week. WR Jordy Nelson has 5 TDs in past 4... Since 2010 (incl. playoffs), CB Tramon Williams leads NFL with 15 INTs. LB Clay Matthews has sack in 5 of past 7. Leads NFC with 9 sacks & needs 1 more for 3rd career 10+ sack season (10 in 2009; 13.5 in 2010). Rookie CB Casey Hayward has 4 INTs in past 3 & aims for 4th in row with INT. Tied for 1st in NFL & leads all rookies with 4 INTs.


Results and Schedule
Jacksonville Jaguars
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-09 MIN A L 23-26 -3
2 2012-09-16 HOU H L 7-27 -20
3 2012-09-23 IND A W 22-17 +5
4 2012-09-30 CIN H L 10-27 -17
5 2012-10-07 CHI H L 3-41 -38
6   Bye      
7 2012-10-21 OAK A L 23-26 -3
8 2012-10-28 GB A L 15-24 -9
9 2012-11-04 DET H    
10 2012-11-08 IND H    
11 2012-11-18 HOU A    
12 2012-11-25 TEN H    
13 2012-12-02 BUF A    
14 2012-12-09 NYJ H    
15 2012-12-16 MIA A    
16 2012-12-23 NE H    
17 2012-12-30 TEN A    
   
Green Bay Packers
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-09 SF H L 22-30 -8
2 2012-09-13 CHI H W 23-10 +13
3 2012-09-24 SEA A L 12-14 -2
4 2012-09-30 NO H W 28-27 +1
5 2012-10-07 IND A L 27-30 -3
6 2012-10-14 HOU A W 42-24 +18
7 2012-10-21 STL A W 30-20 +10
8 2012-10-28 JAC H W 24-15 +9
9 2012-11-04 ARI H    
10   Bye      
11 2012-11-18 DET A    
12 2012-11-25 NYG A    
13 2012-12-02 MIN H    
14 2012-12-09 DET H    
15 2012-12-16 CHI A    
16 2012-12-23 TEN H    
17 2012-12-30 MIN A    

Injury Report
Jacksonville Jaguars
Out  RB Maurice Jones-Drew (foot)
 FS Dwight Lowery (ankle)
Doubtful  FB Montell Owens (shoulder)
Questionable  CB Derek Cox (back)
 FB Greg Jones (hip)
 CB Rashean Mathis (groin)
 WR Laurent Robinson (concussion)
Probable  QB Blaine Gabbert (shoulder)
IR  WR Taylor Price (foot, 8/27)
 SLB Daryl Smith (groin, 10/25)
PUP  DE John Chick (knee)
 WLB Clint Session (concussion)
   
Green Bay Packers
Out  WR Greg Jennings (abdomen)
 RB John Kuhn (calf)
 OLB Nick Perry (knee)
 CB Sam Shields (shin)
 SS Charles Woodson (collarbone)
Questionable  WR Jordy Nelson (hamstring)
Probable  WR Donald Driver (neck)
 TE Jermichael Finley (shoulder)
 NT B.J. Raji (ankle)
 QB Aaron Rodgers (calf)
 RB James Starks (other-illness)
IR  RB Cedric Benson (foot, 10/10)
 ILB Desmond Bishop (knee, 8/28)
 RB Brandon Saine (knee, 10/15)
 ILB D.J. Smith (knee, 10/16)
PUP  OLB Frank Zombo (ankle)

Offense Stats Comparison
  JAC
 Offense 		 GB
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 13.0 27.0 22.8 GB
Rushing yards 64.7 97.8 116.0 GB
Rushing yards per attempt 4.05 3.91 4.27 JAC
Completion % 53.9% 70.5% 61.8% GB
Passing yards 140.0 269.3 239.9 GB
Passing yards per completion 8.25 10.28 10.96 GB
Passing yards per attempt 4.45 7.24 6.78 GB
Interceptions 0.3 0.5 1.0 JAC
Fumbles lost 1.0 0.3 0.7 GB
Sacks allowed 3.0 3.8 2.3 JAC
3rd down conversions 22.2% 41.8% 38.9% GB
4th down conversions 33.3% 66.7% 57.1% GB
Time of possession 26:42 30:46 30:17 GB
  Defense Stats Comparison
  JAC
 Defense 		 GB
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 26.7 21.3 22.8 GB
Rushing yards 158.7 102.8 116.0 GB
Rushing yards per attempt 4.48 3.86 4.27 GB
Completion % 59.4% 56.8% 61.8% GB
Passing yards 271.0 233.3 239.9 GB
Passing yards per completion 11.29 11.05 10.96 GB
Passing yards per attempt 6.71 6.27 6.78 GB
INT return 1.0 1.3 1.0 GB
Fumble recoveries 0.3 0.0 0.7 JAC
Sacks 0.3 3.0 2.3 GB
3rd down conversions 44.4% 38.4% 38.9% GB
4th down conversions 100.0% 50.0% 57.1% GB
Time of possession 33:20 29:14 30:17 GB

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   JAC   GB  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 8.4 6.5 8.8 JAC
Yards per kick return 22.2 28.0 25.0 GB
Yards allowed per punt return 7.0 6.1 8.8 GB
Yards allowed per kick return 27.0 25.9 25.0 GB
  Misc Stats Comparison
   JAC   GB  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 6.0 6.0 6.5 -
Penalty yards 62.3 59.3 56.3 GB

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 2 to 7 of the 2012 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
Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Green Bay Packers
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2001 12 2001-12-03 GB JAC 28-21 GB
2004 15 2004-12-18 JAC GB 28-25 JAC
2008 15 2008-12-14 GB JAC 16-20 JAC

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2010 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database.