NFL Rankings: Can the Green Bay Packers Forget About the Playoffs?

December 13, 2010   ·   Troy Sparks   ·   Jump to comments

Last summer, the media projected the Green Bay Packers to go to the Super Bowl.  That was based on the talent of their roster.
We must remember that the NFL has a 16-game season and things happen.  Many of the key players on the Packers have been dropping like flies, and it hurts right now.
Running back Ryan Grant went down first.  Jermichael Finley, Nick Barnett, Mark Tauscher, Morgan Burnett, Atari Bigby and now Cullen Jenkins are out for possibly the rest of the season.  And who knows if quarterback Aaron Rodgers will be available for the game in New England after suffering a concussion in their loss to the Detroit Lions Sunday.
This team began the season at 3-3 and won five out of the last six games before going to the Motor City.  As it stood last week, the Packers were on the outside looking in for the playoffs.  Their 7-3 defeat by the Lions came from a third-string quarterback, who co...

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