Rams -3 At Green Bay
Game Time: 10/8/2006 1:00:00 PM
By: L.T. Profit Sports Group
It's going to be a long season in Green Bay, and it could be a long Sunday this week when the Rams visit the Packers.
As if being one of the worst teams in the NFL is not enough, the Packers have an added disadvantage here of playing on a short week following their Monday night debacle in Philadelphia.
That is bad news considering that the Green Bay defense needs as much time as possible to prepare for this Rams offense. St. Louis turned back the clock a few years to its Showtime days last week in a 41-34 win over Detroit, and the Rams are catching yet another weak NFC North defense here. Quarterback Marc Bulger has completed nearly 60 percent of his passes while throwing for 1039 yards in his first four games, with five touchdowns and no interceptions as of yet. He should have a field day throwing on a Green Bay secondary that is surrendering 292.5 passing yards per game on an unacceptable 8.4 yards per pass attempt.
The Packers knew they had no defense entering this season, so they knew they had to try and outscore people to be competitive. Well that has not been the case as Green Bay is averaging a disappointing 16.8 points per game, and their total lack of a running game has made it virtually impossible for Brett Favre to find open receivers vs. defenses that are now simply geared to defend the pass. Thus Favre is only averaging 6.43 yards per pass attempt, and he has already thrown five interceptions against six touchdown passes.
Play: Rams -3
Game Time: 10/8/2006 1:00:00 PM
By: L.T. Profit Sports Group
It's going to be a long season in Green Bay, and it could be a long Sunday this week when the Rams visit the Packers.
As if being one of the worst teams in the NFL is not enough, the Packers have an added disadvantage here of playing on a short week following their Monday night debacle in Philadelphia.
That is bad news considering that the Green Bay defense needs as much time as possible to prepare for this Rams offense. St. Louis turned back the clock a few years to its Showtime days last week in a 41-34 win over Detroit, and the Rams are catching yet another weak NFC North defense here. Quarterback Marc Bulger has completed nearly 60 percent of his passes while throwing for 1039 yards in his first four games, with five touchdowns and no interceptions as of yet. He should have a field day throwing on a Green Bay secondary that is surrendering 292.5 passing yards per game on an unacceptable 8.4 yards per pass attempt.
The Packers knew they had no defense entering this season, so they knew they had to try and outscore people to be competitive. Well that has not been the case as Green Bay is averaging a disappointing 16.8 points per game, and their total lack of a running game has made it virtually impossible for Brett Favre to find open receivers vs. defenses that are now simply geared to defend the pass. Thus Favre is only averaging 6.43 yards per pass attempt, and he has already thrown five interceptions against six touchdown passes.
Play: Rams -3