The Green Bay Packers and Washington Redskins are playing on the NFL playoffs schedule in the NFC Wild Card Round on Sunday and the game is live on FOX from FedEx Field starting at 4:40 pm ET. Aaron Rodgers and Kirk Cousins will face off in the matchup after the Seahawks take on the Vikings in the earlier game.
Rodgers and the Packers come into the playoffs after losing to the Minnesota Vikings in Week 17 and that put the team in wild card position in the NFC. The team is travelling to play against the Redskins, who come into the playoffs after winning the NFC East division title this season. The Packers have been struggling on offense a bit this season and the team will try and rebound now that it's playoff time.
The Packers offensive line has had some issues this season and over the past two games Rodgers has been getting hit quite a bit. The Redskins are going to try and keep Rodgers off balance and the pass rush will be key for Washington if they want to stop Green Bay from getting things going on offense. Eddie Lacy has played better down the backstretch of the season after some inconsistency this year and he comes in with 758 yards rushing this year for the Packers.
Rodgers has had another strong season with 3821 yards and 31 interceptions, but those numbers were his lowest in the past few years. Kirk Cousins had a strong season for the Redskins with 4166 yards and 29 touchdowns, but he doesn't have the playoff experience that Rodgers has. James Jones led the Packers in receiving this season with just 50 catches, but he put up 890 yards and was a reliable red zone target.
The Redskins have Jordan Reed as their leading receiver with 87 catches for 952 yards and 11 touchdowns this season and DeSean Jackson has come on strong after missing most of the season with injuries. Ryan Kerrigan will be a player to watch for the Redskins, as he was the leader in sacks this season and he will be the primary pass rusher against Rodgers.
The Packers will likely be without Sam Shields again with the cornerback in the concussion protocol and that could open things up for the Redskins receivers. Clay Matthews will have to have a strong game for the Packers to keep the Redskins off balance and he will likely be one of the players to help keep Jordan Reed from getting clean routes. The Packers have to travel to the east coast for the game, but the team has been in this position before in the playoffs.
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