commentary...

the Packers overall actually had a better day than last week,against the Saints... when you have less than two and a half minutes,of possession time(2:24)have three offensive plays,and being out-paced in yards(174,to 14),and lose a fumble on a kickoff,what would you expect to be down,in game,after the first quarter? 10-0,14-0,or 17-0?... any other team would be down,14-0,or even 17-0,but the Packers were only down,10-0,and gave up a field goal,to spot the Panthers,a 13-0 lead,early in the second period... after that,the Packers' defense took over,ball-hawked four turnovers(Charles Woodson,had two interceptions,and a fumble recovery),and did not allow a point,until the Panthers were down,23-13,early in fourth quarter,when they kicked a field goal... Aaron Rodgers,and the offense sputtered all day,in the red zone,until he hit Jordy Nelson,on a two play 96 yard drive,with a 84 yard bomb,to go up,30-16,late in fourth quarter,and in garbage time,Cam Newton hit a 62 yard pass play,to Steve Smith,to drive deep into Packers' territory,and then score a touchdown to make it look closer than the game score may indicate... the defense gave up 432 yards,passing,and 53 yards rushing(485 yards,of 503 yards),to Cam Newton,but shut down everyone else on Panthers' offense... actually the defense shut down the Panthers' offense in the second,and third periods(dishing out four turnovers),and the most valuable part,of the Packers' team,was actually the red zone defense,like it was last week,when they stopped the Saints on two plays,with a yard to go,and won game... they have to play better,because honestly,they gave most of the yards,from the twenty,to the twenty,and the offense will play better... the Bears host the Packers,next week,and they lost badly to the Saints,30-13,this week,so "THE WAR",begins with Chicago,next week,and honestly,for the oldest rivals,in NFL,records do not count... Jay Cutler was sacked six times,and the Bears scored only six points(they actually led,7-0,in first period),in last three periods,so Cutler is inconsistent,with a spotty receiving corps,and an offensive line that was truly horrible this week,and Clay Matthews,and company showing up,watch out,Cutler,next week... graduation work starts next week!!!