Why the Raiders Will Beat the Packers Sunday
by Greg Smith
Pop the champagne Miami, the undefeated Packers will lose this weekend.
Over the past three seasons, Green Bay has lost just three games at Lambeau Field. One was Brett Favre’s triumphant Viking return in 2009. Another was to the Dolphins in 2010.
The third came at the hands of Carson Palmer.
In Week 2 of 2009, Palmer outplayed Aaron Rodgers to lead the Bengals past the Packers 31-24. Palmer threw for three TDs and ran for one against Dom Capers’ Green Bay defense. That day Cincinnati rushed for 150 yards, converted 9 of 14 third downs, and won time of possession 33:48 – 26:12. Aaron Rodgers had one of the worst games of his career, throwing only 1 TD and taking 6 sacks. Green Bay couldn’t run the ball. Ryan Grant lost a fumble.
The ‘11 Raiders are similar to those ‘09 Bengals, and should have similar success in Green Bay. Oakland has a great offensive line that can control the clock with the running game, a defense that can rush the passer, and a veteran roster that won’t get rattled on the road, as evidenced by Raider wins this year in Houston and San Diego.
Carson Palmer (AP)
But the biggest similarity is Palmer, who has faced Capers’ defensive scheme many times. As a Bengal, he played Dick LeBeau’s Steelers twice a year. LeBeau and Capers run the same system.
Three times Palmer defeated the Steelers in Pittsburgh, throwing 7 TDs to just 2 INTs, with a passer rating of 96. Considering it’s been equally as difficult to win in Pittsburgh as it’s been to win in Green Bay the past few years, Palmer’s four road wins speaks to his leadership and confidence against the LeBeau/Capers scheme.
This Sunday, the Raiders will likely control the line of scrimmage, rush for 150+ yards, and play keep-away from Aaron Rodgers. Palmer will look to find mismatches against an injury-riddled Packers defense, by utilizing his speedy wide receivers and versatile athletes like Marcel Reece.
Oakland’s defense will, of course, have its work cut out facing Rodgers. But where the Raiders have particularly struggled this season is against the run – something the Packers don’t do well. The key in slowing down Green Bay will be creating pressure without blitzing, converging to the ball, and hitting hard once they arrive. The Raiders must force the Packers into fumbles and dropped passes.
A few reasons I like Oakland this week:
Aaron Rodgers (AP)
- It’s a must-win for the Raiders and far from a must-win for the Packers.
- The Law of Averages says the Packers passing game is due for a clunker. In baseball, there’s usually someone hitting .400 in June, who inevitably falls well short of that mark by season’s end. Green Bay has been completing low percentage passes at high percentages all season and it can’t possibly continue without a misstep. A defense will get to the explosive offense of the ’11 Packers, just like the Bucs defense beat up the ’99 Rams, the Giants got to the ’07 Patriots, and the Jets handled the ’10 Patriots.
- Same goes for Rodgers. As machine-like as he has been this season, he is a human… He will have a clunker eventually.
- The Packers have a ton of injuries on defense… Pro Bowl safety Nick Collins is definitely out. Linebacker Desmond Bishop is probably out. Linebacker A.J. Hawk looks iffy, and Cornerback Charles Woodson just had a concussion last week.
- The Raiders have the best punter/kicker combo in the NFL, which can help make up for a deficiency in yardage.
- Hue Jackson’s bravado could lead to a gamble, onside kick or fake, that gains a possession back for Oakland.
- Last week, the Raiders had an embarrassing road loss and the Packers had an emotional road win. We often see NFL teams coming off those kinds of games give the opposite performance the following week. Consider earlier this year: Following a 48-3 embarrassment in San Francisco, the Buccaneers beat the Saints, 26-20. After an emotional 23-20 win in Pittsburgh, the Ravens lost to Seattle, 22-17.
Editor’s Note: Greg Smith provides his X and O analysis to productions that include NFL Turning Point, NFL Network Playbook and NFL.com’s Anatomy of a Play Series.
UPDATE 12/12/2011
Yup. Eating crow. I guess that’s what happens when a juggernaut plays like one. Seriously. The Packers played an excellent game, especially on D.
I’m pretty embarrassed by this article. But I stand by it. I really thought the Raiders would win. But should I be fired? That’s a bit harsh!
Congrats to Green Bay and the Packers fans. They’ve got an awesome team… I can make one more prediction before signing off: I won’t be picking against the Packers again.
- Greg Smith
The Raiders will lose this weekend. And by a big margin. They struggled with the Dolphins last weekend. They have won three games on the road this year. But they won’t beat the Packers. And Carson Palmer will have another bad game. He will throw at least 2 interceptions. And Charles Woodson will show out against his former team.
Aaron Rodgers will throw three touchdowns against a depleted Raiders defense.
I just wish you Knew what you were talking about……i just here stupid-ness coming out your mouth
hear* (ironic huh?)
p.s. raiders suck , not even gonna be close
Before you call someone stupid, don’t write something stupid yourself. It’s hear, not here. Stupid-ness isn’t a word.
“i just here stupid-ness coming out your mouth”
1. Stupidity is the word you’re looking for
2. Know your homonyms
Knew shouldn’t be capitalized, “here” should be hear, your “i” should be capitalized, and it’s stupidity, not stupid-ness. Raider Nation is apparently a collective imbecile.
That said, Packers win 34-17.
you are the dumbass. you don’t even know how to spell.
You’re calling him stupid when you can’t even spell… HEAR vs here… moron
Not to mention you felt obligated to use the hyphenated version of “stupidness”… before you comment in public forums consider using correct grammar… enjoy your weekend haha
I just wish you had a valid reason to say what he was saying is stupid-ness…
Pssh… where’s your “raider spirit” Get out you chiefs fan…… WE have a chance at beating GB and who are you to judge a NFL analyst/Blogger you college student if you are a raider fan you would have some hope
Who knew Packer fans were so educated. Did I spell all the words correctly???
Haha this is pretty funny.
Also, are you really arguing that the Raiders SHOULD beat the Packers? I mean of course they COULD, but SHOULD they? hell naw.
@LOL
I believe you mean homophones not homonyms.
i forgot this was a spelling bee not nlf.com.. wow!! you guys really took way too much pleasure in correcting his post maybe u should all get lives instead of trying to be nfl’s spelling teacher btw i hope the game ends in a draw.. and yes i know i didnt put any . or , so dont go there proffesor smart ass
Wey, no sean mamones,
Like you guys just argue about who misspell some word, wow really?
the point is the difference between the packs and the raiders. I dont see where in this blog says “discuss about ortography”
Thats really weak from your part and also means you have no fact how the Raiders will beat the packers.
Hey smart guy, if the raiders play like you spell, you’re in for a rough day. ‘here’ what I’m saying?
don’t thay no how two speel in yore part of tha cuntry?
Yo Raider Nation, please change your online name-you’re making the rest of us Raiders fans look ignorant too! Go back to school!
Go easy on Raiders Nation guys, he probably caught lead to the head which wouldn’t be unusual for his circle. In any event, the game will probably be close.
I think this was a good article except for the author’s delusions of grandeur for his team. He writes like a homer. He is going of the Carson Palmer of yester-year. That QB was much better than the older one of today. Carson Palmer still doesn’t know this offense. That’s why they sucked against the crappy Dolphins. We had a tough game against a tough opponent in a hostile environment. They drive down against our defense who at that point had no AJ Hawk and No Desmond Bishop our Charles Woodson who went out of game with a concussion. Manning scored up on us and got the two pointer. Big emotional win for their team going to overtime…. right? WRONG!!! A Rog drives down on 4 plays and eats 55 seconds off the clock and Mason Crosby scores field goal.
This week will be like all Packers games vs Raiders, one more win for us and nothing for you, the Broncos will lead this division after tomorrow and the Raiders will eventually fire their 1045th Head Coach in the last 5 years.
This is an example of delusional reporting of some one who hasn’t evidently actually watched any Packer games this year. HOMER!!!!
Raider fans must have some of the lowest IQs out of any fan base
You spell it “hear”.
What have you got to say for yourselves now?
You cant GUARANTEE that can you? shut up then
this sunday at 4:15 we’ll see
Hey smart guy, I guarantee it. The rump raiders will lose just like super bowl II.
Thank You, the only person that makes sense here! Play the game and who wins, wins. bottom line
Yeah…I can never look at a game as a guarantee win. The Packers SHOULD win, but the NFL is funky like that. Sometimes teams have bad games while the team they play has a good game, it happens. Remember last season, the Packers lost to Miami and Washington, but does/did anybody ever for a second think that either of them were the better, more talented team? No! Those two teams just played great games and took advantage of bad mistakes. I’m not trying to discredit those wins, because in the end, the only thing that matters is the “W’s” and “L’s”.
I’ll admit, I was hoping the Raiders were going to have a good season this year, and it looked like they were heading that way, then Jason Campbell got hurt and I despise Crybaby Carson. Not to mention the Raiders sent potentially two first round picks for him (likely to get a #1 and a #2 or #3) which is WAYYYY too much. He’s a washed up, injury prone, never-was puss from USC. He matches up with all those other USC greats such as: Matt Leinart…Ummm…I mean Mark Sanchez??? Or was it Todd Marinovich??? Wait….wait…I meant Rodney Peete..I think…Or I’m foreshadowing Matt Barkley’s soon to be clunker of an NFL career.
we will see the raiders dominate rodgers
u guys cant even beat miami how do u think u can beat gb
@ broncosallday
I guess you’re don’t know how to read.
“the Raiders have particularly struggled this season is against the run – something the Packers don’t do well. ”
As in the Miami did have a good running back, Reggie Bush.
The pack will win. No doubt! Sorry. To think that the raiders have a chance is just an uneducated guess. But, if it makes you feel any better I think you guys are a little bit better than the broncos. lmao!!!!
really dude ?
Righhhht! And the colts will in the superbowl
No one can dominate Rodgers, if the Steelers #1 defense from last season couldn’t do it then no one can. And really? You Raider fans need to see what’s happening in the NFL RIGHT NOW. Do you not see the 12 wins we have? Do you not see the best QB in the game? Did you not see the whipping you all got last week? Come on now, no way the Raiders win this.
What? You wan’t to dominate Mr. Rodgers? That’s sicks! Leave your Jerry Sandusky filth off the internet!!!
Cool story bro come back next year, and keep coming because ya’ll ain’t winning(;
LOL I get the title of only calm collected non ignorant packer fan award it’s funny you mock the raiders yet one of the worst QB in the league tore apart are defense Aaron is not one of the best in the game period the best in the game does not make their statement in week 10 of his lol what 6th or 7th season. No I do not believe the raiders will win but do I think it will be a easy win? well with our record with mediocre teams I would say no it will not be a easy ffs Tampa picked us off and ran all over us.
@broncosalladay rofl like you guys can talk you barely beat Miami and that was because they had injury’s they would whoop your ass now
@primo you know nothing about football stfu
@orva yes the broncos suck get over it
@latony well quite a few ranked 20+ defenses have almost stopped his so yes eventually he will fuck he is not god retard
@carva lol really bro? we just started winning again cool your jets before you jinx us dumb ass so many teams have won multiple super bowls over 10 year span then turn into a shit franchise(cowboys,49ers,redskins,giants) so stfu
seriously before any of you start making assumptions watch the damn game then wait and fyi if we lose ITS YOU GUYS THAT LOOK DUMB AND WHEN WE CHOKE IN THE SUPER BOWL YOU WILL ALL EAT WORDS AND LOOK LIKE MAJOR JACK ASSES
from your HUMBLE packer fan I bid farewell
@gregbeastjennings, how can you call yourself humble when you start your post bragging about being the only calm collected pack fan, get off your own nuts. you’re far from that.you’re a total hypocrite and HOW DARE YOU call yourself a pack fan and say “when we choke in the supwerbowl” i respect that the raiders fans watch this like any other given sunday with hope. cause that’s what a fan does. carries hope for their team no matter how bad or good cheering them on. that’s what a fan is. you are not a fan. you are a conceded moron who thinks you can boast being humble then insult everyone in the forum. AND AARON RODGERS IS THE BEST QB IN THE LEAGUE RIGHT NOW. NOW PISS OFF.
Please have the decency to apologize for this post come Sunday night. And by the way, they have won 4 road games…
you must have a time machine. who wins the superbowl? will obama get re-elected? will the world end december 12th 2012?
December 12? Ohhhh, you’re thinking of December 21.
GB Superbowl. Obama wins. The world gets flooded, just not totally.
Good logic. I would say the Raiders struggled against a good defense of the Dolphins. The Packers just don’t have a defense. I only question the chemistry between Palmer and his receivers. If they had McFadden I say victory for sure. Does Palmer have timing with his speedy receivers? I’d like to see the Raiders execute and Seymour lead the defense.
Last time i checked over 250 yards and two td’s was pretty good, palmer has been doing that every week.
Yes, but 250/2 doesn’t beat 320/3 which Rodgers has been doing all season. And statistically, Rodgers does very well against the blitz, which the Raiders bring a lot. He is probably the best in the league at reading defenses and going to his check down or running screens, which statistically the Raiders are poor at defending. So to sum it up, the Packers offence has a huge advantage over the Raiders defense, and I don’t think Carson Palmer is going to be able to go toe to toe with Rodgers.
they actually do not at all but making those assumptions is what would lose you football games not to mention palmer just started playing again with a unhealthy roster that he hardly knows and he is already in a rhythm and btw drew bress is doing better yardage wise and it is only gonna go up that much more come sunday
whoever wrote this article is a retard. the pack should have this game all day long. no dig on the raiders but they just dont have the offensive weapons. and green bays defense gives up a lot of yards but not points. and maybe if green bay attempted to run the ball more then maybe they would have more yards. why run when you can throw as good as green bay does. duh. green bay will go over 40 points in this game so raiders better get their offense going. i dont think they match up well at all. this will be a land slide.
Packers don’t give up points? How about last week… Giants scored 33 points.
I agree pack win by at least 14
packers do unfortunately give up way too many points but i want to see the reserves come up and make a name for themselves and up the play of the packer defense. like it or not the raiders match up well and how many times have the bengals played extremely well against the pack. tough game but pack will win.
umm u mean 35 points and green bay may give alot of yards like some1 said but they come up big when needed, u remember clay matthew pick 6 to give green bay the lead? so yeah if u gunna dis the packers get ur facts straight
ROFL dude are you serious we don’t give up a lot of points okay lets have a trip down memory lane
Giants-35
Buccaneers(4-7?)-26
Panthers(4-8 or 5-7 not sure)-23
Broncos(with kyle orton as QB)23
Saints-34
Vikings(2-9)-27
Chargers(5-7 plus scored 24 pts in 2-3 mins)-38
we have a history of giving up a lot of points to shit teams 3 teams on this list Oakland has beaten. Not to mention they beat the Texans and Bears unhealthy underestimating them will result in a loss and I am glad I am not a packer fan that has made himself look like a jackass through pointless arguing over the internet another interesting fact is that 96% of all green bay packer fans have never played even pee wee football so basically every green bay fan (aside from myself a very few others) are nothing but a bunch of illiterate fat asses seriously watch a game and look through the stands you can not see a single person even under 200 pounds plus the camo omfg the camo ugh I hate being associated with other packer fans outside the few literate ones I know
GREGBEASTJENNINGS -
You are the biggest hypocrite to have ever commented! How can you possibly say you are not a packer fan that argues pointlessly on the internet when you are doing just that in your last few posts?!?! You are also an idiot to think that a majority of packer fans are couch potato camo wearing hunters with very little intelligence. Even if this were the case, many of those “camo wearing fatasses” are quite a bit brighter than you obviously. Your posts are pathetic, grammar is terrible. You call yourself a packer fan, yet you seem to lack faith in them winning? Terrible excuse for a fan, IMO. You, sir, are the retard here.
BTW – LOL to this article. Packers DESTROYED the raiders. Nice.
The fact that you think Charles Woodson will “show out against his former team” even though he has been ruled out due to his concussion last week lets the rest of us know you have no idea what your talking about.
Actually, Woodson is probable for the game. I think the point that the author of this blog was making was that he may not be at his best due to the concussion last week, not that he wouldn’t be playing.
Fact : Woodson is listed as probable for Sundays game vs Raiders
raider fans… you guys are all talking about a team who has won 18 or 19 in a row and need to show a lot more respect. we are not talking about the chargers here we are talking about the super bowl champs. show some class dudes…
Woodson is listed as questionable. He will play. As will Hawk. Get your facts straight.
since when does questionable mean will play? get your facts straight fool even if they do play they are not a 100@ aj hawk is a w/e because he has proved to be very useless but this will defintly effect woodsons gameplay since when are you in control of these players and you just know when they are and are not gonna play ROFL as a packer fan not sure how to say but I HATE FELLOW PACKER FANS THAT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS BEFORE THINGS EVEN PLAY OUT UGHHHHHHHHHHH LET THE GAME PLAY I would rather lose a shitty normal season game then choking in the playoffs or super bowl SO SHUT UP UNTIL THE SEASON IS OVER YOUR NOT GOD
uhm. Right. And there was another team recently that won 18 in a row. They dropped the big one if you remember. Even if CW is on the field, it doesn’t matter who he covers. Bush is gonna run the ball and stuff it in the endzone, while we play clock killer.Aaron will have his worst game of the season and the Nation will rise!
I’ll stop by later to check for spelling and grammar as that is what you are cocerned about ‘Pack Fans’ not the field of play.
Hmmmm……. INTERCEPTION Woodson!!!! Who has no idea??
But you all should take into consideration that about half of Oakland’s starters were out last weekend, with the most notable of injuries being Jacoby Ford (He completely destroyed Miami last year, but the Raiders still lost because Jason Campbell sucks.), Denarius Moore, and Darren McFadden. A person can’t say much bad about McFadden other than he gets injured alot, because he was leading the league in rushing yards before his injury, and Denarius Moore has been ripping it up every time he gets the chance to perform.
why is everyone wrting about how dinged up the raiders are and that if tehy had all of their players they would beat the pckers? fisrt off let me point out the packers had 16 guys on ir by the time we got to the superbowl adn lost 3 startes while playing in the super bowl and still won. this year we have 11 hurt of which 8 are starters. so if the raiders would beat us if there guys were healthy then i want to see this game when both squads are at 100% not even close. and second off stop bringing up the dolphins game because even though the dolhins are good and just ahvent played like it that was last week this is this week totally different. as far as hitting rodgers…come on. yes he will get hit but do you really think you can hurt him? the only time he has been hurt was when he did it to himself by runnign and not protecting himself. hes been hit by the hardest hitters in the league including harrison in the super bowl so lets be realistic.
There’s no way the raiders are going to “dominate” the packers, but we have a good chance. I’m expecting a loss, but i like what the packers are doing this year so if they go undefeated i wont be to dissapointed. If we hadnt have lost a few games we shouldnt have (chiefs, broncos, DOLPHINS, and BILLS!) we wouldnt have to worry about this game to much. But you have to deal with what you have and i think the raiders will put on a good show. Go Raiders.
This is most intelligent comment I have read so far…..Raiders have a ground game. Packers have a passing game……with that said it should be an interesting game. I am a Packer fan and I would like to see them win of course, but if they make too many mistakes its going to be to the Raiders advantage. We’re # 1 at take-aways I do believe, so with said good luck to both teams.
As will Carson Palmer against a week GB defense. And further more the Raiders will have there way at the line of scrimmage and run for more than a 150 yards. The defense will make Arron Rogers know it means business and put a serious hurting on him and this will be the game Packers fans remember for a long time to come. GB will lose big in this one for sure.
Dream on, dream on, dream on, dream until your dreams come true……but in this case, they won’t.
First of all:
weak, not week. their not there. Aaron not Arron.
This proves that you don’t know what you’re talking about. This article is a load of garbage and was created to give Raiders fans some hope this Sunday. They’re saying the Packers will lose because we lost to the Bengals TWO YEARS AGO? Please. I watched both of those seasons. This Packers team is better than the one the Bengals beat in 09. Even so, it was the BENGALS that beat the Packers. Not the Raiders. Last time the Raiders played the Packers, the Packers won: 38-7. I expect the same sort of outcome on Sunday.
week: a period of seven days
weak: lacking strength
his name is Aaron (although I never understood why the name needs two A’s)
I am dubious that the Raiders have the skills to put a “serious hurting on him”, but at least you can’t be blamed for not being a believer…
Come on — give the Raiders fans a break – at least half them do know how to spell correctly, or which word to use (hear vs here or week vs. weak) — in fact most of them have been found in the Jerry Springer audience as well.
Seems you will have a helluv’a second half! First half ain’t exactly going your way.
raders need this more than the packs and i can see a motivated raider team because they cant afford to be a game behind the tebow broncos who will win against a hurting bear team
If anything, it’s Pack, not Packs…. Pet peeve, sorry.
Also, it’s raiders, not raders… sorry, that’s also a pet peeve of mine. I mean, you think you could spell the name of your own team right…
Just read the headline…..BAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
its actually 4 losses. bengals, vikings, dolphins, redskins
its acutally 4 losses, bengals, vikings, dolphins, redskins
nfl will do anything to protect greenbays rep…. :0
ACTUALLY DHOULE YOU SHOULD KNOW YOUR FACTS BECAUSE THEY ONLY LOST 3 AT HOME THE WASHINGTON LOSS WAS AT WASHINGTON BUT NICE TRY HOW BOUT YOU LOSE YOUR BIAS AND JUST AGREE THAT THE RAIDERS ADN THE PACKERS ARE BOTH GOOD TEAMS AND THAT IT WILL BE A GOOD GAME BUT THE PACKERS JUST HAVE TOO MANY WEAPONS TO LOSE
Whether your a greenbay fan or a raider fan you are fags arguing about spelling and not about football
word
Well said
i was about to say, why are they arguing about spelling. focus on the upcoming game and not the correct way to spell. im not gonna say who will win but all i know is that this game will be a good one. unless u have a f**king time machine and seen how it turns out, dont say who will win. AND IF YOU’RE ANY KIND OF FAN YOU WOULDNT DISS ANOTHER TEAM BASED ON THE PREVIOUS GAME. GROW UP, HAVE A DRINK AND WATCH THE GAME TOMOROW!!
thank you this isnt an english class we are talking about football
Go Raiders.
…it’s “Green Bay”, not greenbay…
you’re*
Let’s analyze this FURTHER… The Packers aren’t on a “must-win”? The Packers are as cool and collected as they come, but they will not sale themselves short. They take every win week to week. They have NOT secured the #1 seed in the NFC yet. Every loss is a big one and it can ALWAYS determine your fate. I can’t stand you analysts that come here week to week and say that a team is going to lose because “history” says that the stars are aligned. Any given Sunday. This is professional football, and it still surprises me that they pay you guys to write this garbage. They probably do it just so you can stir people like me up. You can’t predict the future… This is December, the OAKLAND, yes OAKLAND, CA. Raiders are playing in Lambeau Field, where the 12th man has already taken the field… Mr. Winter. The Green Bay Packers are #1 in the NFL right now. Stats? Who cares about stats, stats aren’t measured by heart or determination. Take this garbage of an article somewhere else.
You my friend, just made my day!
The Raiders have lost to the likes of the pats, bills, the effing chiefs and the broncos and dolphins. I can come to terms with the pats and broncos and maybe the dolphins but come on now. The packers are perfect.
Although this is a good piece and I respect that you support your team, I have to say that it is Raider biased. I’m not saying there isn’t a chance the Raiders could take the W, because They can. I just don’t think it’s a sure thing like the author hear thinks. Anyways, I suppose there’s a chance, The Bills did beat the Patriots earlier this year. So, that being said, anything can happen! Good luck Raiders, but as always I side with the Packers.
Yeah, the Raiders would have a better chance if the offense was at full strength. Trust me when I say this: Woodson, one of the best Raiders ever, will inspire the Packers. GB is going to go perfect and we finally get to see those 72 Dolphins drop a notch and we’ll never hear from Shula and the most annoying Dolphin, Mercury Morris! Still, Go Raiders!
none of this guys argument is based on hard facts. it’s a based on what COULD happen.
So he’s comparing what the 2009 Palmer did against a non-Capers defense to what he can do with a completely different team?
Let’s not forget that was Rodgers second EVER start, I think he’s gotten a little bit better since then.
There are absolutely no comparisons worth mentioning between now and that game in 2009
I didn’t know Greg Smith was such a comedian! This is the funniest thing I have ever read! LOL We’ll see.
obviously you don’t know what you are talking about get your facts straight the raiders did not struggle with Miami, the raiders didn’t even try they just took it easy to get ready against the packers, the raider D wasn’t even trying at all. your just being negative and another RAIDER HATER.
I bleed silver and black but don’t see us winning. Green Bay is a machine and we can’t tackle on a consistent basis. Though, an upset would be awesome.
Go Raiders!!!!
well the packers had a clunker against the NYG but still put enough points on the board so the raiders proably have to put 30 points + to win this game and i dont think u can get 10 field goals in one game.
stupid is as stupid does.
The Raiders really dont know what they have as a quarterback just yet, maybe its beacouse its “Oakland” but they have a qb like this in Indianapolis “although on the sideline” and New England. Yes he is that good…these coaches need to protect his ass better than they are if they want him to honor his four year contract here and not give up like in Cinnci…Also Run DM P…SSY needs to be a man and tape that glass foot up and play you F@#!N Wimp..toghen up this is football remember you get paid alot of money to do this. Dont get me wrong ive been a Fan For 35 years and ive never seen so many pre-madonnas on a OAKLAND RAIDER team….Never…JUST PLAY BABY
The Raiders will make a go of it, but will fall short. The Packers are more like the 72 Dolphins, than the team, which had to cheat to go 18-1.
WHY ON EARTH ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT GRAMMAR!!!???? STFU!!!!!!!!!! Talk about the arcticle not about the grammar, noone gives two shits about the grammar but we do care about the lies in this arcticle baseball has no relation to football.!!!!!!!!…
No mamen, los empacadores le van a dar en la madre a los piratas, debido a que no pueden arriegar el liderato de la Nacional, ademas vienen enrrachados cuando los Raiders, no han demostrado estabilidad en esta temporada, la verdad no lo escribi en ingles por que me dio mucha hueva, pero chavos no se emociones y dejen que los packs se la metan hasta atras XD….
Your not the brightess bulb on the tree! There goes a saying “ANY GIVEN SUNDAY” Are you that dull headed??? Prove me wrong son before I spank your bare bottom like your father used to LOL! NOOB!
Hey, rayders guy: i agrea with ewe compleatlea. The rayders arr going to whine tomoro.
raiders fans smell like cat turds.
Un No, They have 4 Road game wins. Already you are wrong so do everyone a favor and stop giving false info
So if by chance The Raiders do win by let say a field goal, what will Packers Fans have to say?
fudge packer fans shut up!!!!
Raiders do their talking on the field-
aren’t they suppose to be playing football instead of talking? maybe that’s what happened in Miami !!
WHAT TALKING ? THERE GETTING THERE ASS WHUPPED !
Here’s how it’ll work: Raiders will lose in Lambeau, but go onto dominate the lions who will be coming off a tough loss to the vikings. Sound good to you guys?
you have lost your mind lol
Green & Gold will prevail today by 10. the black & silver will be a disappointing appearance for their fans. The Raiders will humbly fall behind, Denver as T-bow will deliver once again. The man is another up & coming star QB. I look for A.Rogers to light up the field with all the receivers and have some running attack as well against the raiders as well. I am not a short time packer backer who has recently jumped on the band wagon this is the year we go back to back with Super Bowl Victories and do it in fine fashion. So bring on the Raiders and lets play some Packers football on the frozen tundra and go 13-0.
Depleted Raiders defense? You obviously don’t know what you are talking about. If anything is depleted its the Oakland offense. The Defense is sound, and getting jarvis moss back this week.
The Raider are going to win the game because we are good
Who ever wrote this article (Greg Smith) shouldnt be able to write anymore. not just because he was wrong but because he said “THE RAIDERS WILL BEAT THE PACKERS” haha lets all give this guy credit….. he thinks he knows what hes talking about. also raiders fans, you say the raiders will win out of fear, not of what you actually think
are you watching the game , raiders suck! 13-0 HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Oh..So YOUR the one who thinks the Raiders have any chance this weekend…
Raider Nation; You mean “hear” stupid-ness
Jonathan; you mean “you’re”
Thank you. I didn’t want to have to correct him.
I am so pleased that the thought of a decent match between my Oakland Raiders and, let’s all face it…. The Unstoppable Green Bay Packers has led to the grammar police refusing to post real arguments and nit pick about somebody’s poor language skills. Trust me, I don’t have the best either, but you don’t need to point out what I already know. As for the Packers V. Raiders 2011… it comes down to 2 things, can we (The Raiders) Slow down domo arigato Mr. Roboto Rodgers, and if we (again, The Raiders) can stop the unnecessary penalties and boneheaded mistakes. Will it be a good game? We will know by half time.
I believe they have a chance too, U mad bro?
sure the raiders have a chance just like the last 12 teams.penalties will backfire the raiders and they will leave green bay frozen and go back to raider nation to thaw out.p.s raiders will be in the super bowl. if they buy tickets for the game.
why is everyone woried about how to spell certain things this a blog about the game between the raiders and the packers…… i say raiders can win but the key to that is to get in the redzone and ACTUALLY SCORE they will have a great game IM 13
I think we’re more interested in correcting grammar because there’s nothing interesting to say about the game itself. Last week’s game was worth watching; this week I’ll probably just have the TV on in the background to catch all of the TD replays of my favorite Packers players…
Oh He’s not the only one!!! The packers will lose this weekend, not by much but lose nevertheless!!!!!!
shut the hell up! packers is the KING of NFL this season, lol, they’re heading to another superbowl victory!!! love you Aaron!!
lol, I can already tell you are a 12 year old homer/band wagoner Packer fan. Packers defense is one of the worst in the NFL, it will not win them a championship.
“Packer Fans = Band wagoners
December 10, 2011 at 4:23 am
lol, I can already tell you are a 12 year old homer/band wagoner Packer fan. Packers defense is one of the worst in the NFL, it will not win them a championship.”
Aren’t “homers” and “band-wagoners” kind of opposites? Let me tell you as someone who was born and grew up in Wisconsin, the Packers fans there are not hopping on the bandwagon. Being a Packer fan in that environment is more of a birthright… and I’ve known the people up there to stick by the Packers every week, even in their godawful stretches.
The Packers defense is not shining this season, that’s for sure, but between the crazy-hot offense and the ability to generate turnovers I wouldn’t dismiss their chances for the championship that easily.
Amanda I completely agree. I get more irritated than I should when people say “Defense wins championships.” If that was true Ravens would have won the last 5 years.
I would put Green Bays offense with the leagues worst defense, against any team. What QB can shootout with Aaron Rodgers? I’m not even a Packers fan. I’m mad they beat my Buccs, but it’s true. If a team gets a field goal instead of a touchdown against GB, the game is already over. This article is to get people hype. They said Giants could win too. They also said the Buccs had a shot. They’re going to say the Bears have a shot too and the next team and the next team.
Packers win by 17.
I guess this guy forgot about the two picks Palmer threw in that game in 09, 1 of which was taken to the house. Palmer has thrown alot interceptions his entire career. The fact that the Raiders are the most penalized team this year won’t help either. Most of the article is based on opinion so no can really take it seriously
The reasons are so true and the evidence to support them, I luv it the Raiders are going to merc the pack at lambeau. Covington has no idea what he’s talking about,clearly.
He used the Gambler’s Fallacy and passed it off as a law for one of his arguments.
The Raiders play in a dome where there is climate control. Not a freezing cold like at Lambeau. Raiders will struggle in the cold. Packers win.
The Raiders do not play in a dome. Only 1 team has an undefeated season under their belts, the 72 Dolphins. The Raiders have a hell of a running game which can keep Aaron off the field. Don’t act like it can’t happen. Remember those undefeated Pats that no one thought the Giants would beat?
The Raiders play in a dome?! Whens the last time you actually paid attention to something around you. The Raiders have played at the Coliseum since 1966, except for the time from 82 to 94 when they were in LA. Even when they were in LA they played on a non-covered field. Granted the weather is nothing alike for the two teams, but get your facts together before posting something stupid.
Cali = Dome
We are in the Northern Mid-West and the stadiums in Cali in the latter part of the season may as well be domes by comparison.
You’ve clearly never been to nor cal in the winter…
@Samsquansh.
There is a much larger talent gap between GB and Raiders now, compared to the Pats and Giants then. I’m from Sac and my wifes a bears fan so I’ll be rooting for you guys. But to take this article straight to the grave is ridiculous. You guys can win, but you’ll have to play a perfect game and Rodgers will have to have an okay game.
this post proves that the nfl will hire just about anyone to write their garbage thoughts, like seriously, greg smith thinks the raiders are gonna win just because carson palmer beat the packers once @ lambeau? oakland lost to TEBOW-LED BROCOS!, like seriously?
I didn’t know that TEBOW led the BROCOS… I always thought it was the BRONCOS.
LOL
bro, incase as a one sided packer fan you hadnt noticed, more than JUST the raiders have lost to eh “tebow-led broncos” so su.
Also, they lost to the chiefs and got wrecked by the dolphins… so the heck with CARSON PALMER!!!
again, you sound so full of logic. (thats sarcasm, incase you dont know). You should know 2 things, before opening your mouth
1. Palmer was in oakland for 4 days prior to the cheifs game, and got his feet wet in that game. he knew 15 plays, barely, and that game shouldn’t even be talked about because it DOESN’T matter what so ever.
2. lost to the dolphins.. boy you make it sound like dolphins suck? they should be up in the playoff race they had a bad start and a horrible luck streak losing by 3 points or less, just look at the facts! point is raiders didn’t play strong or smart that game, but they wont 3 in a row previous to that! so before bashing on raiders for losing ONE game in the last FOUR learn your shit! theirs no fan of raiders that will disagree, miami played better! but guess what? we are tied with denver, in the race, wanting a win, NEEDING a win, and we are out of mcfadden, ford, and moore this game as well! so just zip it and watch the game!
Misleading, the Chiefs were on a roll at the time and the Dolphins are one of the better teams in the league at the moment, if they had played earlier in the season like they are now they’d be the #2 possibly #1 seed in the AFC East.
The Raiders are a good team. They’re just not THAT good. And with an AFC that is currently completely crowded with good teams (AFC is the better conference right now, don’t let the smoke and mirrors of the first half of the season fool you) that is not going to be enough to get them anywhere.
Pity really. I was genuinely hoping for my Broncos to get a third game against them in the playoffs.
hahaha true!!! raiders fan get over it!! LOSSERS!!!!
What’s a losser?
Idiot.
Wish I could get paid to make stuff up: Later this week I will take Ali over Frazier in the most anticipated fight of the past 20 years. I pick Ali because, since his death, Smokin’ Joe just isn’t the fighter he used to be.” (Gonna run out now and see if anyone sent a paycheck)
The Raiders may be similar to the 09′ Bengals, but the 11′ Packers, including Mr. Rodgers are very different from the 09′ Packers.
Yep!!! Rodger is the best quater back this season….love Packers, i cant get enough withh e PACK!
Rodgers is a good QB, Palmer will repeat like before, by beating them again, GO RAIDERS, Seymour and crew will introduce themselves as they destroy your QB
My congratulation to Packer Fans, go for the Miami Dolphins record, I like records to be broken that what records are for, Raider Fan In KC
Well said!!
raiders will freeze their ass in PACKERS weather at home….lol…
Great, someone else using history to back up false facts. This isn’t comparing the Roman Republic and the United States, this is parity sports. You can win any given Sunday, I would think Jacksonville or Seattle beating the Ravens could give you a good example of that. Sure Oakland can win, but do you really think this team can keep up with the number one scoring team in the nation? Saying Rodgers WILL have a bad day is as certain as death, but it doesn’t mean its going to happen this week. The only thing Oakland can truly rely on is a rushing attack that should succeed well enough to give the Packers a run for the money, which isn’t too hard since every single team except for the Rams have done so against our defense.
Rodgers already had his bad day last week. 106 passer rating? Terrible by his standards. It’s all uphill from there.
they won the game, thats all it matters…..its all about winning!!!!
RAIDER NATION WILL SHOCK THE WORLD COME 12-11-11. ALL THE NON BELIEVERS WILL BE IN DISBELIEF AND RAIDERS ARE GOING TO THE PLAYOFFS. THE BRONCOS WILL GET WHOOPED BY PATRIOTS AND AL DAVIS WILL BE SMILING FROM UP ABOVE BECAUSE HIS TEAM HAS REACHED GREATNESS.ITS ALREADY THERE BROTHERS! OUR TEAM CONTROLS OUR DESTINY.SUNDAYS LOSS TO DOLPHINS WAS NOT BECAUSE OF THE DOLPHINS. THE RAIDERS BEAT THE RAIDERS. BUT YOU CAN BE DANG SURE THAT IN TWO DAYS THERE WILL BE A STRONG,CONFIDENT RAIDERS TEAM THAT WILL SHOCK THE WORLD. RAIDERS FOR LIFE!ONCE A RAIDER ALWAYS A RAIDERS. I AM PROUD OF MY TEAM.
I LIEK 2 TAULK IN TEH CAPS CUZ IT MAYKS MI LOUWD!!!!!!!!!
HEY MIKE…..YA MOMMA
lol
Hilariously enough the Patriots are the only one of the “guaranteed” playoff teams I am pretty sure my Broncos have a good chance of beating. New England is basically “Green Bay Minus” this year, having the same Glass Cannon scheme only with a bit more glass and a bit less cannon. The talent issues that prevent Denver from beating Green Bay aren’t as severe in a contest with New England.
Of course we’re still going to be knocked out the first round because we are almost certainly facing off against whichever team loses the AFC North (probably the Steelers, both teams winning out is probable) and we simply aren’t at their level yet.
All faith in the human race just disappeared for me…..
Every single raiders fan says “raiders beat the raiders” so do other teams beat themselves too? Or do they lose to the raiders if the raiders beat them? I don’t get that logic that every raiders fan goes screaming out when they have a bad season.
Raiders are a good team with bad injuries just like other teams. To think they are the best is just ignorant.
And I thought raiders fans hated Al Davis.
ya devyln you are mentally challenged
If the Raiders were atleast halfway healthy they would rep the afc in the superbowl, however their skill players are always hurt, and they are hurt this week as well.. with that being said, Oakland will have cheese sandwhiches for dinner!!! I would love to see this game with both teams 100% healthy.. Raiders 25 – Packers 24..! nuff said
Healthy like the Pack last year with 15 guys on IR and still win the SB!
Let’s see the Packers without Rodgers then.
How do some of you get paid to write this trash?
Raiders are going to be obliterated. GO BRONCOS
bronkas go bust
BRONCOS ARE AWFUL!!!!
YEAH GO BRONCOS!!! LET THE HATERS HATE! LMFAO!!
i disagree Delvyn. I really see the Raiders learning from their mistakes last week against Miami. I look for a complete turn around from the Raiders. It will be a close one but my wild guess is that Janikowski will put it in for the win on Sunday!
The Raiders will shock the world…I still beli
yeah the Raiders will shock the world ( Raider nation ) with a devastating loss to them Packers boy it’ll be a total blow out just you see
i agree, they’ll definetely shocked the world after they lose this game with the PACKs.
If your going to look at one game the dolphins, then ur plain stupid. The Raiders can win if they stay disciplined and click together. Any given sunday, nothin is impossible i believe Raiders will win some how some way.
You’re right, daniel
Just Win Baby!
If the Packers click together (ie the defense plays last year caliber) than the Packers will win it. I think the Raiders can be a good team (and beat Detroit) but not the Packers.
You have some good point and did your homework. Any given Sunday right? I honestly thought the Raiders were better tuned to beat the Packer than the Giants were but then they put up that stinker last week vs. the Dolphins and the G-men actually decided to show up last Sunday. Thing is Carson better have a good game because the Raiders are going to be down fast and early. Thier secondary won’t be able to hang and the Packs plan will be to let them run all they want while they’re down by two td’s.
What do you mean “decided to show up?” Last time I checked, 12-0 teams show up every week.
Palmer faced Capers D in GB when it was 2 weeks into being installed. GB is a MUCH better team now than they were then. Also, he mentions GBs defensive injuries but GB’s backups are better than the Raiders’ starters so its really a mute point. Oakland also has a ton of injuries on offense. I see palmer getting off a few big plays like every team has this year VS GB, but they just dont have the complete team to beat GB. Comparing wins against houston and san diego to playing against Green Bay is laughable. My guess would be that it is close early but GB pulls away and pulls off a blowout in the second half which is pretty consistent with their play this year. GB as been pretty good at staying emotionally level this year so i would rule out a trap game as well.
Absolutely!!! this is going to be a home game for the PACKs, so raiders get ready for a BIG lose cuz GB will rule out the game!
The Raiders have a number of areas of strength, but the Packers are deep, focused, and want to make history. I have to agree with Delvyn that this is going to be a Packer victory.
Man what are you smoking Palmer will at least throw 2 to 3 picks. THE GREEN MACHINE 13-0
I’m not sure I remember correctly, but didn’t the Raiders get it handed to them by the Dolphins last week??? I’m pretty sure they did.
Basicall the only way the raiders can win is if a ton of things go right for them and a ton of things go wrong for the Packers. Very doubtful that so many strange things will happen in one week. Raiders lose.
this is crap, Packers will win his weekend. Today’s Aaron Rodgers is vastly different than the one two years ago in week 2.
I sure hope the Raiders pull off the upset, all this talk of undefeated is getting old. Bring some humility to Green Bay and Rodgers. He may be a good guy, but one can’t deny he sure is full of himself. Stick him with receivers comparable to that of the Viking’s roster and I’m sure his stats would be monumentally different. Not trying to bash him, but that’s my theory. All in all, I’m rooting for the Raiders for sure.
Rodgers is full of himself? HAHAHHA… And you can prove this how?
The only one who’s full of himself is you Tad. Aaron Rodgers is a humble Quarterback. Even Carson Palmer could take lessons from Aaron.
^agreed. When has Rodgers even done something to show he’s full of himself? He constantly looks for flaws in his game, not saying he’s the best there is. Other people put Rodgers on his pedestal, Rodgers didnt.
Zach forget it, you’re priviledged to be alive to watch the Green Bay Packers go 19-0. Their defense will do enough to contain Oakland’s offense. Rodgers and company has beaten some extremely good Defenses including the Giants last week. The Raiders will be lucky if they are 3 Touchdown down by half time. The Packers Defense and Offense will rule Sunday and let’s not forget about Randall Cobb and the Special Teams. Coach McCarthy is a quality coach who knows how to get the best out of his team. Packers win 49-21. Enough said.
Actually my friend they have won 4 road games this year.
Green Bay will lose eventually, but I don’t see it being the Raiders who hand them the loss. Green Bay is playing a very similar game to the famously 18-1 Patriots. Brady was that team, and Rodgers is this team.
You beat the Packers with a powerful run game that keeps Rodgers benched and by hitting him often and hitting him hard. Off the top of my head I can think of four teams that are tailor-made for doing just that: the Ravens, the Broncos, the 49ers, and the Texans.
I think we can go ahead and rule out the Broncos because despite being made to stop a Green Bay-styled team they just aren’t that good talent-wise (as much as it pains me to say as a Denver fan since the Plummer years) and even if they potentially could beat the Packers there is no way they are getting past the Steelers who the Broncos will be matched up against in the Wild Card round. I would also rule out the Texans because, despite being a great team with a lot of talent, the injuries are just killing them. If Mario Williams wasn’t injured I could definitely see them being a Packer killer but he is so they aren’t.
That leaves the Ravens and the 49ers. Barring a freak incident in which the 49ers are shocked by the Saints Green Bay WILL face the 49ers in the NFC Championship, making a Regular Season-perfect team that doesn’t even get to the Super Bowl a real possibility. And even if the Packers do get there, they will probably have to face the Ravens.
Please give me the lottery numbers for next month… you apparently seem to know everything that is going to happen.
Saints>49ers. Saints are better fit to keep up with a Rodgers-led offense.
I agree with what you believe, yet when you say that a team beats the Packers with a powerful run game and by hitting Rodgers often and hard, the Raiders entire philosophy is based off those two aspects of the game. The Raiders are fifth in the league in sacks and have a great front four. They are also fourth in the league in rushing offense and have only dropped due to the loss of McFadden. They have the ideal philosophy to beat the Packers, according to you. Although I am a Raiders fan and I hope for a miracle on Sunday, the Raiders will probably lose this game. They are depleted on offense with the injuries to McFadden, Moore and Ford. They have their number one and two receivers out as well as one of the top RBs in the league. I predict a high scoring game nonetheless and hope the Raiders will prevail.
I actually had no idea that the Raiders were that good at rushing the passer, thanks for clearing that up. That would basically put the Raiders in the same boat as the Broncos in facing the Packers; ideal for facing that type of team but just not quite good enough to beat the pinnacle of that style of play.
The Patriots should count themselves lucky that they got you guys when you were still building, if they had to face both the Raiders and the Broncos in this last quarter of the season their first round bye would be in serious danger.
Actually a healthy Broncos team would be a real problem for GB.
Tebow does not turn over the ball. They can run for 200 yards a game and have a great pass rush. If Champ Bailey steps up big, GB could lose a game with the Broncos. Go figure.
I agree with you. Because the Packers’ defense is so poor I think the Raiders will be able to score plenty on them if Palmer doesn’t throw interceptions. Just run them down with Bush and control the clock, I think that’s their best chance. And then get to Rodgers and hopefully disrupt his rhythm like New York seemed to do for a little while last week. I think it’s gonna be a good game
Greg Smith, youre an idiot. Why did you even write this??
As much as I want the Raiders to win this game I don’t think it will happen without DMC. Time to put the guy on IR. How can a foot injury keep him out this long??? Big Ben came out in the 2nd half last night n toughed it out…why cant he??
if you honestly think the raiders will be the one to dethrone the packers, you have got to be insane. aaron rodgers will tear up oaklands secondary without a doubt. last week his receivers couldnt catch anything and they were still able to route the giants; who have a much better team overall, offense and defense. rodgers has proven that no matter what defense he comes accross, he will make smart decisions and take a sack here and there to avoid costly turnovers. palmer on the other hand has no mobility in the pocket and when pressure comes, he will choke. i look for the packers to win 30-20.
i dont think raiders will score at all…lol…if they do prolly 3, only one field goal of the entire game:)
Packers will win, they’re way too good for the Raiders who won’t have a good day. Aaron Rodgers will destroy the Raiders’ secoundary. Green Bay’s Defense finally figures out how to stop giving up all those big plays and will keep Oakland’s offense on the sidelines. The only real chance the Raiders have is if they can run the ball. There is a lots of pressure on the Pack’s defense to start tackling better and playing the pass much better and better defense overall. This game the Defense makes a statement to the rest of the league. Rodgers and the offense will continue their dominance. I think Brandon Saine is a keeper and will turn some heads this week. Grant will also have a big day. Matthews, Woodson, Williams, Raji and company will play much better now as they have been challenged from by their coach to start playing Championship Football. GO PACK GO.
please do raiders, im sick of hearing about them.
Packers, Packers, Packers, Packers, Packers. A great team. Not going to lie, they’re a fantastic team. Aaron Rogers, Jennings, Nelson, Finley, Matthews, Woodson. BOOM!
The “Law” of Averages you quote is the same “law” that says if a coin flip produces heads ten times in a row, it’s “overdue” to come up tails. What’s happened in the past has no bearing on future events– the odds of the next coin flip producing either heads or tails is still 50-50. With logic like that, the rest of your reasoning is questionable at best. Hawk and Woodson should be available, Collins has been out for most of the season, so with the exception of Bishop there’s nothing new there. For any team that’s 12-0, the incentive of a perfect season is motivation enough to overcome the fact that it’s not a must-win game in terms of the playoffs.
this guy is an idiot… the raiders are without their speed WR’s in moore and ford, and the only possible chance they have is if michael bush and the o-line can run on GB weak LB’s in dj smith and rob francoisa. one way to win, the packers, on the other hand, have unprecedented plethora of talent that will shred the secondary. woodson will be coming off the edge, beleive that hue.
I see you have some football knowledge but dont count us out just yet
silver and black
I think Greg Smith is joking. I hope he is at least, cause this is probably one of the dumbest articles I have ever read, and so full of holes that I’m just going to assume that he is trolling.
This is the worst analysis I’ve ever read. It’s got nothing to do with X’s & O’s – it’s just this guy’s gut feeling.
while im not going to put any money on it, i believe the raiders have a legitimate chance to upset the pack this week. if we can score early and then stick to the run game to grind out the clock we have a chance. other than that it’s all on the D to hold the packers back, their offense has looked amazing all year. that being said, GO RAIDERS. JUST WIN BABY
even if the raiders will score early, packers always go back in the game! dont you see how they play this season dude?…never give up! thats my PACks rule and they stick to it!!
Packers came back from being two scores behind the Falcons. The Raiders shouldn’t be a challenge. Whether or not the Raiders keep our offense off the field much, our defense WILL get 1-3 INT’s. Palmer will throw for 4 touchdowns. 2 to his offense and 2 to Green Bay’s defense. Woodson and Matthews.
I’m a RAIDERS fan and have been for a very long time. I’ve had the pleasure of seeing many great RAIDERS teams. That being said, this Packers team is one of the best teams I’ve ever seen. Period. If we, RAIDER NATION, get solid play at the line, we can beat anbody. Chicago and Vikings know about that. I wish we had DMc, but Bush can be dominant. As for this articles Palmer angle, I disagree. That was then and this is now. Packers are great and RAIDERS will need to play at their best to win. But, for Pack fans think this game is a gimme. They are wrong. The loss to Fins last week sucked, but might have come at right time. RAIDERS should play much much better this week. Wish I could watch this. I’ll be working. Booo.
It’ll be a GREAT game. I won’t be able to watch it with my two best friends who happen to be Raiders fans and I a Packers fan. I look forward to this game, but I have Green Bay by 17. Mostly because Raiders gave up a tough loss which should have been an easy win and Green Bay played a game that shouldn’t have been that close. I have been looking forward to this game more than any other game this season.
You have great friends. Raider fans live and die with Raider football. I think the tough loss to Miami will actually have them amped for this game and will make them game better. The RAIDERS are a very talented team that is dying to do something great. I dont expect us to win, but it would not surprise me at all if we did. I’m recording the game. But, I know I’ll peek at scores at work. Cheers bro.
The guy’s job is to write his opinion. Those of you posting about how stupid this is makes me laugh because these articles are made to get a response haha… oh yea, GO RAIDERS
Pack by 17. How’d the Raiders do against the Dolphins? Oh yeah… And you think they can beat the Packers? Where’s the logic?
Where was the logic when the giants beat the patriots?
I agree with Tom, and his opinion is obviously better than any of yours or mine because he gets paid for his. PS this is nfl.com not English class, stop correcting grammar, some people played on O and D-Lines and our brains are a little more scrambled lol
UPSET!UPSET!
just win baby!
As long as Green Bay has referees that love them as in the Giant game last week, no team can beat them.
….yup….heard this bullcrap 18 times B4…..
There is always one guy everyone week that says the Packers are going to lose the game. Every week they are wrong. No team in the NFL can keep up with our offense. The only team that can beat the Packers is the Packers. If the offense fails to show up (which by the way has yet to really happen) the defense can always produce big plays. They do have the most picks in the NFL. A.J. Hawk and Charles Woodson will play. One of the reasons they give up so many yards is the fact that they tend to build up a lead and play a prevent defense. They can and do stiffen up when and if things get tight. But with all that said, if any team on the Packers remaining schedule has a chance the beat the them it is the Raiders. They have a good offensive and defense front. They can run the ball and keep the ball out of the Packers hands. The Raiders are most likely a playoff team the Packers are going to be coming out fired up. They did not play all that well against the Giants and I feel that McCarthy will light a fire under these guys and it will end up being a blow out. 400 plus yards for Rodgers who with 5 TD and like most games no picks. The Packers will throw to at least 10 different receivers one, maybe two will have have 100 plus yard games. Cobb will run one kick back for a TD. Defense gets at least two picks and a fumble recovery. 46- 16 is your final score.
I wish it was sunday already.. I want to see the packers loose ..UPSET AT greenbay. jaja losers
You mean winners right? Winners since way back last year. That statement is completely false and shows your lack of an argument.
Green Bay never lose at HOME:)
Not sure, but it seems to me that the injuries Oakland has right now are on the offensive side… this doesn’t bode well for the matchup. The Packers D is the susceptible part of the team. The Raiders can only hope to slow down the Packers Offense, and Green Bay’s defense has the better matchup without McFadden. I think Green Bay adds another win in a fairly close game. Something like 24-17.
Raiders will win, run the ball 75%, pass it 25%, mix it up, play action, manage the time well and let rodgers sit on the sideline most the game so he cant put up as many points as he has previously, simple as that. packers defense isnt that great, its the offense that wins the games, so keep them off the field. Go Raiders, time for a huge win, its possible without starters like mcfadden, moore, and ford, just play smart and no penalties. We all believe in you.
This is the NFL, where anything can happen at any given time. That being said, THE MIGHTY RAIDERS will give the Packers a run for their money and will win it by a field goal by the Polish cannon… mark my words and we’ll speak again at 5pm on Sunday pacific time… RAIDER NATION!!!!!!!!
Stop with all this nonsensical talk! The Jets will win the SB. They are ready for their end of season push and just starting to hit their stride. Look out!
You sound as dumb as Rex Ryan! Keep Dreamin’!
Carson Palmer will throw for four touchdowns on Sunday. Two of them will just so happen to be to Woodson and Matthews.
Pack will not lose. The raiders are playing horribly, and at Lambeau in December?? really?? The way Aaron is playing, they will not lose anytime soon.
“The ‘11 Raiders are similar to those ‘09 Bengals, and should have similar success in Green Bay” Is this guy an idiot? Okay lets say that that statement were true, then again lets not forget that the ’09 Packers arent the same as the ’11 Packers. One of the dumbest thing I have heard !
Uhh, I completely agree. This guy’s an idiot…
Sliver and Black will show everyone that there is a christmas and the underdogs will kick some ass
I would like to see a well played game
by both sides. Not about to happen.
When you have 14 players injured on one side and 11 on the other. Some in
key positions. Raiders I Love them but
the big speed is missing. Packers playing sloppy but will win because
Rogers will scramble. Raiders Field goals for points and trouble scoring in
second half and also penalties. Packers lead the league in takeaways.
I would love to believe that the Oakland Raiders will defeat the Packers Sunday; however, anyone who has followed Oakland this season knows how horribly inconsistent this team is. We have pulled off several upsets this year, though sadly not all of those upsets resulted in us with a “W”. I do believe that the Oakland Raiders have a reasonable chance of beating the Packers, the easiest way to beat the Packers would be to hit the quarterback early. People tend to forget that this is the NFL, not the MLB. Players get hit, players get hurt, & what was one of Al Davis’ goal each & every game? Hit the quarterback early. Injuries suck, hell Oakland is the most dinged up team in the league right now; though, if we can take Aaron Rodgers out we can easily win this. I am not saying grab his facemask & snap his neck, I am simply saying that the Raiders need to lay some nice hits on Rodgers early, something that they are more than capable of doing. Last week Michael Bush was burnt out, he could not get anything going & our Offensive Line was slacking as well, this game will be an opportunity at redemption. If Oakland loses this game their playoff hopes are slim.
If Denver loses to Chicago, we’re still ok with a loss. GO CHICAGO!!!!!!
This article is ridiculous. The same team that got romped by the Dolphins last week is gonna beat the undefeated defending champs AT Lambeau? Please…..
Woah.. okay. If you want to think the raiders will win, that’s fine (although I disagree). What I do have a problem with is your reasoning.
Most importantly, the Law of Averages does NOT state that Rodgers is “due” for a clunker. This is flawed logic. It is similar to saying that if you were to flip a coin 10 times and get all heads, then on the next flip you would be “due” for a tails, which is blatantly untrue; your chances would still be 50-50 for either side.
All the Law of Averages can do is predict the likelihood of an event occurring a certain number of times at the *beginning* of a predetermined period of time.
Don’t worry though; almost all football analysts think this way for some reason.
What he said!
I wrote on a previous page that the raiders will win sunday well before this knucklehead wrote this….i simply thought this because this would be a huge win for them and not so much for the pckers, and believe it or not the packers prolly think theyre better than they are….not all of them obviously but probally at least a couple of them think they can just show up and win sunday….and these raiders can brawl and thats what the pack has had the most trouble with
Bush will have 150+ yards rushing and another 60+ rec… im worried about Oaklands injuries but if Oaklands front & show up its not a good look for the packers.. Lamar Houston and Seymour are going to have a feild day smashing Rogers!
You bothered to mention the Packers injuries, but the Raiders are missing McFadden, Ford, Moore and Jones. Look, I’m a Raiders and I think this article is blowing smoke. Hope for the best, expect the worst.
Using the Bucs/Ravens argument is quite a stretch. The Giants came off of a big loss at New Orleans and the Packers had an emotional win at Detroit, but the Packers still won. You can’t compare completely different teams in the NFL.
R U a Chernobyl Child? You are citing Palmer as still playing for CINCI… Not same team, let alone players!!!
A) I`m a Bears fan and don`t want them to go undefeated.
B) It`s very probable they will! ( Give me a minute while I barf for suggesting that possibility )
C) Raiders, your not that good!!!!!
D) Greg Smith, you are an idiot!!!!!!!!
Bottom line: If a team could not score at least 24 points consistently in every match, don’t even dream of beating the Packers
Haha that’s just real shit what you said you got a point.
Go Pack<3
The main premise of this blog is that the Raiders will win because the Packers are eventually going to have a bad game. Good luck with that. Oakland is not the team to do it.
Football is similar to a game pool, no matter how good you the games not over until all of YOUR balls off the table.The person who is the better player has the advantage, HE or SHE which ever the case may be is never assured a win,when they break the rack… GO RAIDERS
Every week , I read about wanna-be NFL experts writing blogs on how to defeat the Packers and for the past 13 weeks nothing seems to work. The only sure way that the Pack “may” lose is Aaron Rodgers getting benched.
I think the Cheeseheads are always scared of the evil empire.
I am a Die_Hard Raider fan and i have faith in the Raiders.. If the Silver and Black get their run game going then the can ware GB’s defense out. Would love to have the 1-2 punch on Bush and McFadden but we shall see.. Woodson always tries to prove a point against the Raiders.. If the Packers win it won’t be a blow out like everyone thinks.. they could barely beat the Giants.
Exactly…barely beat the 6-6 Giants. Don’t get cocky, Pack fans.
16-0 there is no team in the NFL can beat the packers…..packers 42 pats 28….packers back to back champions…5 time super bowl champions….2nd time beating the pats in the super bowl……….. GO PACKERS
Yee boy real shit go pack(:
Actually if it is what you say it is it would be the third time blowing out the pats.
you’re all idiots. (grammar is good right?)
Oaklands got plenty of weapons jacka$$ they are just broken. If we were healthy we would be in first in the AFC. But thats ball and if you dont keep your players strong you dont win. We are having coaching problems more than anything. Ask Houston if we suck though. Any given Sunday chumps.
If the Packers were healthy last year they would have won the SB! Oh wait they did.
Haha nuff said you got him their like real shit we pretty much won it with our back ups.
Sorry for using the Gambler’s Fallacy. I was just merely saying that ARod’s bloated numbers are bound to take a dousing at some point. His 106 rating last week was his LOWEST of the season, which is completely amazing. Think about how crazy that is. Don’t get me wrong, when I say I think the Raiders will win it isn’t because I don’t love Aaron Rodgers. I LOVE Aaron Rodgers. I think he’s playing better QB than I’ve ever seen. But no one has ever played a perfect season at that position. It’s like the guy hitting .400 in May, June, July, etc… It’s been proven that at some time every year he will have a string of 0-4 efforts to drop his average down. ARod’s QB rating must fall. It must. If it doesn’t, it will in the playoffs. If it doesn’t then? Well, it would be the greatest season of all time by any player at any position!
I should admit that my picking the Raiders is based almost solely on gut feeling, but I found quite a few reasons to back it up… The Raiders injuries are a concern, but you can’t overestimate an embarrassed team’s motivation. AND they are playing for survival. The Packers just won their division. They’re on easy street. Plus, the matchup is a tough one for Green Bay.
Situation is ripe…. ripe on many levels… ripe for a Raider upset.
I wasted 15 minutes of my life reading this article and all the comments, including yours, Greg, and all I have to say is this: The Packers are NOT on easy street; they are still gunning for first seed. And with the way the 49ers are playing, they are most likely going to have to win out to get it … And they KNOW that. If you ever watched any of their press conferences or locker room interviews, you would also know that.
Oh, and you do not “love Aaron Rodgers” (especially not how us Packers fans love him) because you would not say that he is a “good QB”. The dude is playing out of his mind this year … and that is better than ‘good’. GO PACK GO!
Packer fan ever since first grade and i’d say Brett farve and Aaron Rodgers with out a doubt my inspiration this coming from a real packer fan and yes jbovegas has a very good point you don’t love him as much as we do especially if your taking into consideration that were going to lose but win or lose it’s my team and im not having any doubts on them because their doing extraordinary remember a win is a win for any team out their.
Go Packers Let’s Get At It<3
Your prediction is a major fail!
How many undefeated teams have there been in NFL history? The Raiders can be the iceberg that sinks the Titanic. I’m not saying they will, but acting like it’s just out of the question is arrogant. Upsets happen every week. The team that’s supposed to win doesn’t always win.
Thank you, Samsquansh!
Who ever wins , this Sunday , it will be a very good game to watch; I am an Oakland Raider Fan, and i am glad to see that both teams are having a better Season this year then last year. Raiders have had a difficult year with the death of their owner, and with injuries on the team; The Packers have improved this year , they are undefeated “wow” It , I think this will be a good game to watch this Sunday. To all Packers and Raiders Fans, enjoy this Sunday’s Game.
Nice real respect here good sports man ship.
May the team that plays hardest win.
-A Packer Fan
Whoever wins , this Sunday , it will be a very good game to watch; I am an Oakland Raider Fan, and i am glad to see that both teams are having a better Season this year then last year. Raiders have had a difficult year with the death of their owner, and with injuries on the team; The Packers have improved this year , they are undefeated “wow” , I think this will be a good game to watch this Sunday. To all Packers and Raiders Fans, enjoy this Sunday’s Game.
I have tickets to the game and the game will be over early in the third quarter. Can the Packers go undefeated? I don’t know, but the Raiders are really not that good a football team and Lambeau Field is a daunting place to play. For the past twenty-plus years Raiders Nation has been a lot of hot air with very little “Just win baby!” to support it. Looking at the Raiders fans’ posts confirms my suspicion that to be a Raiders fan one must have an IQ slightly above an Occupy Wall Street protestor and slightly below an MSNBC anchor. Packers win going away, 35-14.
Oh god. Spare us your FAUX news BS.
Tell it, my Brother …
I see what you did there. Well, I’m a Raider fan, with a measured IQ of 142 w/a 1370 SAT score. I’d be willing to bet not a single one of the inbreds at the average Tea Party rally, nor any of the talking head bimbo’s at Faux Nooz could boast a better score in either measure.
This being said, I give my Raiders little chance of beating the Pack at Lambeau this weekend without Ford, Moore or DMac … but that sure don’t mean it’s impossible.
I would have to agree with you regarding the Packer Fans. This writer is providing plausible reason why the Raiders can win. While quite a bit of Packer fans writing to this post are showing a low IQ much like the Tea Party as you mentioned.
The Packers still have the advantage being at home. I believe the Raiders have a shot but I’m not sure what Palmer knows of the Raider play book so far. Good luck to the Raiders!
Here here.
Very smart, Palouse. And witty! You must be a Packer fan! Actually, you don’t sound too young…so you must just be a punk or somewhat like the description you gave for a Raider fan. Come on, Pal…rise above it! Zzzzzzz.
Actually this will be Green Bays most lopsided win of the season!
Doubtful. Very doubtful. That’s my opinion against yours!
Anything can happen in the NFL, so I won’t say your comments are stupid. In fact you do make many valid points. However, for your predication to come true, you’re banking on Rogers having a “clunker”. Yes, he’s human, and it will happen, but you don’t take something into consideration; the Packers receivers. Obviously you’re a Raider’s fan. That makes you more of an expert on the Raiders. But, Packer fans know that when Rogers is in trouble, the receivers cut off their routes, come back and get open . The Packers have too many good receivers for all of them to have a bad day. The chemistry between Rodgers and his receivers makes me think the Packers will win easily.
I am glad that all packer fans are english teachers and are here to correct our grammar. I don’t know what we would do without them. Thank you guys!
Without Packer fans you would continue to make grammatical errors. Packer is a proper noun and should be capitalized regardless of its position within a sentence.
Sure hear alot about the Raiders injurys, the Packers had 15 guys on IR last year and won the SB so “Get over it” GB wins 42-24
“The ‘11 Raiders are similar to those ‘09 Bengals”
I stopped reading after that.
What’s that supposed to mean? Which one is better?
Look…no Disrespect towards the Raider Nation but I just don’t think they have the offensive power to keep up with Rodgers and co. I do however think Michael Bush will have a good game and Carson might have success with the Play Action if they do a good mix. Now to the Pack…In my opinion they will have a big offensive day and I believe they will implement the run a little bit more in this one. James Starks is out but that leaves Grant and Sane. Sane has shown some good stuff. Rodgers is Rodgers and I think the Pack’s receiving corps will be too deep for the Raiders to handle. The D…Charles Woodson has not been ruled out and has fully participated in 3 practices this week. He will be a go. Aj Hawk is Questionable but likely to play and maybe limited. I think this will be the game that the D will start to pick back up. Either way I gotta give this one to the Packers.
@LOL:
Words of the same pronunciation but different spelling are called homophones, not homonyms…
I am a raider fan and since 1972 I saw the raiders lost a lot of games that they could win, and also they gave us a lot of wins that many NFL experts thought were lost games for the raiders. If any of you can see the future tell me please who will beat the packers in the NFC championship game and who will be defeated by the raiders in the AFC championship as well.
Please forgive me if I wrote some mistakes. I am learning the English Language. Have a nice Sunday all of you, and do not forget this: The best NFL game each Sunday is that one where two teams have big differences and one of them has all the numbers on its side and the other has only one thing: THE CHANCE TO WIN.
My best moment in my life watching NFL games?: When THE NY GIANTS, a wild card team DEFEATED THE NE PATRIOTS, the best team of all the times, the best team of all the sports in the modern era. If any team can´t defeat the Packers, please close the season now, we can save a lot of injuries, a lot of sadness in the other 31 teams (including players, coaches and fans).
Ravens over the Pats. AFC.
GB over NO. NFC
GB wins SB because of Flaco turnovers.
31-14
I can’t understand how a fan thinks the”Oakland Raiders” or any team is his team simply because he lives nearby or likes the team. The only team the Raiders belong to is Al Davis and his beneficiaries. Stop claiming ownership of something that you never had and never will until you get some serious money!
Lame, Batman. Way too technical. When you are a fan of a team, they are ‘your team’…plain and simple.
Oh and Go Broncos the team I love to watch. You can thank John Fox for not starting Tim Tebow in the beginning of the year because you would be 0-2 vs. the Denver Tebows!
Funny. And impossible to know if that would be true.
PLease stop talking about the Raiders’ injuries. The Packers had about 15/16 guys on IR last year and a lot of them were starters. Yet the Packers prevailed. Sure the Raiders can do what the Packers did last year but the Raiders are the Raiders and the Packs are the Packs. We have Aaron you have Carson. The End.
Now, I will admit that I am a lifelong cheesehead, and therefore somewhat biased, but I find these arguments to be laughable, at best. The author’s primary argument is that ‘the Packers have to have a clunker eventually’…the problem with that argument is that the Packers have already had several ‘clunkers’, last weeks game, with its six dropped passes, was a clear example. The thing to remember is that even when thing are off, the Packers are a team that has the wherewithal and composure to still manage to pull off a win. The other argument, that Carson Palmer managed to beat us back in 2009, is equally ridiculous. The Aaron Rogers of 2011 has vastly improved from the Rogers of 2009. This is a null argument. It may be a close game, but I believe that Packers will pull off yet another win.
I want to know who this Greg Smith guy is…his entire assumption on the Raiders beating the Packers is based on variables and not statistics. So just because the Packers aren’t very good in the run game, they automatically lose? Teams don’t lose just because they due for it. They lose because they make mistakes. Which the Packers rarely do.
OH one more thing, just for the record those of you who keep talking about how the Raiders’ front four can help stop the Packers, lets not forget the Lions,Vikes, and Giants. We beat those teams with good front fours. Then again the Lions and Giants have a much better OFF. than the Raiders esp. without McFadden(Imma fan of him
) Stafford/Megatron&Eli/Nicks/Cruz>Carson/(whoever his go to guy is)
Greg Smith, how you are a published journalist I will never understand. Please tell me where you learned to predict the future. Every week someone comes up with this crap, trying to predict how the Packers will lose, well 12 and 0 says it all. You think your the only one who notices ways this team could beat Green Bay? The coaching staff prepares for these things all week. Think about what you say before you post crap like that again. Thats why they play the game and soft people like Greg Smith gossip about it.
Carson palmer won once in GB and 3 times in Pit. Well that’s a convincing arguement.
This guys reasoning is ridiculous. I could pose and equally good argument that there IS a Santa Claus.
This guys reasoning is ridiculous. I could pose an equally good argument that there IS a Santa Claus.
I’m tired of people comparing defenses (Capers/LeBeau) and here’s why. True the base defenses are very similar, they’re obviously 3-4 schemes and have unique packages that can be called to adapt to/confuse the offense. THAT’s where it stops being the same. Packers don’t have a Harrison or Polamalu, And don’t even start camparing them to a Matthews or Woodson because the power behind the players are significantly different. I’m a Packer fan but to compare our defense to the Steelers isn’t even close. Each team rolls into their packages differently, uses LB’s differently, and uses their safeties differently. You don’t see Peprah or the Rookie Burnett play up like Polamalu.
Ok that’s enough for the rant. I think the game will be close but not down to the final drive like with the Giants. Packers win by 10.
It is the NFL no team plays identical week to week. Some are entitled to have a off game. Raiders have as much potential to be good as they do suck, They have the tools to play lights out or lights off. Packers have yet to have a bad game, they really that great or the league really suck that bad….It is obvious the NFC is playing lights out, AFC teams are all over .500 except roughly 6 teams. In my opionion and my opionion on the 12-0 record a joke and 49ers 10-2 record a joke. NFL is lacking great defenses Aaron Rodgers is winning practically with his eye closed. 49ers schedule who on there schedule is going to the playoffs? 16 games and only 4 teams they have on the schedule will make the playoffs…well Giants, Cowboys, Steelers, and Ravens. So back to the Raiders…they have had a challenging record and every knows they been playing thin lineup with all the injures. I see them beating the Packers and watch all of the Negative people stay quite for the week….Waiting patiently for them to lose to say HA told you so theory hella lame… Raiders fans never spend much time on other teams talking how shitty they are, but this year sorry to tell you, but there no WOW team this year… Packers and 49ers good records just indicate there are few lights out defenses in the league anymore. I remember when throwing 300 plus yards was something special, it happens too much now that if you do not throw for 300 hundred yards a game your quarterback sucks
The league is pass happy now. You can very easilry get a pass interference call if say the defender doesn’t turn to look for the ball. Especially, a play where Dockett of the Broncos didn’t turn around and kept his arms up knowing the ball was coming. The play made the highlights where the ball was caught around the back of Dockett. Dockett kept his hands up in hopes the receiver would drop the ball. The other option an automatic first down at the spot with pass interference because his head wasn’t turned to play the ball. In the 80′s you could put your arms up and deflect the ball without looking as the 49ers did this to Darino preventing him from advancing the ball.
Refs are much critical with contact with defenders on receivers as the interception of the Ravens vs 49ers on Thanks Giving. The defender looked for the ball and caught it but the receiver’s arm was entangled in the catch. Thus pass interference. Passing the ball now is less risky.
there is no doubt in my mind the raiders will!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!lose. palmer will throw 2-3 picks and yes i am a chargers fan and yes i know rivers has thrown most picks in the leauge but i need raiders to lose so we have a better than slim to nothing chance of makin playoffs no way in hell raiders are winning this game get ready for the losing streak raiders fans and the chargers wining streak!!! hahaahaahahaa
Right. Broncos have it tougher than they think against Bears. They still have all that D and Barber too. And Hester. The Broncos aren’t magic. They will lose soon too. And if they lose tomorrow and the Raiders do…Oakland’s odds get better by getting the 12-0 team out of the way and Broncos having NE next week.
47- 13 pack if u lose to miami u cant beat the packers.
Sound thinking. If you lose to one of the hottest teams, you can’t beat a team that’s primed for their first loss? Hmmm. Oh…Bronco fan. Ok…you’re just saying anything. Cool.
How exactly are they primed for a loss??? At Home in Lambeau with nice (realitvly)weather….smoke another one
congratulations ur dumb, u do realize miami beat these same green bay packers last year? and miami has a better defense then both these teams combined. go back and worship ur tim tebow shrine plz
Yup
Amen to that!!! these raiders fans are all dreamers and full of crap….GO Packers!!! I love you Aaron:)
The Raiders are beating teams that are crippled with injuries, Bears, Chargers, and getting their rear ends kicked by healthy teams. The Packers are not crippled with injuries, and the Raiders are not that good, not even close to being a great team.
Ponce. What were the Packers last year? The team that won the Super Bowl? They BARELY made the playoffs…nobody was saying “this team is great”. They were supposed to lose to the Bears and Eagles. They beat the Bears like 10-7. The Patriots started 1-3 and were 5-5 the first year they won the SB. Who was worried about a 5-5 team? Teams can come on strong in the last few weeks of a season (and that is the best time to get rolling) and really make a stand in the playoffs. Hope GB doesn’t start pulling a 2007 Pats or 2009 Colts…uh oh…
the words…almost, barely, close doesnt count….its all about winning. So what if Packers wins the through field goal? its all about winning, period!
You know , it is interesting, when someone is so concerned about an sports team , people that have not repented of their sins , to God and have not recieved the Forgiveness of God in their hearts and lives, put so much concern and attention and on a certain sports team, whoever wins Green Bay Packers or Oakland Raiders. It will be an good game to watch!! Jesus is comming real soon, and , no person knows how long they will live on the earth, when they will take their last breathe on earth!! So why not enjoy the time you have left on earth, and get your life right with God while you still have the time and opportunity , when you take your last breathe that is it , you will not have any move opportunities to get your heart and life right with God. Your time is now while your heart is still beating, and you still have breathe in you. Think seriously about this!!!
Hey dude, can you ask god who’s going to win? I’m betting on this game…..
#onlinejehova’swtiness
WTF are talking about? this is about a sport not about the bible or jesus or anything in relation to those. Its interesting that someone would come on a article about a sports team and bible thump everyone to death with that hippocritic crap about God and the end of the world. Seriously if thats ur interest then thats great but u dont have to come on here and spew ur crap to everyone else. u can take ur repents,sins, and bible and shove them up ur u know what, just cuz u believe something dont make it right and no one else has to have ur beliefs…imagine that a christian shoving religion down other ppl’s throats who wouldve thought?!!?
Justin , you missed the whole point , why are you so much against God and His Love for you, and His plan for you to be in Heaven with Him?????????? You did not have to be so rude !!
People have been saying GB will lose every single week. And yet they still prove everyone wrong. Raiders are a good team but come on they do not have the Offense for it.
Those saying that the Packers don’t have much to play for are conveniently forgetting that the 49ers are breathing down their necks. If the 49ers win all of their remaining games and the Packers lose more than two, they probably give up home field advantage in the playoffs. I wouldn’t dare say that the Packers don’t have much to play for until they’ve locked up the #1 seed.
Hack
It’s funny watching you people delude yourselves. You’re going to loose this game, and that’s all there is to it. I’ll be back to say I Told You So after the game
John 3:15 to18 – Romans 10:9,10 &13 – Revelation 3:20 – Isaiah 1:18 – John 1:12 – Please read in faith believing what you read!!!
BTW you lost to the 3-8 Miami Dolphins last week. Reality Check, you won’t beat 12-0 GB
35-21 pack
“The Law of Averages says the Packers passing game is due for a clunker.”
This argument does not hold water. By that reasoning, there should never be an undefeated team, but there is one. Unlikely things happen. The Dolphins put up 34 before they could put any points. The Raiders are going to go march into Lambeau and be the first team to beat the Packers? Not even the Saints could. I don’t think so.
Ruck the Faiders!!!
I thought this article was going to be a serious one.
I cant believe you are a sportswriter making such a bold prediction. How do you even have a job man?
you guys are really just scraping the bottom of the barrel on this one. everyone starts hating the team that’s without a doubt the best team in the nfl. this is possibly the worst attempt at trying to thwart the packers and I wouldnt be surprised if the scored ended up being 45-6 in favor of green bay. you’re all morons, and aaron rodgers is the best quarterback in years. stop your crying.
agree…agree…agree…I love you Aaron, you’re the face of the franchise:)
I didn’t think the NFL wrote comedic blogs. I still can’t stop laughing. The Packers lose to the Raidrers because of Carson Palmer. This can only happen if all of our starters and secondary sit out, Graham is starting quarterback, and Mike McCarthy lets someone in the stands do all the play calling. Even with all that, the Packers will still defeat the Raiders. Dolphins don’t get too happy and I believe the NFL needs to start drug testing all the people who write articles/blogs for them.
Look. This article is a stat backed superstitious load of mumbo jumbo. It’s just randomly saying something to get people to look at the article.
Packers on the road to perfection has more meaning than it does foe any other team in the league. And I dont think the Raiders will derail history. The Packers, who have more championships than any other team in NFL history have accomplished all there is to accomplish will risk all to do what no other Packer team has done. Trust me when I say all Packer nation is all in this year…and they have the talent to do it….Thanks to Ted and the rest of the front office and coaching staff.
let me get this right u said they struggled against miami…. that isnt true miami totally dominated and controlled the game the word struggle shouldnt even be used. Green Bay is absolutely gonna crush oakland. How do u lose to my favorite team in miami which is 4-8 then expect to go into Green Bay and beat a team that is much better?? this article is bogus and obviously written by a raider fan
Wow… what a prediction from a NFL Films guy. Might as well go out and bet all my money against my Packers since they WILL lose to the flimsy Raiders. Haha, this has to be one of the worst written articles in sports history. Most of your arguments for the Raiders beating the Packers hold no merit at all. With your logic, there shouldn’t be any undefeated teams in NFL history, but there have been. Take the New England Patriots for example, they went undefeated all season. Anyways, I hope you lose your job after making a prediction like this.
Wanna guarantee a Packer’s win?
Bet a ton on the Raiders.
Works everytime.
Just remember, I bet none of the posters here thought Eli could beat Brady in that SuperBowl either.
Even Brady laughed win Plax predicted the score almost perfectly before the game was played.
The writer is correct. This game smells bad for the Packers. Everyone is betting the Packers.
Currently -12.5
A common sense analysis:
Comparing 2009 to 2011 is rediculous. No team is the same as they were.
The raiders would need to stick to the run and eat up time in order to win. Packers are weak against the run and that might buy the raiders the lead. Emphasis on eat up time too – 58 seconds was enough for Rodgers to throw a TD against the giants, the team played it safe and went for the field goal.
For the Pack to win, they will need to simply stop the Raider run game. On offense, the packers have an advantage. On defense against the pass they have an advantage.
Let’s also not forget there is home field advantage which can really wreck any offense.
It should be a good game if the Raiders stick to running. However the Raiders must accomplish two things and the Packers just need to accomplish one. It is far easier to get one thing acoomplished than two.
Oh, and I do not think that NO gives the best match to beat GB in the NFC.
The 49ers do. Watch the TB/GB game. The 49ers have the running game and the tough O and D lines to keep Arod on the bench much of the day. You do not and never will beat Offense with Offense. GB offense is better than anyone’s with the game in GB period. If GB draws SF instead of NO – big problem. My playoff scenario has NO over SF. And GB over Giants.
If NO fails to make it to the title game, GB fails to make it to Indianapolis.
Bottom line is on any given Sunday in the NFL anything can happen! Let them play it out and how it turns out it turn out…. I will say though Perfection is not easy ad if Wimbley gets in Rodgers face the way he did against Rivers….. The Pack may have a problem on their hands…. The Raiders need to play smart, and run the dame ball….
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Ok guys, Mr.Smith’s blog is totally hypothetical…How can you use trends from two years ago? Health wise, this defense aside from Nick Collins in IR is healthy as can be….Woodson, is playing, CJ Smith, the rookie playing for
Hawk, has been out of this world, our depth is tremendous. Also, I don’t even see him mention anything on our receiving corps…Listen if Carson Palmer comes into Lambeau and scores 40 points, then you must be dreaming…just say you like Oakland and stop writing nonsense unprofessional articles, just to get us going…GB 42 Oakland 17… WRITE IT DOWN…It’s like apples and pears!!!! Two different teams going in very different directions…
Give me a defense with take away ratios #1 in the NFL every year, and I’ll show you a team going to the playoffs every year…the yardage totals sometimes don’t make sense, it could have been a hail Mary, garbage time with two minutes left yardage, etc.etc….the Pack’s record since 2009…33-8!!! ENOUGH SAID!
RAIDER FAN 4 LIFE HERE…BUT I HAVE TO DISAGREE JOSE FUDGE PACKER…REGARDLESS IF THE RAIDERS WIN OR NOT I CAN ASSURE YOU THIS WILL BE A VERY CLOSE GAME… AND SPEAKING OF DEFENSE PACKERS DEFENSE IS PATHETIC….HAS ANYONE NOTICED HE RAIDERS WERE SMOKING ON OFFENSE UP TIL JACOBY FORD, DENARIUS MOORE, AD MCFADDEN ALL HAVE BEEN HURT…NOT TO MENTION HALF THE DEFENSE HAS BEEN HURT..I COULD ONLY IMAGINE HOW GOOD THIS TEAM COULD HAVE BEEN THIS YEAR IF WE WOULD HAVE HAD CARSON ALL YEAR AND OUR GUYS HEALTHY… PREDICTION RAIDERS 34 PACKERS 30…RAIDERS INTERCEPT RODGERS AT THE END OF GAME TO SEAL THE DEAL
@Jason
You’re a fool…Aaron Rodgers is gunna carve up the defense and maybe hand out a little ibuprofin after the game cause he’s gunna give you a headache. Packers Defense is not terrible. Packers give up a lot of pass yds sure…but they sure do like intercepting the ball right? Leading the League in wins and picks…sounds like a good time to me.
THE RAIDERS ARE GOING TO WIN
The Giants thought the samething and we beat them. Packers win tomorrow!
amen to that!!! I love my fav QB Aaron:)
If Tebow can win 4 straight, Oakland can beat Green Bay. Any fan who claims to not be worried about a game in the NFL is either ill informed or a liar. You can feel better or worse about your chances…but you can’t say there’s no way we can lose a particular game.
Not
No, they won’t. See me after the game, if you aren’t crying
Don’t care too much for either team but I would like to see Karen Rodgers hurt one of these days like all the other qb’s this year….Its just that time of year where GB is due a big injury
I’ll be watching the Packers get whooped here – http://www.gameday-online.com
This article forgets some things.
1) Carson Palmer will never be on the same level as Aaron Rodgers as far as playing quarterback is concerned.
2) That 2009, let’s not forget the Packers had one of the WORST offensive lines in football. I believe GB almost set a single season record for sacks allowed that year.
3) Packers O-Line is greatly improved. Rodgers is playing lights-out.
4) Raiders are playing without McFadden. Bush is ok but not nearly as good.
5) Packers actually do have a decent run Defense. Earlier in the season they were ranked 3rd.
I hope cheese village goes up in flames.
Since Carson beat the Packers as a Bengal doesn’t mean he will as a Raider
The raiders usually have sucess against teams that throw the ball alot and thats all green bay does so aslong as or offense can hold there own and we protect carson we will break the packers streak (i hope)
all you raider haters are football racists.
The Packers have played 90 years with a brown football. Now the Raiders back in the AFL played with an all white one.
@poteen hahaha nice
Aaron dude jaja
As much as i want the raiders to win, things look bleak for them. unless Bush and the defense step it up, they will lose
why is a 49er fan wanting the raiders to win???? abviously not a die hard niner fan…..
both teams have injuries. i would give the
Raiders a better chance with a ford or moore at wideout. gb is a good team doing good things. to judge any team on thier last performace is absurd. that being said. I AM A OAKLAND RAIDERS FAN. and i believe the Raiders have a legit chance. i also understand gb is playing very well and Raiders are not quite at the same level over all. But. JUST WIN BABY!!!!!!
Well you are right the Raiders Just win Baby additude will be like the 83 Raiders of old. Chemistry is everything yet Like hue put it the time is now.Yet look back for a moment at the NewEngland Giants game New england was heavey favored while the giants were told they couldn’t win
this can be the preview to the superbowl as a look back game.Keep a note of this.
As a fan and as a close member that was baby sat by henry lorance of the raiders superbowl team. well thought to share the mistique with you and keep it positive. An all of oakland needs the Raiders to win baby for the sake of keeping it positive here by the hard work ethic to productivity
Similar chemistry, not similar results. With Carson Palmer, Oakland isn’t a SB caliber team
Without Moore, Ford or McFadden, Oakland isn’t even a Playoff Caliber team. You guys got spanked by 3-8 Miami
I think you need to get some help. You’re not all there.
Hmm, well I’ve heard this 18 times before. Since waay back in 2010 when we played the Giants. And here we are, 18 games later, and we STILL haven’t lost. Hmm, don’t you think it’s getting a bit old? With most of the Raiders best players out it’s not happening. Plus their secondary is NOTHING compared to the 6 beast receivers the Packers have. Expect Rodgers to throw 3 or 4 TDs and put up 38 points. Raiders will be lucky to get to 20.
HAHAHAHAAH Raiders are gonna rock the packers without run DMC,Moore,Ford,and the rest of our spectacular offensive stars.
i have been predicting this all season. Raiders will win tomorrow!
it will only happen in ur dreams honey…..go packers, beat the heck out of the raiders and burried them in cold, ice and snow in the midwest:)
oh baby girl you will see.Its gonna be on!!
No, they won’t. You’re deluding yourself, talk to me after the game, you won’t be singing the same tune. You’re going to be whining about how many penalties you got and all the “What if’”s. I’ve seen this 100 times before
he talks all about these raiders, but he didnt even mention how good the packers are… dummy packers win 41-14
are you guys seriously having an argument over spelling. we are talking about how the packers are gonna win. remember
you are talking a game that happened 2 years ago. you even said ‘aaron has his worst game’. and hes the best qb going round atm. i stopped reading after the 2 para because this is just stupid
Wow. Thanks for jinxing the damn outcome of the game. Game could go either way. Actually, any game in the NFL can go either way. The odds are 1-2. So go and analyze pointless stats that make you feel like a football guru, but any given Sunday people…
@Josepackowner. I am amazed by your conclusion. I mean if GB Wins… you are like a God because you said they are going to win! OMG
@ mc sizzle:
loser did mean homopohone! hahaha. this sure did cause a debate, did it not?
none of it matters, The Saints will beat them all in the end!
That being said, GO RAIDERS. We are hoping for the upset.
this is blasphemy. your comparing this game to the game against the bengals. your giving credit to the raiders by saying they are better than they used to be but your saying the packers are the same team. LOL. they lost to the bengals when they were having horrendous o-line problems and arod was one of the most sacked qbs in the league. this will be a slaughter, the packers are 10x better than the bengals game and the raiders are worse. GET REAL NFL, HMU IF YOU WANT A REAL BLOG WRITER I CAN WRITE BETTER BULLISHH THAN THIS LOLOL
Even if the Raiders can keep it close they will fall like the Giants. The league wants all-out-offense teams like the Packers to succeed. So like in the Giants game, even if the Raiders stop them, a well timed “illegal contact” penalty will negate all the Raiders efforts. The only way the Raiders win is if they manage 60 points. A game like that would be a wet dream for the owners and one I would never watch.
Your on drugs!
wow, complete idiot. First off, Carson Palmer doesn’t have anything to throw to. Dennarius is out and McFadden is out. Sure he has Michael Bush, but he ain’t gunna run for 150+…the packers only allow 100 rush yards roughly per game. The whole onside kick/fake kick or whatever he said. Thats IF IF IF IF IF IF they get it. He assumes that the raiders will get it…stupid. The raiders rush defense blows. Ryan Grant is good enough to keep pressure off of Rodgers. Baseball has absolutely nothing to do with football. This ANALyst has no legitimate reason for the Raiders to win. Period.
Nick Collins is definitely out? What kind of news is that? He has been on injured reserve since week 3. More sensationalism from Greg Smith. Not to mention the multiple use of the word “clunker” for a quarterback and an offense that may be having one of the best years in the history of NFL.
ya no I wont go that far
You guys cant say the Raiders are going to lose or win this is the NFL this isn’t some sport where everything happens that is predicted,there are always upsets all the time and just because its the RAIDERS dosent mean they don’t have any other chance to win the packers are not the best, we (Raiders) have a great chance to win with our running game and im sure the Packers are ranked 31′st in the league
Your running game? Don’t make me laugh. McFadden was your best, and he’s out. Bush is maybe OK sometimes. The Packers ARE the best, with a 12-0 record. I’m no GB Fan but its obvious GB is the best team in the league behind him! SF, Pitt, and NE are nipping at the heels but there’s still a margin of 2 game lead, with an undefeated record! “im sure the Packers are ranked 31′st in the league”, in PASSING defense? Yes. Their rush defense is good enough to stop your McFadden-less “run game”
Raiders score 2 rushing TDs.
Palmer throws 3 TDs, 2 to GB defense.
GB 38 – 21.
Raider fans who can spell get a green star on their forehead.
doubt that will happen at all are defense is not strong enough to hold Oakland that low were one of the worst pass rushers and run so odds of any of that happening is slim plus 90% of palmers ints were not even his fault not making excuses for him stating facts you can be a fan of your team but you should not be a ignorant one hell we even came close to losing to Minnesota to a rookie QB that was in his 1st official start a team that Oakland handled we might have the second time but shit happens and were a team that LETS A LOT OF STUFF HAPPEN seriously I must be one of the only people sweating this game ffs not even Aaron gets careless god I hate packer fans like you you make us seem so ignorant and cocky when we have no right to be till the season is over and we have that super bowl trophy again
You’ll be seeing silver and black stars after the Raiders trounce your Cheese ass
Hank, you’re an idiot.
it figures the dumbass raider fans would think they have a chance to beat the packers,but there was a problem with them thinking because carson palmer beat them 2 years ago . that was 2 years ago and a cincinatti team that was a whole lot better that your sorryass raidernation,and a packers team that is so much better now then they werew 2 yrs ago,you will see the real nation ,thats the PACKER NATION beat your sorry ass raiders and we will never have to hear from you again ,and this mr smith must be a raider fan or has a concusion,either way he shouldn’t be writing football articles ,it should be more like fantasy’s
giving up over 400 yards a game is a whole lot better? giving up 24 pts in 2 minutes is better? excuse me can someone revoke this downs person internet privileges. LOL bro were not good are offense is good we have a great QB with 5 receivers that have hands like glue other than that we are shit plain and simple and if you don’t believe that your lying to yourself even clay admitted to it in a interview and how come Aaron comes into every single game respecting every player and team he plays? because he knows never underestimate anyone that’s also why we have only won 6 of our 11 wins by 7 pts or less look up facts before talking tard
and just likr i stated we would not hear from your sorryass raider fans, just like your team you disappear early and often to where there is nothing left of you .now the next team you play will have to put up with your bs until the game starts and then you sorryass fans will keep your big mouths shut .does not matter who you play you think your gonna win ,but i will tell you this you need to have special players all over the field. dumbass raider fans wow
im sorry but i am a true green bay fan and i have to admit one thing. that if Carson gets of to a good start and they start to run the ball then they will beat us. we are getting really bad on d and we need to step up in this game
ya I am a little nervous myself not sure how it’s gonna play out but it will be close very close
I’m NO GB fan and it’s obvious Oakland won’t win this game. You guys humiliated NYG by marching down the field swiftly and punched in the victory after they played their best and managed a 2-pt conversion to tie it up. Oakland hasn’t put in that much effort in almost 10 years
we are going to beat the Packers no doubt. the Raiders will beast up the run. carson will throw a few TD’s. we will probably pick off rodgers a few times and force a few fumbles. real talk.
You’re right. Because Rodgers throws picks so often. (sarcasm)
RAIDER fans some people can’t take it,some don’t get it,and tomorrow all of green bay will see it.That’s all i’am going to say.I’am a RAVENS fan and i know it.there are too things RAIDERS and RAVENS have in common black and that’s all green bay is going to see. go RAIDERS!!!!!!!
Lol come see me after the game so I can laugh at you
men, jus let the boys do all the takin on the field, WHEN WE BEAT GREEN BAY, and we are going to because they are due for a loss, also we gonna run crazy, they cant stop anyone from running and our defence is gonna sack rodgers 5 times wait and see……… go raiders JUST WIN BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@biggestpackersfan. Wow see Raider fans are dumb for believing in them? Dumb kids like you are our future
Whoa whoa whoa… Did he actually just say that the Raiders will get 150 + rushing yards? He’s aware McFadden’s not playing right? (or have I been mislead?) Either way, Rodgers continues to tear it up, Nelson has a big game; Pack – 31, Raiders – 17.
Raiders will blow out Rodgers left knee with a badylike hit. Game over. Raider nation wins. 42-14
Yes, Bradylike, and yes, more like season over for Packs…
hows that going Al?
nice fan you are. go watch MMA shmuck! What was the score again?
Raiders Will Win But Close Game
yep
yes!!!!!
No. I’m going to enjoy laughing at all of you after you loose.
After a team gets embarrassed they bounce back? Think to earlier this year:
Vikings get embarrassed by the Bears
the next week, the Packers beat them
The Bucs get destroyed by the Texans
Next week, the Packers beat them
The Giants get blown out by the Saints
Next week, the Giants beat them
I see a pattern here…
Raiders get beat down by the Dolphins…
The Packers bet the Raiders Sunday.
Whoever wrote this article is an imbecile.
I meant to say the Packers beat the Giants, not “the Giants beat them”
Sorry, my bad
it is going to be a dog fight plain and simple sure Oakland lost to Miami but Miami is a team that is a hell of a lot better than their record shows like we always have we should never underestimate anyone were going against a team that beat the Texans unhealthy beat the bears unhealthy and rolled a team that scored 24 pts in 2 minutes against us not to mention the rams kept us on lock down the entire second half it would be moronic and ignorant to go into this game cocky history shows a lot of mediocre teams beating if not destroying undefeated teams I say 38-35 or 29-24 we lose or 38-31 or 45-38 we win either way I see a high scoring game and a good one at that btw to all the people saying Oakland got destroyed by Miami blah blah they could not even score do not compare Miamis defense to ours because aside from leading in take always we suck on defense really really bad plus a lot of injury’s for us this week I doubt woodson plays
These are all good reasons, but it is a stretch. I do not see the Raiders losing to Green Bay like they did to Miami however. This will be alot like the Giants game. If this were Miami, I seriously think Green Bay could be in trouble.
This is possibly the worst article I have ever read. Comparing the 2009 packers to this year’s packers does not make much sense. Even though in 2009 the pack were very good but Rodgers is the key difference. Also all I hear from this article is how the author is banking on the pack having a “clunker” game or rodgers having a “clunker” game. There really is no strong supporting evidence in this. Palmer throws a couple picks. This game wont be very close. Pack win by at least 17 in my opinion.
Raiders don’t stand a chance you are all idiots who think they will beat the pack.
Any given Sunday Johnny Boy.
AGREED! ANY GIVEN SUNDAY.
RAIDERS will match up nicely against the pack.
John needs better use of the english language better before calling anyone idiots!
I don’t care for grammer really or anything, I just think it’s funny how grammer is used to insult someone because they’re not a fan of the same team. Either way the author was just pointing out statistics in such a way that it made the Raiders look like they have a chance. I personally hope we show up and win just so at the end of the game on nfl.com the Raider’s fans will just start talking all kinds of crap like you guys are. We may have had a terrible outting against Miami, but we’re still 7-5, nobodies 7-5 because of terrible talent and bad coaching. If the Packers go in with the same mentality their fans are then it might just well be an upset. Go Raiders, i’m freaking psyched up for this one, if we beat you guys, you have to eat that crow for the rest of the season. If we lose it was expected anyway, people keep talking about the Packers having alot of players out i dont think you guys realize the Raiders only have 3-4 recievers active on the roster, we actually have a lot of people out, just check the injury report before the game. Once again I’m tired so yeah, GO RAIDERS!
Raiders got embarrassed last week against the Dolphins. Usually when teams get routed like that, they end up coming back the next week and redeeming themselves, no matter who the opponent. Let’s face it, if they weren’t competition for the other NFL teams, the Raiders wouldn’t be in the league. Packers will loser because the Raiders now must prove that last week against the Dolphins was just a sham.
Raiders 27 Packers 24
Win by last second FG!
9 minutes left in 2′nd quarter, 24-zip Pack. Some of these comments are looking more ridiculous than when originally posted.
Hmmmm….. polish off the crystal ball….Pack has already scored 31… and not yet halftime. Thanks for plying the game. You win nothing.
uh… how’s that workin’ out for ya?
No doubt the Raider Nation will be victorious!!!
“Just Win baby!”
Lets just beat up on em’ Lets just abuse em’ !
Raider Fan. Come on, man.
As a Raiders fan this dude is smoking crack! He is just writing this to get the Packers fans as lathered up.
For some reason I don’t have that bad feeling that I had all weekend going into last weeks game against the Phins. Miami matches up better than any other team in the league against the Raiders, and have proven it over the past two meetings. One can’t put much stock into last weeks loss. The Raiders are a better team than most realize, and it’s possible that Pack fans might learn this little lesson this afternoon. Personally I don’t see the Raiders winning, but you can bet Pack fans will have a new found respect, asit’s going to be a much closer game than they think. The Raiders are much better than the Giants, and the Pack barely beat them last week. Expect another nail biter. NATION!!!!
Raiders cant even beat the Chiefs, why in Gods name would they even come close to winning today, or scoring. If anyone beats the packers, it will be the Patriots or the CHiefs with Stanzi or Orton.
Holy crap, this got really dark REALLLLY quick.
Being a Niner fan I wish I could believe this, but realistically it will not happen. Even if it is close Aaron Rodgers will pull them through at crunch time. There is no matching the Pack offense. Oakland’s D is good, but not good enough to stop them.
ok, lets state some facts, Green Bay has scored over 28 points inalmost every game they have played this year. Oakland came off a huge embarrassment last weekend and will only have one good receiver Desward-Bay for this game, they will be playing their 3rd string RB in the game. Also do we expect the oakland defense to stop the packers offense from what we have seen? Carson Palmer is going to have an average game of at least 2 intercetions but with 300 yards I can see the score 45-24 packers win in a blowout.
As a Raider Fan I’m hoping for them to win but I’m also a realist and know a great team when I see one. Green Bay is amazing. They are firing on all cylinders. Whilst, the Raiders are up and down. But this is why the saying Any Given Sunday is around. Because on Any Given Sunday, any team can beat another team. We will have to play very good to beat the Pack. But I believe we have it in us. So here is hoping for a great game and hopefully a Raider victory
Wow ok here we go you can’t compare last week against the Dolphins to this week against the Pack.The Raiders never travel well to the East Coast. Yes the Raiders will have a big hurdle to overcome without Mcfadden Ford And Moore but they still have alot of Offensive Weapons. This game will be alot closer then most of you Packer fans think.
Spelling aside….If D-Fad and Jacoby Ford were active today, this article might make sense. Unfortunately, the Raiders will once again go at it without their best weapons. The Packers are playing like an unstoppable force. The only way the Raiders will win, is if the Packers assume this is going to be an easy game, and allow the Raiders to stay close…..And yes, I’m a Raider fan. Just being realistic. Next year will be our year.
You are the most realistic fan on here. How do these analysts make all this money? you should have this shmuck’s job.
Well although it’s possible it’s definitely not likely. Sorry Packers just to strong and Rogers playing
Packers 12-1
Arron Rodgers – Broke his fibula when Aaron Wimbley broke through on a blitz for his 2nd discount double check sack of the game. Said Coach Jackson, “You knew by the sound of the break, they just lost their quarterback for the season”
RAIDER NATION
Ooops Kamerion Wimbley and Aaron Rodgers.
nice spelling there
about nice as the raiders are currently playing
And where are you now?
The Pack will win this one!
The Raiders will win this game because I said so. And I am an Aaron Rogers fan and am not a Raider fan.
Still believe that to be true Allen Jones.
well i guess all you idiot raider fans are really quiet now . when you wake up tomorrow you will find that it wasn’t a dream ,but your dream of beating the packers was really a nightmare , like i said yesterday you got us on the wrong weekend because it was close last week .i told you that you would get blown out .
well mr jones you say your a rodgers fan ,i dont think so you sound like another idiot raider fan now shut the front door
Where are you now?
Here’s the deal. To beat the Packers, the Raiders will have to score at LEAST 35 points. That is difficult to do when you are still learning your offense. I don’t have a time machine and I can’t see who will win, but with Rodgers coming off his worst passing game of the season you can pretty much bet he will come out on fire today. I have a feeling that the Packers will win, and put up big numbers today.
The Raiders can and will win this game because I said so an that my team
Football is similar to a game of pool,The game goes to the person who clears thier BALLS off of the table and as in football like pool, the best shooter does not always win the GAME. GO RAIDERS
lol yea we cant run the ball and the raiders are gonna steam roll us….. sure they will and just because we dont run doesnt mean we cant.
No clunker yet Greg Smith. Score is 14-0 right now. Packers will win this game.
@Allen Jones it must be hard to speak with your feet in your mouth all the time!
LOL…17-0 already…Nice call Greg….Hope you dont make bets often..
24-0…LMAO
Haha…24-0…and counting.
ahahahahahahaha
eat your words
You should probably issue an apology to anyone that read this. The Raiders are getting blown out half way through the second-quarter. Just terrible buddy!
nice call on this one man 31-0 in the second quarter. I bet ur eating ur words now.
7:06 remaining in first half. THANK YOU Raider’s 3rd World Nation!!! We can shut it down and save our energy for a team that matters.
31-0 Suck on that RAIDER NATION AND Greg Smith. This game is OVER with 7 minutes left in the SECOND QUARTER!!
looks like greg smith doesn’t know anything about football. better luck in your next career mr. smith!
I’m surprised this blog haven’t been taken down.
24 points later, the odds of the Raiders winning is 0%.
And the odds are even less now, -1% that the raiders win
31-0 Packers.
Well, right now its 31-0, so I call it a Packer win.
Well don’t you feel stupid
lol Packers up 31-0 and its not even halftime. i hope the writer of this article feels stupid
Raiders will win on the number of punts in the game!
Check the score dumbass.
I bet the author of this post feels great about himself right now..
2nd quarter 31-0. Greg Smith has proven himself to be an idiot. Still think the Raiders will win?
Hahahahahahahahaha! Rewrite your article!
Anyone watching the game? Man this is close. The author of this article should be fired!
So how is that Raider domination over the Packers going Greg Smith? Freaking clueless idiot.
Umm, Greg, you check the score yet? Maybe this will inspire you to write a new article, “Why the Packers will win next Sunday etc.” and “Why did I say that the [explicative] Raiders could even come close to the Packers?”
How’d this article work out for ya Greg? Idiot.
“Why Greg Smith Will Eat Crow on Monday”
The Score 31-0 this article is as bogus as the Raider’s themselves. Go PACK!
Yeah so the Packers are up 31-0 at half time…..
Greg Smith you might be the biggest idiot writer in all of the NFL. Take a look at the score at halftime, douche bag! 31-0! Go Pack!
Wow, so I guess it’s safe to say the guy who wrote this article had no idea what he was talking about. 31 to NOTHING at halftime baby!! Go Pack Go!
Would you Packer haters like your crow raw or well done?
31-0 Packers, now what do you have to say???
So, what was that about the Raiders beating the Packers?
Raiders fans really missed this one. This game looked like a scene out of Shawshank redemption, but with a football. The Raider Nation always have great Halloween costumes to take pride in since football isn’t working out for them. Thanks for the win.
I think the scoreline demonstrates what garbage this article is. Game over by the end of the Q1…
GO PACK GO? Hmmmm are the Raiders even gonna break double digits?
How stupid does this guy look now?
It was a bold move posting this article. I think you wanted to be the guy to call it, and be like “See, I totally called that when no one else did.” People usually forget wrong predictions, but when it’s in nice print and so adamant and over-analyzed, it’s going to be tough to live down the 30pt schlacking the Raiders just took (and it wasn’t even that close – yeah garbage time).
I bet your friends bring this one up for awhile. It was just so bad that I probably would.
I can see this prediction worked out well. HAHA
Stay hot Greg Smith. Do you get a raise for this prediction?
Genius.
Dumbass lmao
I usually don’t fling out poisonous posts but this author was SOOO offbase and arrogant about his prediction.
This should be have been how the Raiders MIGHT win…
Oooops, 46-16 Packers…. hmmm guess we can nominate you for worse take of the year now.
Hey, they did hold Rodgers to 17 of 30 passing, didn’t matter though… but guess the Packers CAN run the rock when they want to against a medicore AFC team.
Thanks for the 4 picks to pad our season interception stat.
Done with these guys… next.
Packers win 46-16! This is why you can’t get all excited with predictions. Rodgers had a poor game by his standards and they still won by 30.
great win by the raiders!
Surprised this page is still active…..PACKERS 46 raiders 16
I’m incredibly anxious to hear the excuses why the raiders didn’t win. Refs? Coaching?
How about simply this: the packers are a better team. Period. Better luck next season.
What happened to this bold prediction? Where are all you bold people now? Get back here and face the music!
Hahaha. I was waiting for this moment, when the Packers beat the Raiders so I could post and say how STUPID it is to write this article, when the Raiders obviously weren’t good enough to beat the Packers. You didn’t even know for sure that they would beat the Packers. What a great prediction! It ended up being a blowout in the Packers favor! You are so smart!
Lolololololololol.
Packers destroyed Raiders by 30. Raiders had no answers in this one.
Palmer sure had a good game with 4 INTs.
Greg Smith,
You must now print out this post and eat it for breakfast tomorrow
blowout… I bet you dont feel like a complete idiot…
How’s your crow, Greg!
And there you have it. A 46-16 stomping of the Raiders by the Packers.
So….now what do you have to say, Greg Smith…or all of you other Raiders fans that didn’t give the Packers any credit for their record?
LOL
you are such a retard!
oops! GB FTW!
Greg Smith – I hope that you put as much effort into pointing out how wrong you were as you put into this article. How ridiculous you are. You need to vindicate yourself!
Yup. Eating crow. I guess that’s what happens when a juggernaut plays like one. Seriously. The Packers played an excellent game, especially on D.
I’m pretty embarrassed by this article. But I stand by it. I really thought the Raiders would win. But should I be fired? That’s a bit harsh!
Congrats to Green Bay and the Packers fans. They’ve got an awesome team… I can make one more prediction before signing off: I won’t be picking against the Packers again.
I’m a big Packers fan and I was really surprised you wrote an article that an undefeated powerhouse would lose to a below averageto average AFC football team…. especially at home! Maybe you shouldn’t get fired… but maybe next time try to get the facts straight or make a prediction based on real stats on the season and not what “history” tells you. I would’ve understood it if you said it might be a close game and all and analyze it from all angles and not just base it on the mere fact that the Packers were due for a loss. And to say that you still stand by it just shows how unprofessional you are Greg. Admit the Packers were never in trouble of losing this game and move on, at least that way people can see that you made a mistake and owned up to it. I hope you don’t write anymore “predictions” again, especially ones that are ridiculously written like this one.
Classy response.
At this point, as a Packer fan, see Giants potentially being in the playoffs makes me
(.
Its starting to look like a Patriots deja vu.
If you really are the Greg Smith, that last statement should work out very well for you!
Good man Greg Smith.
Now go get me some coffee and a cheese danish! By chance, do you work for Skip Bayless? Well at least you responded to all of us Packer fans.
Forget all the chest thumping over at PFT, this article, particularly following the responses before and during the game, was the most entertaining football read all week. Lot of hooting and foot stomping from Raiders fans. Now deafening silence. None of ‘em even came back to offer excuses (rationalizations, further insults, more illiterate bravado). At least shake your fists and swear you’ll get us next time.
“Seeing” , and thats suppose to be a frowny face.
That is a frowny face!
I like how there wasn’t a single comment on this article from a Raiders fan during the game, or after the game. amazing.
This article is still on the internet?
Your kidding.