A SAD NEWS: ONE OF THEIR KEY PLAYERS HAS AN INJURY, ACCORDING TO GREEN BAY PACKER
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With a 10-3 record, the Green Bay Packers are well-positioned to earn a bye or at least a spot in the first round of the NFL playoffs, which is known as Wild Card Weekend.
With three games remaining in the 2014 NFL regular season, the Packers, who are presently ranked second in the league, have the opportunity to maintain their position or even move up to the top spot.
I recently wrote about the three highly winnable games that the Packers still have on their schedule.
The 11-3 Arizona Cardinals, who are now atop the NFC standings, might have lost quarterback Drew Stanton to a knee injury during their 12-6 victory over the St. Louis Rams on Thursday night.
Stanton was substituting for Carson Palmer, who had
Carson Palmer, who suffered a season-ending knee injury earlier this year, was replaced by Stanton. It appears that Ryan Lindley will likely have to start at quarterback for the Cardinals in their final two games of the season.
Lindley’s situation would not be ideal, as the Cardinals would have to play the Seattle Seahawks, the reigning Super Bowl champions, at home the next week before traveling to San Francisco to play the 49ers to close the season.
To ensure that they receive at least a bye and perhaps even home-field advantage in the NFC playoffs, the Packers must attend to their own affairs in the final stretch.
With a 10-3 record, the Green Bay Packers are well-positioned to earn a bye or at least a spot in the first round of the NFL playoffs, which is known as Wild Card Weekend.
With three games remaining in the 2014 NFL regular season, the Packers, who are presently ranked second in the league, have the opportunity to maintain their position or even move up to the top spot.
I recently wrote about the three highly winnable games that the Packers still have on their schedule.
The 11-3 Arizona Cardinals, who are now atop the NFC standings, might have lost quarterback Drew Stanton to a knee injury during their 12-6 victory over the St. Louis Rams on Thursday night.
Carson Palmer, who suffered a season-ending knee injury earlier this year, was replaced by Stanton. It appears that Ryan Lindley will likely have to start at quarterback for the Cardinals in their final two games of the season.
Lindley’s situation would not be ideal, as the Cardinals would have to play the Seattle Seahawks, the reigning Super Bowl champions, at home the next week before traveling to San Francisco to play the 49ers to close the season.
To ensure that they receive at least a bye and perhaps even home-field advantage in the NFC playoffs, the Packers must attend to their own affairs in the final stretch.