Team: Green Bay Packers2017 Record: 7-9
(3rd
Alex Smith
Jersey , NFC North)2018 Record: 1-0-1 (t-1st, NFC North)Outlook: Mike
McCarthy¡¯s Packers were 4-1 when Aaron Rodgers got knocked out early against the
Minnesota Vikings on October 15.Predictably, Green Bay wasn¡¯t the same after
Rodgers¡¯ injury, winding up 7-9 and missing the playoffs for the first time
since 2008.After an injury scare against the Bears in Week One, Rodgers is back,
but his longtime favorite target Jordy Nelson (Raiders) isn¡¯t.The Packers still
have Randall Cobb and Davante Adams, and Geronimo Allison has emerged as a
reliable option so far.In addition, Green Bay signed free agent tight end Jimmy
Graham.The running back situation is less certain, with Jamaal Williams as the
nominal starter for now, but Ty Montgomery and Aaron Jones (who will return from
suspension this week) likely to get a lot of touches.Jones may wind up
supplanting Williams as the primary
ballcarrier
Josh
Norman Jersey , but will probably be limited against the Redskins.Even
without Rodgers for most of the year in 2017, the Packers¡¯ offense finished
ranked higher than Green Bay¡¯s defense, which was just 26th in points
allowed.That performance led to the dismissal of longtime defensive coordinator
Dom Capers in favor of Mike Pettine, part of a house-cleaning that saw several
of the Packers¡¯ top assistants part ways with the team.Former Dolphins head
coach Joe Philbin takes over as offensive coordinator following the first year
when a McCarthy-coached Packers team didn¡¯t have a top-ten NFL offense.How
Worried Should We Be?: Very worried. Aaron Rodgers is enough to make anyone
sweat.More than that, a lot of the Packers¡¯ unraveling in ¡®17 owed to the
instant deterioration of the offense once Rodgers went down.This was probably a
10-6 or 11-5 team had Rodgers not been knocked out.Like the other two teams the
Redskins faced early, there was a lot of turnover on the coaching staff¡ªbut,
unlike those teams, there was no change at the top.After last week¡¯s
disappointing performance against the Colts in front of an alarmingly empty
FedEx Field crowd, it¡¯s also entirely unclear just how much of a home-field
advantage the Redskins have¡ªif they have one at all.A loss here (with another
light crowd) would send Washington into a bye-week free-fall.There¡¯s a lot of
pressure on the Redskins this week against a solid Green Bay team. Welcome to
the ninth Redskins game of the 2018 season!Matchup: Washington Redskins(5-3) vs
Tampa Bay Buccaneers(3-5) Date/Time: Sunday, Nov. 11 | 1:00 p.m. ETLocation:
Raymond James Stadium
(65
Jordan Reed
Jersey ,618) | Tampa, Fla.TELEVISION: FOXThom Brennaman
(play-by-play)Chris Spielman (color)Shannon Spake (sidelines)(via
506sports)RADIO: Redskins Radio Network Larry Michael (play-by-play) Chris
Cooley (analysis) Rick ¡°Doc¡± Walker (sidelines)Live Streaming: NFL Sunday
Ticket, NFL.com Game Pass, fuboTV, Yahoo Sports app (local market)Odds:
Buccaneers -3, Over/Under 51Series history, news and notesPrediction: Buccaneers
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