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All was well in Cheeseland for the first two games. Dominating performances against division rivals Minnesota and Detroit, albeit a little scare in Week 2 against the Lions, the Packers looked like the class of the division and maybe one of the contenders in the NFC. Two tough losses later and the 2-2 Packers are looking like a team in some hot water. Their bitter rivals, the Bears have played better as of late and the health of their quarterback is now in doubt. Those are words Packer fans are not used to hearing.
Aaron Rodgers expects to play through his shoulder injury in order to get the Packers back on track. Green Bay looks to avoid a third straight loss for the first time since the 2006 campaign.
Green Bay coach Mike McCarthy said Rodgers intends to play this weekend despite suffering a shoulder injury in Green Bays 30-21 loss at Tampa Bay last Sunday. Rodgers hurt his throwing shoulder in the third quarter when he reached the ball out trying to get a first down and was tackled hard. He initially thought he separated the shoulder, but the Packers (2-2) are calling it a sprain.
A more pressing concern for the Packers is the decline of rushing production. The teams net rushing yard total has declined in each of their four games. Ryan Grant had only 20 yards on 15 carries last Sunday as he too plays through an injury, this time a hamstring injury.
With all the bad news the Packers have faced this week, they do have some good news: The Falcons are coming to town.
Atlanta (2-2) is not a good road team to say the least. The Falcons have lost both of their road games in 2008, five straight and nine of the last 10 on the road dating back to last season. The wicked road took them to Carolina last week and their souvenir was a throttling by their division rival. Matt Ryan was neither solid nor spectacular, but Michael Turner whom the Falcons have been relying on more and more this season stumbled to only 56 yards rushing.
Even with their road woes, the Falcons do have some positive history at Lambeau Field. Atlantas last visit to Green Bay was at the Falcons 27-7 playoff victory on Jan. 4, 2003.
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