Your “Strength Vs. Strength” NFC Playoff Tilt Open Thread

A ton of folks out and about on the ‘nets are saying that Green Bay (favoUred by 6.5) are going to walk away with this one but I’m not so sure. Yes, weather, but it’s not as though the Rams are going to air it out, right? And if weather affects anyone it would be Rodgers and Adamstein. Look at me, talking about the product on offer when I should be saying…

TO THE GAME!

Rams/Packers:

-There’s all kinds of metrics out there but, as referenced in the title, this is the league’s #1 D and O getting after it. The Pack have been held below 22 once this year and the Rams have allowed more than 30 points the same amount of times. Green Bay should probably get the win but maybe not going away.

-Of course the Rams starter Goff has been given the Herculean task of “Not Fucking Up”. In the parlay of these days, that is called “A Big Ask”. If they go down by two scores early it should be over with and a Bortles happening might uh, happen. Did you know that Jared has completed all of two(!) passes over 20 yards since week 13. It wasn’t that long ago when he was flinging the ball willy-nilly all over the gotdamn place. Now they’re the league lowest in pass plays over 15 yards at 10%. For shame.

-Contrast that with Rodgers being first in the league in throws over 20 yards and having that gaudy 48-5 TD/INT number. And he did it with (aside from Adams) table scraps at the wr spot and a Funyun at tight end.

-Ramsey might shadow Adams outside but the latter has been playing quite a bit out of the slot recently. Adams will get his but the Rammers play zone and his numbers dip significantly against that setup as opposed to man.

-Akers has averaged 27.5 carries his last two outings and we should see plenty of him, maybe 30+ carries if the game script tilts towards the Rams.

-The only time the Rams gave up more than 30 was to the Bills in the Before Times of week 3. They had resounding success on play action and you’d think this is the angle that Rodgers will dangle.

Do your own dangling below in the comments.