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Found October 05, 2012 on The Colts Authority: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Aaron Rodgers,  Cedric Benson,  Donald Brown
TEAMS: Green Bay Packers,  Indianapolis Colts
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Colts Authority Daily Links Evan Hilbert of CBSSports.com has a nice preview for this week's matchup against Green Bay.  This week, like many prognosticators, he is predicting a Packers victory and notes that the Colts' defense is banged up, and, well Aaron Rodgers.  The Colts also need to stop Cedric Benson: The Colts' defense has been suspect against the run, at best, and Cedric Benson has given Green Bay a solid option out of the backfield. If you're like me, that looks pretty legitimate.  But what a many people don't realize is that Benson and Donald Brown are both averaging 3.6 yards per carry this season, with Benson getting more carries and Brown having a slightly better career average.  Most of us tend to call a guy like Benson "solid" or "decent" for doing virtually the same thing as Brown, albeit for a winning team, which, I believe, does make a difference.  But enough of my two cents worth, scroll back up and check out Hilbert...
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