The Green Bay Packers will look to build a winning streak as they travel to take on the Indianapolis Colts.
The Colts will be playing with heavy hearts as earlier this week it was reveled that head coach Chuck Pagano was diagnosed with leukemia and will be leaving the team for the rest of the season to receive treatment. The Colts will be doing their best to win this game for him but they have to deal with a Packers team that seems to have figured out their offensive woes.
Last week the Packers Aaron Rodgers threw for over 300 yards and four touchdowns. With the added running attack from Cedric Benson (84 yards), the Packers offense seems to have found a way to reach the level that they played at last season. This could prove to be bad news for the Colts, who are dealing with injuries in their defense and haven’t performed well as a unit all season.
While the offense shouldn’t have any trouble moving the ball, the Packers defense is looking for a better performance than the one a...
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