PLAYERS:
Greg Jennings,
Jermichael Finley,
Jordy Nelson,
Donald Driver,
James Jones,
Randall Cobb,
Aaron Rodgers
TEAMS: Green Bay Packers, Oakland Raiders
TEAMS: Green Bay Packers, Oakland Raiders
With Jennings out 2-3 weeks, it is time for the "next man up."
Green Bay Packers’ head coach Mike McCarthy announced Monday that wide receiver Greg Jennings has a knee sprain and will miss a couple of weeks. Suffering the knee injury against the Oakland Raiders, Jennings has a great chance to make it back for the playoffs. In his absence, the Packers will rely on Jermichael Finley and other playmakers to fill the void.
No stranger to injuries, the Packers will need to overcome the loss of Jennings in order to close out the regular season with continued momentum. With three weeks remaining in the regular season, the Packers just need to win one game or have the 49ers lose once to clinch home-field advantage throughout the playoffs.
With Jennings’ absence, plenty of different Packers will get increased opportunities over the next three weeks. The Packers use more formations than most teams in the league, and you can bet that will continue to be the case going for...
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