Today’s game for Packers is HUGE
It’s now or never for the Packers.
Put your money on the latter.
The 5-5 Packers, whose playoff hopes are on a respirator, have to upset the Steelers today to have any realistic shot of being in the postseason. Even if the Packers had the services of the incomparable Aaron Rodgers, they’d have a difficult upending the Steelers, who are riding a five-game winning streak and who, at 8-2, are tied with the Patriots for the best record in the AFC.
But Rodgers will be a spectator again and he, like the rest of Packers Nation, can only hope his replacement Brett Hundley has at the very least a respectable showing. Anything less could be catastrophic for Green Bay.
The Steelers are understandably 12-point favorites over the Packers. Yet, knowing what is at stake, knowing their season is essentially on the line, I expect the Packers to make it a competitive game. And I expect the Packers to beat the spread, just not the Steelers.
Prediction: Steelers 24, Packers 17.
Gery Woelfel
Gery Woelfel is an award-winning reporter and columnist. Gery has covered a wide-range of sports over his three decades as a professional journalist. During his career, his primary beat has been the NBA and has been a recipient of the Pro Basketball Writers Association of America award. Gery has conducted one-on-one interviews with numerous legendary sports figures like Michael Jordan, Larry Bird and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. He has also been a regular contributor for HoopsHype.com and Lindy’s Pro Basketball Magazine and been on various sports talk shows around the country while serving as a pro basketball insider for WSSP (105.7 FM) in Milwaukee. Gery has covered every one of the NBA pre-draft camps, dating to the early ‘80s, along with numerous NFL combines.