Green Bay Packers-Carolina Panthers Preview

The Packers have their backs to the wall after the loss to New Orleans Monday night, and they are facing one of the six teams in the league who came into the week with eight wins. Good thing it is still not a must win. Oh, it's pretty close, but if the Packers lose Sunday, they still likely would win the division if the won their last four games. And that is not that unlikely, since their final four games are against Jacksonville, Houston, Chicago and Detroit. Only the Bears have a winning record, and that game will be on the road, but the Packers dominated the Bears in their first match-up last November 16, 37-3. Nevertheless, the Packers are already in a hole, and another loss puts them deep enough that they may not get out. I am reminded of one of my favourite lines from a movie that runs every few weeks on TNT, including this weekend, Fellowship of the Ring : "The quest stands on the edge of a knife — move but a little, and all is lost." But how do the teams match-up? Scoring ... (link)