Tampa Bay at Green Bay (11/20/2011)

Away:  Tampa Bay [3-6 ATS]
Home:  Green Bay [7-2 ATS]

Game Time: 1:00 PM
Stadium: Lambeau Field

Recent Meetings:
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Team Leaders:

Tampa Bay:
Passing: Josh Freeman (2174)
Rushing: LeGarrette Blount (434)
Receiving: Mike Williams (406)

Green Bay:
Passing: Aaron Rodgers (2869)
Rushing: James Starks (503)
Receiving: Greg Jennings (755)

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tampabay will make this game close

tampa bay sucks.   They are close to being average.  Green Bay -13     

I learned my lesson with the last Green Bay game v Minn

- Tampa Bay are 28th against the pass

- Green Bay has seemed too, for the time being, righted their defense

- Green Bay at home

- Tampa Bay seems to only play their division close

I'll take Green Bay -14

watchin tampa houston gm did anyone else think that tampa quit? they were getting blown off the line of scrimmage

Once again - 2 TD's??

I just can't back it...

The shine has to come off of the ball at some point, right?

maybe tease TB with something else........

Pack scoring from all phases..  Should be an easy cover.  Cant see them letting down at home.  (although i sense a flat game is soon)

Pack 34 - 10

 GB will not be covering here. I'm going against the packers here at 14 points. The Pack blew out Vikings because it was a division rivary and that, FANS love to see. At most GB will lose is.... well 10 points. 14 is a bit much. I'm liking the under play BUT.. it can go either way so will be staying away from it. The play is the UNDERDOG here.

GB will try to make this a 7 point game. At the most maybe 10. GL!

could this maybe be their flat game and they game that they will loose

alota points so I will abstain on this one. If anything will tease gB with something else.

  People have every right to be suspicious of the Pack's chances in this spot. Now that they're out of the spotlight, coming off a hated division rival, and against a Bucs tream that ALWAYS finds a way to cover, I am making a very minor bet on them. Given the history of this series, I'm probably pissing away a bet!

GREEN BAY  - 14 (Action Bet only!)

TB WIN

TB +17, how could you not? I can see TB giving  GB a scare here.

dude, is it your hobby to post thoughtless gibberish on every site...you have no cred...maybe if you told us whey TB will keep it close, that would give you some cred...

Packers are not taking their foot off the gas peddle to anyone , If they get to 14-0 and are not going to play their starters you can take the opponent , the game is to simple for this team they can do whatever they want when they want or need to do it , not at all looking like they want to take a day off and are having to much fun crushing everyone else...tampa has been brutal of late i thin the only way they cover here is to hand the ball off to Blount and keep Rodgers off the field as much as possible otherwise i don't see it happening they do not have enough to keep up with the pack.

Tampa Bay +14 !!!

Green Bay's Motivation: To go undefeated 16-0 plus last years playoff's runs will make them a LEGEND in the NFL for another oOooo 30-40 years until a team can surpass them. I see Aaron Rodger becoming TWO-TIME MVP this year. I see Donald Driver retiring after this season. I also would like to see them the team to win the SUPERBOWL unlike the Patriots couldn't do in 07. :) I like to see Aaron beat Mannings TD's... it can happen if he keep doing his 4 TD's every game. I see this Packer team putting up records after records...... and this 14 points will just do on this Tampa Bay Bucs team.

 

AM I SOLD? .... Nope..

BUCs motivation: not as much as the Packers are carrying at this rate. They need a win, but might as well get blown from the Packers like we got blown from the Houston. I got to give it up for Tampa Bay though.... they have a hard schedule.

Lost to the Lions, Beating Falcons, Blown out by 49'rs, Beating Saints, lost to Bears, lost to Saints, Blown out by Houston,.... you guys see the trend...

ADD: Blown out by Packers this week?

But looking at how the Bucs played against the Bears and Vikings, they were no more than 7 points in losing the game. But the BUCs got blown out by the 49'rs, Maybe Green Bay wants to show the League that can get a higher score than the 49'rs.... lol....

We'll see. GL on taking whoever... the points is now 14.5 in my book. Laying off this game.  

 

The Rams beat the Saints this year, theres a reason they actually  play the game. That being said the Bucs seem to play GB close over the course of the years. TB +17 with a meaningless TD against GB back ups late in the 4th Qtr to cover

TB +14 is the play 

can't see TB doing a whole lot,pack not letting off the gas.only undefeated team and i believe that they will show up to continue letting everyone know they are going to the big game!!!luck all................T  

At home and only 14 points. G.B should be favorite at lease 3 TD,
TB will upset G.B this weeks, Large on TB.

Lets see...
TB is nearly on the bottom of the list for RUSH D and PASS D and POINTS.

GB has pretty good RUSH D but bad pass D but looked good last game.

GB is very efficient in Offense scoring a league best 35 PPG versus TB 17 PPG which is towards the bottom.

All signs points to a blow out.  TB last 3 games were a loss.  Freeman is getting worse and worse but did do decent in the N.O game.

They are on the road and Freeman has thrown more INT than TD.    How can anyone back TB and for what reason?  I don't see TB having any edge.  They are inferior to GB in every way. TB defense  is not what it was years ago. 

Last point.
Look at TB on the 3 road games they had this year.  2 losses and 1 win.. versus Min. 
Look at GB on the 4 home games they had this year.  3 games they easily scored 40+ and one game was 24-3 versus STL where they both "gave up" in the second half but was an easy win for GB.
Long story short, TB is bad on the road and GB is good at home.  Throw in the fact Freeman and TB getting worse, I just can't see how TB can stay in the game.
GB D won't let up.  They know they have to get their act together.  I believe the SD game 2 games ago is a turning point for the GB team.  Their offense if amazing.  Their D finally looked really great (against a bad team) and will look great again versus another bad team at home.

Give the points and play first half and all game.

they used to be in the same divison a few years ago , TB always plays GB tough , its a rivalry thing they have

Tampa Bay +14 , they cover but they dont win

It's getting to that time of the year where lambou gets cold and rodgers proved last year that he can still perform in it.  In similiar weather conditions at home he threw for 7 tds and 800 yards in 2 games vs the giants and the 9ers.

I did some research, and I may be wrong.. but Freeman is yet to play an NFL game with the temp below 40F.  Temp will be in the 30s and lambou always feels colder with the wind.

Like every packers game the opposing qb will have to keep pace, and I can see tampa getting behind quick here.

Packers -14 here... next week is the week to bet against the pack imo.

Green Bay is 9-1-1 against the spread in their last 11 home games against a team with a losing record, 8-2 against the spread in their last 10 games against NFC teams, and 6-1 against the spread in their last seven games as a favorite. Tampa Bay is 12-3-1 against the spread in their last 16 road games, 1-4 against the spread in their last five games as an underdog, and 1-5 against the spread in their last six games overall. The home team has covered in four of the last five meetings of these two.