The Green Bay Packers are now the Super Bowl favorites, and they are going to have a chance to really take a big step once again towards their ultimate goals when they take on a Kansas City Chiefs outfit which has to be disappointed after losing a game which should have been won last week against Denver at home.
WHEN THE GREEN BAY PACKERS HAVE THE BALL
Very quietly, Aaron Rodgers hasn't been fantastic this season. We all expected to see a bit of a drop off this year with Jordy Nelson missing the season with a torn ACL, but statistically speaking, the fact that he hasn't thrown for even 250 yards in a game in two tries is shocking. What's not shocking? Five touchdowns and zero picks.
The Packers aren't going to beat themselves, and that's a big problem if you're a Kansas City defense which thrives off of making offenses make mistakes. When the Chiefs can't force turnovers, they generally can't win games.
Rodgers is probably going to have to put the ball in the air a bit more often in this game if Eddie Lacy is limited. He's questionable with an ankle problem, and though we have confident in James Starks as a second running back to be used in small doses, he's not really a featured back even though he played well last week against a very tough Seattle defense.
Live bettors should like their prospects, though. The Green Bay offensive line is quite good, though Justin Houston has been a terror to try to block for sure, and there's every reason to believe that a team which averaged over 40 points per game last season at Lambeau Field can put together a much better game than it had last week against the Seahawks.
WHEN THE KANSAS CITY CHIEFS HAVE THE BALL
One of the more underrated factors of this game could be the fact that the Chiefs have had an extra-long week of preparation after playing what now feels like an eon ago last Thursday. They're clearly going to be the fresher of the two teams, and they get the benefit of playing against a Green Bay defense which was mired in a bit of a war against the Seahawks last Sunday. Yes, it's early in the season, but fatigue clearly will be a factor in some respective somewhere along the way, and that could show in a game like this one.
Jamaal Charles has a lot to prove after fumbling twice against Denver last week. He's had a good run at it this year both in the passing game and the rushing game, which has made life a lot easier on Alex Smith.
Still, Smith is going to have to put some points on the board in this game, and he's going to have to do it without the benefit of a lot of turnovers in all likelihood. That means steady drives down the field. That worked last week against Denver for most of the game, but this is a much different situation on the road. It's highly unlikely for that to work in this game, and if the Chiefs can't stretch out the field, they're in a lot of trouble.
TREND TO TRACK
Would you believe that the Chiefs still haven't thrown a touchdown pass to a wide receiver? That's 22 consecutive regular season games without a touchdown pass to a wide out, something which is going to be an issue in this game.
Live bettors should know that that will probably prompt more field goals than touchdowns for the KC offense against an underrated Green Bay defense, something which could really sway this game a lot.
The NFL odds for this Monday contest were first released by BookMaker, and the Green Bay Packers were positioned as 6.5-point favorites with a total of 48. Now you can wager in-game while the action unfolds with BookMaker's live betting option.
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