NFC Wild Card Action; Arizona 30, Atlanta 24

by Brandon on Jan 3, 2009 7:32 PM CST in Green Bay Packers News

I haven't watched either of these teams very much this season, but I was surprised that RB Michael Turner didn't have a better game. Then I looked at his stats at Football Outsiders and saw they only had him ranked as the 19th best RB this season. He's had a lot of production this season, but also too many carries. He looked really indecisive trying to find the opening in the defensive line.

In hindsight; this was a bad matchup for Atlanta. Their pass defense is average, and Arizona's pass offense is outstanding. It was asking a lot from their defense to stop them all game. And Arizona's run defense is average, but they were up to the challenge when playing at home against a slightly overrated Atlanta run offense. QB Matt Ryan had a good game, but made some rookie mistakes (i.e. taking a safety in the 4th quarter) and it was asking a lot for him to carry the team to a victory.

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Football outsiders...

… are such good predictors…they really go to the truth behind the numbers. And we are seeing another of their season long prediction come to fruition, the blossoming of the Eagles before our eyes…Didn’t they have them ranked in the top 5 power rankings most the year?

I didn’t know about their ranking on Turner…very interesting and again spot on…

by PackFaninFL on Jan 4, 2009 7:08 PM CST reply actions