Packers Run Game Stepping Up When Needed Most

December 30, 2014   ·   Justis Mosqueda   ·   Jump to comments

The shock of the final weekend of the regular season may have come in the NFC North title match between the Detroit Lions and Green Bay Packers. At the time of last week's game-plan piece the story of the 2014 Packers season had been so: Against top run defenses, their offense had stalled, and they had their worst games of the year.
Studying the previous games that Green Bay has played, something becomes apparent. Despite their hyper-productive offense, strong defensive lines seem to stall the squad.
When investigating for defensive line production, one must search out metrics for run-stopping, as that's where they do most of their impact. According to Pro Football Focus (Subscription,) the Packers have faced three top-10 run defenses in the New York Jets, the Detroit Lions and the Buffalo Bills.
In those games, Green Bay has averaged 17 points per match on offense, 13 points lower than their season average. They also lost two of those games on the ro...

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