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New York Giants: Five Keys To Defeating The Green Bay Packers

By Maxwell Ogden

Oct 9, 2016; Green Bay, WI, USA; Green Bay Packers head coach Mike McCarthy talks with New York Giants head coach Ben McAdoo following the game at Lambeau Field. Green Bay won 23-16. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 9, 2016; Green Bay, WI, USA; Green Bay Packers head coach Mike McCarthy talks with New York Giants head coach Ben McAdoo following the game at Lambeau Field. Green Bay won 23-16. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jan 1, 2017; Detroit, MI, USA; Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers (12) drops back to pass during the third quarter against the Detroit Lions at Ford Field. Mandatory Credit: Tim Fuller-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 1, 2017; Detroit, MI, USA; Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers (12) drops back to pass during the third quarter against the Detroit Lions at Ford Field. Mandatory Credit: Tim Fuller-USA TODAY Sports /

2. Contain Aaron Rodgers

One could easily make the case that no quarterback in NFL history has been quite as dynamic as Aaron Rodgers. The Green Bay Packers superstar has an uncanny ability to turn nothing into something without a moment’s notice.

The New York Giants have a legitimately elite defense, but containing Rodgers is something that most teams can only hope to do.

Rodgers finished the 2016 NFL regular season with 4,428 passing yards on a completion rate of 65.7 percent. He threw 40 touchdowns to seven interceptions and ran for an additional 369 yards and four scores.

Over the past two weeks alone, Rodgers has accumulated 647 passing yards, eight passing touchdowns, 55 rushing yards, and one rushing score.

The Giants have two elite cornerbacks in Janoris Jenkins and Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie. New York also has an outstanding safety duo with Landon Collins and Andrew Adams, and a well-rounded front seven.

The likes of Adams, Collins, Jenkins, Rodgers-Cromartie, Damon Harrison, Olivier Vernon, Leon Hall, and Eli Apple will need to be at their best.

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