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Green Bay Packers: Predicting 2016 regular season record

By Kenn Korb

Aug 18, 2016; Green Bay, WI, USA; The Green Bay Packers take the field prior to the game against the Oakland Raiders at Lambeau Field. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports
Aug 18, 2016; Green Bay, WI, USA; The Green Bay Packers take the field prior to the game against the Oakland Raiders at Lambeau Field. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports /
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October 4, 2015; Santa Clara, CA, USA; Green Bay Packers inside linebacker Clay Matthews (52) celebrates in front of defensive end Mike Daniels (76) after sacking San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick (7, not pictured) during the third quarter at Levi
October 4, 2015; Santa Clara, CA, USA; Green Bay Packers inside linebacker Clay Matthews (52) celebrates in front of defensive end Mike Daniels (76) after sacking San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick (7, not pictured) during the third quarter at Levi /

Week 10

Green Bay Packers @ Tennessee Titans

The Titans were the worst team (record-wise) in the league last year, but they could be poised for a decent jump in the standings behind growth, experience, and some decent roster moves in the offseason.

The team has QB Marcus Mariota, who most see as a future star, but instead of moving to empower his abilities, the team focused on taking the burden off of him.

The team has improved their offensive line (adding Jack Conklin at RT) and brought in two running backs (Demarco Murray in a trade, Derrick Henry through the draft) who they hope will power through opposing defenses in what has been labelled an “exotic smashmouth” attack.

The defense was pretty bad last year (#30 in Weighted Defensive DVOA), but they have some star power and could take a nice step forward if things go well. Jurrell Casey is a monster on the line, last year was likely an aberration for CB Jason McCourty, Derrick Morgan and Brian Orakpo can form a nice pass-rush duo when healthy, and numerous other young players should improve.

The way they plan to play could be a problem for Green Bay if it works out as planned; the most talented area of the team is the secondary, and while they should do really well against a lackluster-at-best receiving corps, the focus won’t be on them.

The run defense will have had plenty of time to prove if it has gotten better by now, and they will need it here.

This could end up being similar to the matchup against Dallas in a way; both teams are built to run offensively, and their defenses have exploitable holes throughout.

This team have more to work with on the defensive end so they could keep things closer, but behind a strong ground game of their own the Packers could alleviate the pass-rushing potential of Orakpo and Morgan and then attack a secondary that cannot hold up for a whole game versus the litany of pass catchers in green & gold.

If the Packers’ run defense has a poor day, this could be close; if not, it could be a relative rout. With a few blowouts under their belt already, I could see this being a game that’s closer on the scoreboard than expected but still a pretty routine win, especially if the team looks ahead to a prime-time matchup coming up in their next game.

Green Bay 23
Tennessee 20

Green Bay Record: 8-1

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