How the Green Bay Packers can defeat the Cowboys in divisional round

Give Rodgers time to throw

It’s almost unfair. Give a future Hall-of-Fame quarterback time in the pocket and he’ll shred any defense and make it look easy. In his past eight games, Aaron Rodgers has thrown 22 touchdown passes without an interception. The Packers have won seven straight as a result, averaging 31.9 points per game over that span.

No matter how good your coverage is, you could throw a blanket over the Packers receivers, give Rodgers time and he’ll eventually find someone. Playing the way he is, Rodgers is nearly impossible to defend. That’s the problem Dallas’ No. 14 ranked pass defense runs into on Sunday afternoon.

Inside a dome there will be no elements for Rodgers to deal with. He will throw with deadly accuracy. The Cowboys only hope is to keep him in the pocket, hold good coverage and eventually make the sack or force him to throw it away. As the Giants will tell you, doing so for four quarters is easier said than done.

We are witnessing one of the greatest stretches of Rodgers’ incredible career. If he reaches the same heights on Sunday, there may be no stopping the Packers. Dallas’ pass rush has improved—13 of their 36 sacks coming in their past four games—but they will need the best performance of the season to slow down the two-time MVP.

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Give him time and it might be game over.