The Green Bay Packers will look to keep things rolling as they return to Arizona for the third rematch of Week 17 looking to make it a clean sweep by the Week 17 winners.  The New York Jets dominated the Cincinnati Bengals yesterday afternoon and the Dallas Cowboys blew the Philadelphia Eagles off the field last night.  Its now up to the Packers to keep it going.

Woodson and Green Bay Defense Look To Be Difference Makers

Closing out the season with seven wins in its last eight games, the Packers entered the playoffs with the tag of the NFL’s hottest team.  They rolled into Arizona last week and put a statement on a game that although meaningless to the Cardinals, they certainly didn’t roll over.

The Cardinals continue to be the same Jeckyll and Hyde team they were in their Super Bowl runner-up season in 2009.  You never seem to know who is going to show up on a weekly basis.  This season, the Cardinals have not shown the mettle they did last year and Kurt Warner appears to be showing his age.

This game will be decided on the defensive side of the ball between these two explosive offenses.  Both teams field solid defenses that have their moments.  Each need to have their moments today.

Green Bay’s defense led the league in turnover margin, which may be the deciding factor today.  Green Bay registered a +24 turnover margin in the regular season, making big plays on defense and securing the ball on offense.

Conversely, Warner has a penchant for turning the ball over with errant passes.  When he’s on, he has pinpoint accuracy.  When he’s off, forget about it.  If Green Bay can apply pressure to Warner and force him into mistakes, it is likely the Packers will leave Arizona with a similar result this week.

For the Packers offense, they will look to take advantage of an ailing Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie who missed practice all week.  Rodgers-Cromartie, a Pro Bowler in 2009, injured his knee on just the third play of the game last week.  It has been diagnosed as a deep bruise on the knee cap.  Rodgers-Cromartie has been limited in practice and has been unable to plant and cut, which could prove disastrous against Green Bay’s WRs Donald Driver and Greg Jennings as QB Aaron Rodgers looks to exploit his injury.

Look for Green Bay to move on in the playoffs with a solid victory.

Prediction: Green Bay 31-28