The Green Bay Packers are hoping to improve to 3-0 on the young 2015 National Football Season, but it will not be easy. The Kansas City Chiefs are visiting Lambeau Field on Monday Night Football, a place where Kansas City has never lost in three games.
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Kansas City is sitting at 1-1 after beating the Houston Texans in Week 1 before a brutal loss on Thursday Night Football against the Denver Broncos. The Chiefs were leading 24-17 with a minute remaining before allowing a tying touchdown, and then allowed the game-winning score when Jamaal Charles fumbled, their fifth turnover on the night. Kansas City is trying to bounce back, but is facing a Packers team that has not lost at home since 2013.
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This is a star-studded contest with both the Packers and Chiefs loaded with Pro Bowlers and All-Pros. Green Bay is led by its offense featuring quarterback Aaron Rodgers, fullback John Kuhn, receivers Randall Cobb and Davante Adams, and guards T.J. Lang and Josh Sitton. Kansas City is a defense-first team, paced by outside linebackers Justin Houston and Tamba Hali, inside linebacker Derrick Johnson, corner Marcus Peters, nose tackle Dontari Poe and strong safety Eric Berry.
Perhaps the most important matchup will be between Jamaal Charles and Green Bay’s defense. The Packers are allowing 5.3 yards per carry over their first two games, the worst mark in the NFL. Last week, Charles rushed for 116 yards and a touchdown against the Denver Broncos, one of the premiere defenses in the NFL.