Packers schedule: 4 games Aaron Rodgers would win, but Jordan Love won’t
By John Buhler
2. Week 14: at New York Giants (Monday, Dec. 11)
This next one plays into the same situation as the Steelers’ road game. If Rodgers were the quarterback of the Packers, I would like Green Bay’s chances of potentially upsetting the New York Giants late in the season. It will be the Packers’ second primetime game in a row. With almost a certain loss occurring the week prior vs. the Kansas City Chiefs, Green Bay will really need this one.
Again, this is all about quarterback play. If Rodgers were under center for the Packers, he would be seen as markedly better over an improving Daniel Jones. With Love running the offense, New York would actually have the quarterbacking advantage. When was the last time we could honestly say that? Was Phil Simms the guy for the G-Men, or was Jeff Hostetler filling in for him in the 1990s?
Either way, the Giants are a team the Packers will probably be duking it out for one of three wild card berths in the NFC. There is a chance both clubs could be top-half in-conference, but I don’t anticipate either of them winning their division. It is why this mid-December game is so important. With an extra day to prepare, Rodgers would make the play that Love couldn’t to win the big game.
It feels like one of those games where the winner hits 10 wins on the year and the other doesn’t.