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Belichick: Charging Chiefs Are Hard To Plan Against
Continued from Page 17 As long as Rodgers is run-
ning the offense, discount-
Not many signal callers in ing the Packers would be
the league make fewer unwise no matter how un-
mistakes than Smith, who organized and punchless
threw just seven picks all they’ve looked at times this
season. Few have the season. Eddie Lacy and
same wherewithal to James Starks each had 12
scramble for first downs carries last Sunday, and
when a pocket collapses, combined for 116 yards
or check out of a failing rushing, production they’ll
play, or chuck the ball out have to repeat to be able
of bounds to avoid a sack. to upset the Cardinals in
Aaron Rodgers is one of their comfortable desert
the few, but the odds of
a return trip to the NFC Kansas City Chiefs running
Championship game are back Knile Davis (34) returns
stacked against him and a kickoff for a touchdown dur-
the Green Bay Packers ing the first half of an NFL wild-
in the form of an Arizona card playoff football game
Cardinals team that beat against the Houston Texans,
them 38-8 just three weeks Saturday, Jan. 9, 2016, in
ago. Houston.
“We kind of felt like this was
a possibility,” Rodgers says. (AP Photo/Austin Gay)
“It’s going to be one more
competitive game, I bet.” home.
As the Seattle Seahawks The onus is on the defense,
found out against the Min- though, against a prolific
nesota Vikings last week- Cardinals team that aver-
end, though, a blowout aged more than 30 points
win earlier in the season per game behind the fin-
can bring a well-prepared, est of Carson Palmer’s 13
pride-filled opponent. Thus, seasons in the NFL. Rookie
the Cardinals can’t be ex- David Johnson has be-
pecting another 30-point come quite the asset as a
margin of victory, particu- runner and a receiver, and
larly after Rodgers and the a Packers secondary that
Packers found some much- played without top corner-
needed momentum in a back Sam Shields because
35-18 playoff victory over of a concussion will have
the Washington Redskins to keep up with the terrific
after a flat first quarter. wide receiver trio of Larry
Fitzgerald, Michael Floyd
and John Brown.q
New York Giants hire McAdoo to
replace Coughlin as head coach
TOM CANAVAN The coaching search last-
Associated Press ed less than 10 days.
EAST RUTHERFORD, New The Giants have liked what
Jersey -- The New York Gi- McAdoo has done with the
ants didn’t have to look far offense the past two sea-
to find a replacement for sons, helping two-time Su-
Tom Coughlin. per Bowl MVP quarterback
Offensive coordinator Ben Eli Manning get back on
McAdoo has been pro- track.
moted to take over the It didn’t hurt that Man-
team that has missed the ning voiced support for his
playoffs the past four sea- coach after the season.
sons, the team announced This is McAdoo’s first head
Thursday. coaching job.
The 38-year-old McAdoo It’s unclear whether de-
has been on the fast track fensive coordinator Steve
since reviving the offense Spagnuolo, who also inter-
over the past two seasons. viewed for the top job, will
He got the first interview stay.
for the job after Coughlin, “Excited for Coach McA-
69, stepped down after 12 doo,” cornerback Prince
seasons. McAdoo made Amukama said in a text to
an immediate impression. The Associated Press. q
