The Green Bay Packers are set to host the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday December 2nd at Lambeau Field. Kick-off is set for noon.
The Packers (4-6-1) are coming off their 6th consecutive road loss against the Minnesota Vikings, losing 24-17 are sitting in 3rd place in the NFC North. The Cardinals (2-9-0) are coming off an embarrassing 45-10 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers and are in 3rd place in the NFC West. While the Packers can still reach a spot in the Playoffs by winning out and some help from others, the Cardinals are out of the Playoff race.
In their last 2 games, the Packers have scored in double digits in the first half but have yet to put up more than 3 points in the 2nd half of each game. The Packer offense has become stag-net. Injuries are still over abundant, another contributing factor for losing. On Sunday night against the Vikings the Packers tied for a season low in points and third-down conversions having only two and set a season low for total yards (254) and net passing yard with (272).
These teams have met 74 times dating back to November 11, 1921. Then called the Chicago Cardinals, the game ended in a 3-3 tie. The last time they met was on January 16, 2016 with Arizona winning in OT 26-20.
The Cardinals were originated back in 1898 by the Morgan Athletic Club and were called the Racine Normal’s until 1901. The name was again changed to the Racine Street Cardinals having entered into the League as the Chicago Cardinals in 1922. The Cardinals are the oldest continuously run professional football team in the Country followed by the Chicago Bears and the Packers.
The Ultimate score this Sunday has the Cards loosing this round 42-15
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