GREEN & GOLD EXPRESS

2 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2015

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Standings overshadow stats for QBs

Game Vitals

GREEN BAY PACKERS (6-0)

AT DENVER BRONCOS (6-0)
WHEN: 7:30 p.m. Sunday
WHERE: Mile High Stadium,
Denver
TV: NBC
RADIO: 620 WTMJ, 92.3
WJMQ-FM, 101.1 WIXX-FM.

Locker Room

We need more attempts

in the run game, but we
need more total plays. We
need to be in the 70s.
MIKE MCCARTHY, on what
has caused the Packers
offense to slow over the
past few weeks

The Series

All-time, regular season: 6-5-1

All-time, at Mile High Stadium:
1-5-0
Streaks: The Packers have won
three straight regular-season
meetings.
Last meeting, regular season:
Oct. 2, 2011, at Lambeau Field;
Packers won, 49-23

Schedule

Date

Sept. 13
Sept. 20
Sept. 28
Oct. 4
Oct. 11
Oct. 18
Oct. 25
Nov. 1
Nov. 8
Nov. 15
Nov. 22
Nov. 26
Dec. 3
Dec. 13
Dec. 20
Dec. 27
Jan. 3

Opponent
Time TV
at Chicago
Win 31-23
Seattle
Win 27-17
Kansas City
Win 38-28
at San Francisco Win 17-3
St. Louis
Win 24-10
an Diego
Win 27-20
BYE
at Denver
7:30 p.m. NBC
at Carolina
12 p.m. Fox
Detroit
12 p.m. Fox
at Minnesota
12 p.m. Fox
Chicago 7:30 p.m. NBC
at Detroit 7:25 p.m. CBS/NFL
Dallas
3:25 p.m. Fox
at Oakland
3:05 p.m. Fox
at Arizona 3:25 p.m. Fox
Minnesota
12 p.m. Fox

Rodgers, Manning
have less than
banner years
By Green & Gold Express Staff

Its Aaron Rodgers vs.

Peyton Manning.
Two-time MVP vs. fivetime MVP.
All-time
quarterback
rating leader vs. all-time
touchdown passes leader.
Discount double-checks
vs. chicken-parm sandwiches tasting so good.
Im a fan of Peyton,
for sure, Rodgers said on
Wednesday. I have been
for a long time. Hes been
playing at a high level forever, it seems like. Its fun
to watch. Hes also great in
his commercials.
Manning was equally
complementary
toward
Rodgers.
Aaron has done some
some great spots, Manning said during his conference call. The one with
he and (B.J.) Raji a couple
years ago is still one of the
great ones.
Rodgers and Manning
can sell insurance better
than just about any doorto-door salesman, and they
play quarterback better
than just about anyone in
NFL history. Theyll take
center stage when the
Green Bay Packers (6-0)
head to Denver to take on
the Broncos (6-0) on Sunday night.
At 31, Rodgers is at
the pinnacle of his career.
That shows in the statistics, where his 115.9 passer
rating is almost 10 points
higher than his NFL-record
career rate of 106.0 enter-

Aaron Rodgers could face pressure in the pocket Sunday against a Denver defense that leads the NFL in sacks with 26.

ing the season. Hes a triple

threat, able to beat defenses with his brain, arm and
legs.
Just
tremendous,
Broncos coach Gary Kubiak said during his conference call. Obviously,
Ive been watching him for
a while and the way hes
handling the group, throwing the ball, getting them in
the right play run game,
pass game thats very,

very special. Its hard for

us to simulate, but weve
got to do everything we
can this week to give our
guys a good look and hopefully prepare them for their
offense.
At 38, Manning is nearing the end of the line. His
five MVP awards are two
more than any other player
in NFL history. Last year,
he broke Brett Favres record for career touchdown

passes, and hes two victories shy of breaking Favres

record of 186 regular-season wins. By seasons end,
he should also wrest away
from Favre the record for
completions and yards.
However, after showing signs of age during the
second half of last season,
Manning ranks 31st in passer rating this season. Hes
thrown seven touchdown
passes against 10 inter-

PHOTO BY JIM LEUENBERGER

ceptions. When he won his

fifth MVP in 2013, Manning
had 55 touchdowns and 10
interceptions.
I think whats even
more remarkable than the
fact that hes been able to
play that long is what hes
been able to do, Packers
linebacker Clay Matthews
said. You look at the MVPs,
the Super Bowl victory, the
SEE PACKERS, PAGE 3

ON THE COVER
Aaron Rodgers has directed the Packers to a 6-0 record, but facing one of the games smartest quarterbacks in Peyton Manning could pose challenges Sunday for the Green Bay defense.