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Tonite I like the Packers and The over
GREEN BAY PACKERS +10.5 @ SEATTLE SEAHAWKS & The OVER 41.5
Green Bay (4-6 away) at Seattle (6-4, 4-1 home) @ 8:30 PM. EST * ESPN
Brett Favre's mind-boggling streak of consecutive starts is expected to continue on Monday night, when he leads the Green Bay Packers onto Qwest Field to battle the Seattle Seahawks.
Favre started his 251st straight game (regular season & playoffs) last week against the New England Patriots, but left the tilt for good after injuring a nerve in his right elbow in the second quarter.
Aaron Rodgers came into replace Favre, before having his season ended with a broken left foot. Green Bay signed veteran backup Todd Bouman to take over for Rodgers in the No. 2 QB slot.
The Packers wound up losing the game to the Pats, 35-0, and Favre completed just 5-of-15 passes for 73 yards.
Meanwhile, Seahawks head coach Mike Holmgren will host his former employer and his old friend Favre in the primetime affair. Holmgren was a rookie head coach with the Packers in 1992 when Favre posted the first start in his amazing string.
Seattle is expecting to have QB Matt Hasselbeck in the starting lineup on Monday after he missed the last four games with a strained right knee. Hasselbeck is listed as probable for this week's game.
Last week, the Seahawks had running back Shaun Alexander in the lineup for the first time since late September, and still lost, 20-14, at San Francisco.
SERIES HISTORY
Green Bay owns a 6-4 lead in its all-time regular season series with Seattle, including home wins in both 2003 and 2005. The Packers downed the Seahawks, 23-17, in a Week 17 game last season when Seattle rested most of its starters after clinching the NFC's No. 1 seed. The Hawks last defeated the Packers in 1999, when they prevailed at Lambeau Field by a 27-7 count. Green Bay is 1-1 all-time in Seattle, with a win there in 1996 and a loss at the Kingdome in 1987.
In addition to the regular season series, the teams have faced off once in the playoffs, with Green Bay winning a 33-27 overtime matchup in a 2003 NFC First- Round Playoff.
Holmgren is 1-3 against his former team, including the '03 playoff loss. The Packers' Mike McCarthy will be meeting both Holmgren and the Seahawks for the first time as a head coach.
OVERALL ANALYSIS
The Seahawks have battled through some major injuries this year, and should be happy to still be in first place in the NFC West. Now, for the first time in nearly two months, they will have their No. 1 quarterback and running back on the same field. Seattle will also be glad to be back at Qwest Field, where it is 4-1 this season. Green Bay will likely have Favre under center and that's a good sign, but it won't be enough to lead the Pack to victory.
• Over is 5-1 in Seahawks last 6 vs. NFC.
• Over is 14-3 in Seahawks last 17 vs. a team with a losing record.
• Over is 4-1 in Seahawks last 5 Monday games.
Weather:
Forecasts are calling for a 60 percent chance of precipitation in Seattle Monday evening, which could result in rain or possibly snow during this game.
Kickoff temperature is expected in the low-to-mid 30s and is likely to drop as the game progresses. Wind is expected to travel east at five mph.
Tonite I like the Packers and The over
GREEN BAY PACKERS +10.5 @ SEATTLE SEAHAWKS & The OVER 41.5
Green Bay (4-6 away) at Seattle (6-4, 4-1 home) @ 8:30 PM. EST * ESPN
Brett Favre's mind-boggling streak of consecutive starts is expected to continue on Monday night, when he leads the Green Bay Packers onto Qwest Field to battle the Seattle Seahawks.
Favre started his 251st straight game (regular season & playoffs) last week against the New England Patriots, but left the tilt for good after injuring a nerve in his right elbow in the second quarter.
Aaron Rodgers came into replace Favre, before having his season ended with a broken left foot. Green Bay signed veteran backup Todd Bouman to take over for Rodgers in the No. 2 QB slot.
The Packers wound up losing the game to the Pats, 35-0, and Favre completed just 5-of-15 passes for 73 yards.
Meanwhile, Seahawks head coach Mike Holmgren will host his former employer and his old friend Favre in the primetime affair. Holmgren was a rookie head coach with the Packers in 1992 when Favre posted the first start in his amazing string.
Seattle is expecting to have QB Matt Hasselbeck in the starting lineup on Monday after he missed the last four games with a strained right knee. Hasselbeck is listed as probable for this week's game.
Last week, the Seahawks had running back Shaun Alexander in the lineup for the first time since late September, and still lost, 20-14, at San Francisco.
SERIES HISTORY
Green Bay owns a 6-4 lead in its all-time regular season series with Seattle, including home wins in both 2003 and 2005. The Packers downed the Seahawks, 23-17, in a Week 17 game last season when Seattle rested most of its starters after clinching the NFC's No. 1 seed. The Hawks last defeated the Packers in 1999, when they prevailed at Lambeau Field by a 27-7 count. Green Bay is 1-1 all-time in Seattle, with a win there in 1996 and a loss at the Kingdome in 1987.
In addition to the regular season series, the teams have faced off once in the playoffs, with Green Bay winning a 33-27 overtime matchup in a 2003 NFC First- Round Playoff.
Holmgren is 1-3 against his former team, including the '03 playoff loss. The Packers' Mike McCarthy will be meeting both Holmgren and the Seahawks for the first time as a head coach.
OVERALL ANALYSIS
The Seahawks have battled through some major injuries this year, and should be happy to still be in first place in the NFC West. Now, for the first time in nearly two months, they will have their No. 1 quarterback and running back on the same field. Seattle will also be glad to be back at Qwest Field, where it is 4-1 this season. Green Bay will likely have Favre under center and that's a good sign, but it won't be enough to lead the Pack to victory.
• Over is 5-1 in Seahawks last 6 vs. NFC.
• Over is 14-3 in Seahawks last 17 vs. a team with a losing record.
• Over is 4-1 in Seahawks last 5 Monday games.
Weather:
Forecasts are calling for a 60 percent chance of precipitation in Seattle Monday evening, which could result in rain or possibly snow during this game.
Kickoff temperature is expected in the low-to-mid 30s and is likely to drop as the game progresses. Wind is expected to travel east at five mph.
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