Green Bay at Arizona Game Capsule

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GREEN BAY (6-1) at ARIZONA (7-0)
DATE/TIME: Thursday, 8:20 p.m., EDT

TV: FOX/NFL Network
OPENING LINE: Cardinals by 6½
AGAINST THE SPREAD: Packers 6-1, Cardinals 6-1.
SERIES RECORD: Packers lead 45-26-4.
LAST MEETING: Cardinals beat Packers 20-17 on Dec. 2, 2018 in Green Bay.
LAST WEEK: Packers beat Washington 24-10 in Green Bay; Cardinals beat Texans 31-5 in Arizona.
PACKERS OFFENSE: OVERALL (24), RUSH (19), PASS (18), SCORING (17)
CARDINALS OFFENSE: OVERALL (8), RUSH (5), PASS (11), SCORING (4)
PACKERS DEFENSE: OVERALL (7), RUSH (22), PASS (6), SCORING (7-T)
CARDINALS DEFENSE: OVERALL (4), RUSH (18), PASS (3), SCORING (1)
TURNOVER DIFFERENTIAL: Packers plus-5; Cardinals plus-8.

PACKERS PLAYER TO WATCH: LB De’Vondre Campbell. The former Cardinal has flourished in his first season with the Packers. He has a team-high 67 tackles to rank fifth in the NFL. Indianapolis’ Darius Leonard is the only other defensive player to have at least two interceptions, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery this season.

CARDINALS PLAYER TO WATCH: TE Zach Ertz. The veteran tight end had a terrific debut for his new team last week, making a one-handed grab over the middle and scoring on a 47-yard reception, which was the longest touchdown of his career. Ertz was acquired by the Cardinals in a trade with the Philadelphia Eagles on Oct. 15.

KEY MATCHUP: Packers QB Aaron Rodgers vs. Arizona's defense. The Cardinals have had one of the NFL's best defenses this season, particularly when stopping the pass. CB Byron Murphy Jr. has three interceptions while Budda Baker is one of the league's best all-around safeties. Rodgers comes into the game on a roll, throwing 15 TDs and just one interception during Green Bay's six-game winning streak.

INJURIES — GREEN BAY PACKERS at ARIZONA CARDINALS  GREEN BAY: DOUBTFUL: T Dennis Kelly (back). QUESTIONABLE: CB Kevin King (shoulder, back), LB Preston Smith (oblique). FULL: LS Hunter Bradley (hand), DT Kenny Clark (ankle), TE Josiah Deguara (finger), CB Rasul Douglas (shoulder), DE Dean Lowry (ankle). ARIZONA: OUT: DE J.J. Watt (shoulder). QUESTIONABLE: TE Darrell Daniels (hamstring), C Max Garcia (Achilles), WR DeAndre Hopkins (hamstring), DT Rashard Lawrence (calf). FULL: LB Jordan Hicks (toe), LB Devon Kennard (shoulder), QB Kyler Murray (right finger), LB Isaiah Simmons (shoulder), LB Tanner Vallejo (hand, wrist).

SERIES NOTES: Green Bay had dominated the series though Arizona has won the past three meetings. The Packers last beat the Cardinals 31-17 in 2012. The two teams met in a classic playoff game in 2015, which the Cardinals won 26-20 in overtime. Rodgers completed a desperation pass to tie the game and send it to overtime. Larry Fitzgerald accounted for all 80 yards in the Cardinals' game-winning drive in OT.

STATS AND STUFF: Two of the past three games (including postseason) between the two teams have gone into overtime… The Packers have won six straight since opening the season with a 38-3 loss to the New Orleans Saints in Jacksonville, Florida… According to the Elias Sports Bureau, this is the fourth time Green Bay has ever played a game in which both the Packers and their opponent entered with winning streaks of at least six games within that season. The other instances were in 1929, 1942 and 2015… This is the first time the Packers have faced the Cardinals on a Thursday since a 1935 Thanksgiving Day matchup with the Chicago Cardinals… The Packers are 15-5 in regular-season road games during Matt LaFleur’s coaching tenure… The Packers have gone 6-0 in games Davante Adams has missed since 2019. They went 4-0 without him in 2019 and 2-0 in 2020… Adams is tied for second in the NFL in catches (52) and is third in yards receiving (744)… QB Kyler Murray leads the NFL with a 73.5% completion rate. He's also second with a 116.8 passer rating and second with 20 total touchdowns… LB Markus Golden leads the Cardinals with six sacks and has four forced fumbles, which leads the league… The Cardinals have scored at least 30 points six times this season. They've also given up 20 points or fewer six times this season. Both marks lead the league… Arizona has outscored its opponents by 111 points through seven games. That margin leads the league… The Cardinals have stopped 10 of 12 fourth-down attempts over the past four games.

NFL WEEK 8

Thursday, October 28
Green Bay 24, Arizona 21

Sunday, October 31
Carolina 19, Atlanta 13
Cincinnati 31, N.Y. Jets 34
L.A. Rams 38, Houston 22
Miami 11, Buffalo 26
Philadelphia 44, Detroit 6
Pittsburgh 15, Cleveland 10
San Francisco 33, Chicago 22
Tennessee 34, Indianapolis 31 (OT)
Jacksonville 7, Seattle 31
New England 27, Chargers 24
Tampa Bay 27, New Orleans 36
Washington 10, Denver 17
Dallas 20, Minnesota 16

Open: Baltimore, Las Vegas

Monday, November 1
N.Y. Giants 17, Kansas City 20