“A lot of times when you’re not playing a division opponent, it comes down to tiebreakers like this,” he said. Rodgers called the NFC showdown one of “those playoff-type implication games, even though it is just Week 8.”
“It’s a great environment for football, great fanbase down there.”Īs the rivalry begins a new chapter with Rodgers and Kyler Murray meeting for the first time, Heavy on Cardinals takes a look back at those classic playoff games against the Packers.Īfter all, the Week 8 matchup could be a prelude to the 2021 playoffs. “The thing you remember about those games is just how loud the crowd is, man,” he said. One similarity, Rodgers said, was the Red Sea. Kurt Warner, while ’15 featured Rodgers vs. The playoff games between the Cardinals and Packers in the 20 seasons were “very different games,” he said, with a different cast of characters.
Since then, the Packers QB is 0-3 in Arizona - including two overtime playoff games that Rodgers called “really special moments” in his 17-year career, “even though we came up on the short end of both of those.” Rodgers threw for 235 yards and scored two touchdowns before sitting out the fourth quarter of the Packers’ 33-7 victory. Rodgers’ lone win in Glendale came back in the 2009 regular-season finale, when former Cardinals coach Ken Whisenhunt opted to rest his starters, as the two teams were set to meet again the following week in the playoffs. “I don’t know if Jake’s going to be there.” “ great name for sure,” said Rodgers, joking with reporters.
Perhaps the State Farm pitchman will feel more at home. The Thursday night matchup will be Rodgers’ first visit since it became State Farm Stadium in 2018. Rodgers is 1-3 in his previous visits to the Nest, including a pair of overtime losses in the playoffs back when it was known as University of Phoenix Stadium. If history holds, fans at State Farm Stadium and a national television audience are in for a wild ride when the Arizona Cardinals (7-0) host the Green Bay Packers (6-1) Thursday, October 28.ĪLL the latest Cardinals news straight to your inbox! Join the Heavy on Cardinals newsletter here! Packers QB Aaron Rodgers loses the ball while being pressured by Cardinals LB Markus Golden on January 16, 2016.Īaron Rodgers hasn’t had much success in Glendale, Arizona, but crazy things seem to happen whenever the future Hall of Fame quarterback comes to town.
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