The injury report is not great for either team

And maybe, by having a higher draft pick, the Steelers can get that much-needed offensive lineman or defensive back a player who can step in right away without having to wait for someone to get injured (see exhibit A: DL Evander "Ziggy" Hood) or a player who is not ready for when his chance does present itself (see exhibit B: DB Joe Burnett). It is evident that Dixon has some talent but needs some game-time experience to improve his reads. And prevent things like being picked off by rookie defensive linemen. If the wheels do indeed fall all the way off, Tomlin should consider cutting his losses and playing as much of his bench personnel as possible (especially those that the Steelers want to keep under contract) so that they are better prepared for games in the seasons to come White flag Perhaps Right call Absolutely.. Losing this would mean the team must win every game the rest of the way, and they still have to play at Pittsburgh, a team they needed overtime to beat at home despite Ben Roethlisberger not playing.The Packers could lose this one and still have a one-game margin of error.

However, with a loss the green and gold would fall out of the playoff picture as of now, and have two tough road games to follow: a division game against a desperate Bears team and then one against the desperate Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh Steelers.What's more, they finish the season against the Arizona Cardinals, who may be playing for the second seed based on tonight's thrashing of the Vikings.Let me put it bluntly: I believe there are two losses in those three games. (We should beat the Seahawks at Lambeau since they only beat the Niners because of three or four bad calls. But then we were supposed to beat the Buccaneers, too, so nothing is a given.)So let's take a look at how the teams match up: Injuries/Intangibles: Slight Advantage, PackersWith the Packers playing at home, where we are 4-2, and the Ravens on the road, where they are 2-3, this should favour the Packers. What is The Ravens have played a much tougher schedule and have two quality wins ( Chargers, vs. Bengals, Vikings).The Ravens are just plus-four in turnover ratio, while the Packers are plus-17.

Since both teams have accrued a lot of penalties, the slight advantage of the Ravens here is negligible.The injury report is not great for either team. Green Bay is without returner and dimeback Will Blackmon, starting corner Al Harris, center Jason Spitz, and linebackers Aaron Kampman and (back-up) Jeremy Thompson. There are also two other significant offensive line injuries, but Chad Clifton should play (he is listed as probable) and questionable T.J Lang is only a back-up.The Ravens' situation is much worse. Furthermore, they have three defensive backs listed as questionable: corner Cary Williams and safeties K.J Gerard and Ed Reed.