There’s been a lot of discussion about the relative strengths of the Packers defense going into Sunday’s playoff matchup. The storyline is that Green Bay’s pass defense is far better than their run defense, so the path to victory for the Seahawks will be on the ground. I don’t dispute that an effective ground game will boost the Hawks chances to win. But the aerial defense of the Pack isn’t exactly Legion of Boom quality. In fact, in the areas that matter most, the current Seattle defenders stack up just fine against their counterparts in green and gold.
Let’s look at the Packers first.