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As it is often with professional sports, the team with the best players usually wins the game. And while it does not always hold true with football (look at last year’s Super Bowl), last night’s thrashing at the hands of the Dallas Cowboys was a reminder to the Packers that the Cowboys really are the most talented team in the NFC and they face an uphill climb to match them come January.
Felix Jones and Marion Barber III running for 217 yards contained a very specific message- the Packer defensive line is a potential long-term problem.

Marion Barber hurdles Packer defense for a TD

Packer Management rolled the dice in a big way when they kept just 3 defensive tackles on the roster after training camp (with Harrell on the PUP list into October), the thinking being that Cullen Jenkins will be able to fill a Justin Tuck-like role and Mike Montgomery or Kabeer Gbaja Bialmila adequate to fill in outside. On the Felix Jones 60 yard touchdown, it was Montgomery that allowed Jason Witten to seal him inside, allowing Jones to cut back and have nothing but green Lambeau Field grass between him and the end zone. Contrast that play to later in the game, with the exact same play run and Jenkins at right defensive end, the play resulted in a 5 yard loss.
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