{"id":79571,"date":"2020-01-16T22:13:51","date_gmt":"2020-01-17T03:13:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/?p=79571"},"modified":"2021-12-29T16:37:25","modified_gmt":"2021-12-29T21:37:25","slug":"davante-adams-key-packers-victory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2020\/01\/16\/davante-adams-key-packers-victory\/","title":{"rendered":"Davante Adams Is the Key to a Green Bay Packers Victory"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/packers\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Green Bay Packers<\/a> are preparing to face the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/49ers\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">San Francisco 49ers<\/a> in the NFC Championship Game at Levi&#8217;s Stadium. Understandably, many in the media are picking the 49ers to win and head to Miami for Super Bowl LIV. Strictly based on the Week 12 meeting where San Francisco held Green Bay to eight points and won by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/nfl\/boxscore?id=8927&amp;type=6\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">29 points<\/a>, the odds seem to be in the favor of the 49ers. However, the Packers offense is getting hot at the right time thanks to their top wide receiver, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/A\/AdamDa01.htm\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Davante Adams<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Last Sunday in the Divisional Round against the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/teams\/sea\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Seattle Seahawks<\/a>, Adams had eight receptions, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/A\/AdamDa01.htm\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">160 yards<\/a>, and two touchdowns, averaging 20 yards per reception. He is certainly getting hot at the right time! Adams&#8217; elite route-running is the key to a Green Bay Packers victory.<\/p>\n<h2>Davante Adams Is the Key to a Green Bay Packers Victory in the NFC Championship<\/h2>\n<h3>Rodgers and Adams<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/R\/RodgAa00.htm\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Aaron Rodgers<\/strong><\/a> and Adams have built tons of chemistry to the point that they&#8217;ve compared this connection to the one Rodgers once had with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/N\/NelsJo00.htm\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Jordy Nelson<\/strong><\/a>. Adams said he can anticipate what his quarterback is going to do. At his Wednesday press conference, Adams explained the time together has been the key to reaching this level. After working so closely together for years of reps, they&#8217;ve grown to read each other&#8217;s body language.<\/p>\n<p>Check out Adams&#8217; stats from the last four weeks via this tweet by Jake Morley, staff writer for the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/packerreport66\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Packers Report<\/a> and data analyst for <a href=\"https:\/\/cheeseheadtv.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cheesehead TV.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Davante Adams over the last four weeks<\/p>\n<p>Rec: 35<br \/>Yds: 488 (13.9 Avg)<br \/>TDs: 4 <\/p>\n<p>Project that over the course of a 16 game season<\/p>\n<p>Rec: 140<br \/>Yds: 1952<br \/>TDs: 16<\/p>\n<p>The man is playing out of his mind right now.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jacob Morley (@JacobMorley) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JacobMorley\/status\/1217818478339555330?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">January 16, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>These stats reveal what Rodgers and many fans already knew: Adams is hard to cover for anyone. In October of 2018, Rodgers said this of Adams, his route-running, and why guys struggle to stop the wide receiver:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He catches the ball really well. Obviously, he\u2019s a tough release matchup, because he\u2019s able to mix up his releases. &#8230; He\u2019s a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/blog\/green-bay-packers\/post\/_\/id\/46024\/davante-adams-packers-hot-hand-when-he-rolls-out-of-bed\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tough cover<\/a> because he can run and threaten you down the field. He\u2019s obviously a start-and-stop guy. He is just so tough to guard at the line of scrimmage. You can\u2019t press him, because he can beat you outside and get on top, or he can stick you outside and beat you inside and run away from you.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Adams&#8217; abilities to stop and go while outrunning his defenders were on display at Lambeau Field last week. The key to the Packers winning the NFC Championship Game is their star receiver. If he runs routes like this one, Green Bay might be headed for the Super Bowl.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udd25 This route \ud83d\udd25<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tae15adams?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@tae15adams<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GoPackGo?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#GoPackGo<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LWNq2fFW4S\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/LWNq2fFW4S<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Green Bay Packers (@packers) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/packers\/status\/1217635300152881153?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">January 16, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Preparation for the Game<\/h3>\n<p>Now people are starting to see what he means. However, as the starting quarterback mentioned in his Wednesday press conference, the focus is on winning the Super Bowl and keeping the week&#8217;s preparation as normal as possible. People have slept on the Packers all season, never truly believing they were what their record said they were. Despite everyone&#8217;s doubts, here they are planning for the NFC Championship Game.<\/p>\n<p>Adams says he believes the Packers head coach, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/coaches\/LaFlMa0.htm\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Matt LaFleur<\/strong><\/a>, has a better game plan for this second meeting with 49ers. Hopefully, that plan includes lots of Adams since LaFleur said, &#8220;Davante is as good a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/nfl\/news\/packers-davante-adams-seahawks-nfl-divisional-playoffs\/1vwuetrwmz4qe1ezw4yrc9iuuy\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">route-runner<\/a> as I&#8217;ve ever seen. [With Adams and Rodgers] it&#8217;s just two great football players making great plays.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo:<br \/>\n<a id=\"RsaqWHRKQyJoK2bQmAUvgA\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1199274676\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'RsaqWHRKQyJoK2bQmAUvgA',sig:'LrKla1djpAWXAOfSGz09r2G1snvgqMf0ClDmTlE6vEA=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1199274676',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Davante Adams put on a route-running clinic in the Divisional Round against the Seattle Seahawks. 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