Friday, January 4, 2013

nfl super bowl 2013

 Packers wide receiver Greg Jennings got healthy, and then he got hot with a dazzling Week 17 performance in the Packers' loss at Minnesota. Now as Green Bay opens the playoffs against those same Minnesota Vikings at home on Saturday night, Jennings admitted he wouldn’t mind playing them again indoors—rather than at chilly Lambeau Field.nfl super bowl 2013

Jennings told Fox Sports Wisconsin he “absolutely” prefers running routes and catching passes in a dome on an artificial playing surface.

“I would be on turf quick,” Jennings said. “Dome? Are you kidding me? Would you rather play outside?”
Greg Jennings has 30 touchdown receptions on the road in his NFL career vs. 23 at Lambeau Field. (AP Photo)

Jennings’ playoff history suggests he’s built to succeed on a road fast track. When the Packers went on their Super Bowl XLV run two years ago, he came up big in the divisional round against the Falcons in the Georgia Dome (eight catches, 101 yards) and then against the Steelers in Cowboys Stadium (four catches, 64 yards, two TDs).

Last week against the Vikings in the Metrodome, he had eight catches for 120 yards and two TDs. When the Packers lost at Lambeau to the eventual Super Bowl XLVI champion Giants last year, he was held to four catches for 40 yards.

Jennings will become an unrestricted free agent in the 2013 offseason, so there’s a good chance the playoffs will be the last time we see him in a Packers uniform. Two teams in need of a top veteran wide receiver offer good environments for him. The Rams play in a dome, and the Dolphins play in balmy South Florida.

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