Green Bay Packers at Houston: 3 X-Factors for Sunday’s Game

Here are three X-Factors for Sunday’s matchup between the Green Bay Packers and the Houston Texans.

After rolling to four easy wins, the Green Bay Packers were punched in the mouth down in Tampa Bay this past Sunday. The Packers jumped out to an early 10-0 lead, but two interceptions changed the course of the game, and from that point on, the defense could not stop this Bucs’ offense while Aaron Rodgers was under constant pressure.

This week, Green Bay will be looking to bounce back against a 1-5 but still very talented Houston Texans team. The Packers haven’t lost much during the Matt LaFleur era, but when they have, they’ve come back with a win every time.

However, if they’re going to keep that streak alive, they’ll have to do so without several key players. Tyler Lancaster and Tyler Ervin are both listed as out, while Kevin King, David Bakhtiari, and Darnell Savage are all doubtful. Meanwhile, Aaron Jones was just added to the injury report as a game-time decision, and Corey Linsley, Preston Smith, and Robert Tonyan are all questionable.

As always, if the Green Bay Packers are going to come away with the win, they’ll need their star players to perform. But others will have to contribute as well, and those players are my X-Factors. So without further ado, here are my three X-Factors for Sunday’s matchup in Houston.