The Packers should venture into Louisiana with the mindset that anything less than an impressive performance will completely diminish last week’s smack-down of the Chicago Bears.
With everything clicking vs. the rivals from Illinois the Packer lockerroom seemed to believe that everything has finally come together.  “We’re ready to roll now.  Here we go”, proclaimed a confident Greg Jennings.  Tonight, in the Super Dome, we’ll see if Jennings prognostication has any validity.

The Packers defensively are facing the most prolific offense in the entire NFL.  The Saints average 411.5 (1^st) yards per game and, with their aerial attack lead by Drew Brees, are averaging 319.7 (1^st) yards per game.  The interesting match-up is going to be the Packers secondary vs. Brees and his “toss it up turf circus”.  Saints WR, Lance Moore, caught 32 balls last year for only 2 TD’s.  This year he’s already snagged 52 for over 600 yards and 5 TD’s.  Moore is Brees’ favorite target.  Look for another lock-down performance from Al Harris.  With both Deuce McCallister and Reggie Bush ailing, don’t expect much from Aaron Stecker or Pierre Thomas and the run game.

For Green Bay, Rodgers and Grant were one heck of a tandem last week but it all started up front.  Chad Clifton had one of his better games last week and the interior linemen (Spitz, Wells and College) were stellar in both run and pass blocking assignments.  If the O-line has a repeat performance, don’t even look for this one to be close. 
The Packers have a solid pass defense and the Saints don’t run the ball very well.  With Reggie Bush looking as if he’s out, New Orleans’ already is coming into this game with a special teams deficit.  The Packers have been consistently decent in that department.
Once again, the Packers best defense is their offense.  The dome is going to be rockin’ and that seemed to be a real problem in Minnesota, so hopefully, with that experience behind them, they’ll have a better idea of what they’re in for.  This is the first time the Saints have been on their home turf in a month (London, Bye Week and 3 road games).  You know their fans are itching to come out in full throat tonight.

I know Vegas is booking this one with the Saints giving a point but I’ll go one better 27-17 Packers.  The Packers defense, remember, gives up a bunch of yardage but not a lot of points.  That’s the caveat that I’ll keep in my back pocket for this one but remember, I’ve got a big butt and I could end up squashing my caveat.