Today at 4:00 p.m. ET the Green Bay Packers (0-1) will kick off their Week 2 preseason matchup with the St. Louis Rams (0-1) from the Edward Jones Dome in a game that can be live streamed by clicking this link. Packers fans can listen to the radio broadcast on WTMJ 620, while Rams fans may do the same on 101.1 ESPN.
While the Packers hope to have quarterback Aaron Rodgers healthy all season in 2014, there was promising progress from the running game in last week's defeat. Second-year lead back Eddie Lacy didn't play, but backups James Starks and Rajion Neal were able to run wild.
Starks finished his night with 49 yards and a touchdown on six carries, while Neal rushed for 39 yards and added his own score.
The downside was five fumbles by the Packers, but driving rain throughout made this game a special case. "We probably didn't do quite as good as we'd like there with the number of times we had the ball on the ground and with the drops," head coach Mike McCarthy said. "To play in this environment was an incredible experience for our team."
The Rams running game has a plethora of options within it, so these preseason games might determine a pecking order. Rookie Tre Mason received the most carries in Week 1 against the New Orleans Saints, but his 51 yards on 15 carries weren't the most effective of the bunch.
Chase Reynolds stood out by averaging 7.7 yards per rush, although much of it came on a 38-yard carry.
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