Filed under: Packers, Steelers, AFC North, NFC North, Super Bowl
ARLINGTON, Texas -- One after another, so it seemed, key members of the Green Bay Packers went down with injuries during the first half of the regular season. The first to drop was running back Ryan Grant in the season opener with leg and ankle injuries. Linebacker Nick Barnett (wrist) and veteran offensive tackle Mark Tauscher (shoulder) were lost in Week 4. The Pack's fifth game was a crusher, seeing rising-star tight end Jermichael Finley tear up his knee. Linebacker Brad Jones (shoulder) went down in Week 8.
The NFL has a "Next guy!" creed when it comes to casualties. It's one thing to say, though, it's another thing to truly live by it.
And thrive through it.
"Hey man," running back James Starks said Tuesday. "The show must go on."
Those words came from the floor of Cowboys Stadium, site of Super Bowl XLV, where Starks will start Sunday night for the Packers (13-6) when they face the Pittsburgh Steelers (14-4) with merely a world championship on the line.
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Source: http://nfl.fanhouse.com/2011/02/01/james-starks-and-other-next-guys-have-packers-on-brink-of-titl/
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