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GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Coach Mike McCarthy wants the Packers to be more balanced on offense. He might finally have a running back who can make that happen.The Packers on Tuesday claimed former Seattle Seahawks running back Christine Michael off waivers. Seattle had cut Michael on Tuesday.Green Bay is the only NFL team without a rushing touchdown by a running back this season. Although Michaels career in Seattle, which bookended a brief stint with the Dallas Cowboys, was considered a disappointment, the 2013 second-round pick has better numbers this season than any of the Packers running backs.In nine games with the Seahawks this season, Michael had 469 yards on 117 carries (a 4.0-yard average) and six rushing touchdowns.?Eddie Lacy, who hasnt played in a month and is on injured reserve because of an ankle injury, remains Green Bays leading rusher with 360 yards on 71 carries.The Minnesota Vikings?(5-4) also put in waiver claim for Michael, a league source told ESPNs Adam Schefter, but Green Bay (4-5) was higher in the waiver order.James Starks led the Packers with 33 rushing yards on seven carries Sunday in a loss at the Tennessee Titans. It was Starks first game since his Oct. 16 knee surgery. Ty Montgomery, a converted receiver, has been the Packers leading rusher in two games this season.Michael is the second running back the Packers have acquired from another team this season. They traded for Knile Davis last month but cut him after two weeks, which meant they did not have to give the Kansas City Chiefs any compensation in return.Davis had just five rushes for 5 yards in the two games for Green Bay.Michael probably wont arrive at team headquarters until late Wednesday or early Thursday, so he wont have much practice time before the Sunday night game at Washington.?Green Bay put Don Jackson, an undrafted rookie who has 10 carries for 32 yards, on injured reserve Wednesday. Jackson was inactive Sunday versus Tennessee, but the team never listed any injury for him.The Packers badly need a rushing threat to balance their offense. They have thrown on 71.4 percent of their offensive plays this season, the highest of quarterback Aaron Rodgers career. Rodgers is the only player on the Packers roster with a rushing touchdown this season.I always want to run the ball more, but I also want to throw it 55 times a game too, McCarthy said Wednesday, several hours before the claim for Michael reportedly went through. Thats the way games are. You have to run the football. Everything starts with running the football. You cant extend your offensive line and your pass-protection unit the way we have. Running the football is very important for a number of different reasons.NFL.com first reported the news of Michaels claim by Green Bay.?Sandy Koufax Jersey . On Saturday night, the normally free throw-challenged centre did just that. Howard scored 18 of his 25 points in the fourth quarter, including 13 of 19 free throws in a 2 1/2-minute stretch, and the Houston Rockets beat the Denver Nuggets 122-111. Joc Pederson Jersey . 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However, in one of only three differences between team-mates, Mercedes pair Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg have opted for slightly different selections.Although they will each have six sets of the supersofts, Rosberg will have two medium and five softs whereas Hamilton enters the weekend with just one medium and six soft sets. Confused by F1’s new tyre rules for 2016? In a Notebook Special, Ted Kravitz hijacks the F1 Report studio to explain what’s changed Ferrari drivers Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen have selected the same split as Rosberg.The drivers at six teams - Williams, Red Bull, Renault, Toro Rosso, McLaren and newcomers Haas - will each have seven sets of Pirellis quickest tyre, the supersoft, while Manor pair Pascal Wehrlein and Rio Haryanto will just have five apiece. Australian GP tyre selections Driver Medium tyres Soft tyres Supersoft tyres Mercedes: Lewis Hamilton 1 6 6 Mercedes: Nico Rosberg 2 5 6 Ferrari: Sebastian Vettel 2 5 6 Ferrari: Kimi Raikkonen 2 5 6 Williams: Valtteri Bottas 1 5 7 Williams: Felipe Massa 1 5 7 Red Bull: Daniel Ricciardo 2 4 7 Red Bull: Daniil Kvyat 2 4 7 Renault: Kevin Magnussen 1 5 7 Renault: Jolyon Palmer 1 5 7 Force India: Nico Hulkenberg 2 5 6 Force India: Sergio Perez 2 5 6 Toro Rosso: Max Verstappen 2 4 7 Toro Rosso: Carlos Sainz 2 4 7 McLaren: Fernando Alonso 1 5 7 McLaren: Jenson Button 1 5 7 Sauber: Marcus Ericsson 1 6 6 Sauber: Felipe Nasr 2 5 6 Manor: Pascal Wehrlein 4 4 5 Manor: Rio Haryanto 4 4 5 Haas: Romain Grosjean 1 5 7 Haas: Esteban Gutierrez 2 4 7 The first race of the 2016 F1 season, the Australian GP, is exclusively live on Sky Sports F1.dddddddddddd The race in Melbourne starts at 5am on Sunday March 20. Every race live in 2016 Sky Sports F1 brings you every race live in 2016. 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