However, was it really a matter of the Lions playing well or the Packers uncharacteristically poorly?
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At 6-3 and now second in the NFC North behind the Vikings (pending the results of their game against the Raiders this afternoon) the Packers are hardly in trouble of dropping out of the playoff race.
On Sunday against the Green Bay Packers, Abdullah returned the second-half kickoff 104 yards. Only this time Rodgers is the one taking snaps.
It’s one thing to lose two road games to undefeated teams at that time.
Detroit’s winless streak in Green Bay will endure for quite a while.
“We’ve set a standard around here”, left guard Josh Sitton said. Instead of having a reasonable fourth and five attempt, Adams blew up and pushed a Lions player, getting called himself for an Unsportsmanlike Conduct penalty and forcing the Packers to punt instead.
It’ll have to because afterward, when reporters asked what has happened to the Packers’ high-powered offense, they got nothing. Coming back to the pack with their record at 6-3, and with records falling for all the worst reasons, the Packers had better realize that the issues that ail them require more than quick fixes and portable coaches. If so, they’re the only ones.
“It’s football”, McCarthy said.
The Lions won despite a tough day for the run game. “We’re looking forward to spoiling you again in the future”. “We’ve got to make plays”, Jones said.
Fans were even encouraged not to bring bags to the game. He did it to a fault and took too many sacks in his first 1½ years as a starter. But for me the most concerning thing is that Aaron Rodgers is starting to show he’s frustrated. Rodgers passed for 333 yards, but completed just 57.4% of his 61 passes to do it. “I like the way our staff works and I like the way they work with our players”.
While all of this is happening, the Packers have not made many, if any, adjustments to their offensive game plan.
We should all just give a slow clap for every fan in the stands for watching this slop fest of ineptitude.
“The guy that made the play to help us win the game barely made it on time for the flipping plane ride”, quarterback Matthew Stafford said. “Jared has earned a few opportunities. We did a great job, our defense played great, and we made enough plays late in the game to win it and that’s what it’s all about”.
A good time to start converting would be Sunday, when Green Bay plays at Minnesota, the surprising division leader at 7-2.
“Went from sitting to at the crib, to winning the game!” “I think we’re in that right now”.
“There’s no magic formula, nothing”, Sitton said.
Mike McCarthy gave up play calling duties going into this season with hopes of being more active in meetings across the team. The score put the Packers down by just two, 12-10.
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“We challenged our DBs to cover, we challenged our front seven to stop the run, and today, we did that”.
