Going into the Packers’ critical Week 14 game against the Detroit Lions, they knew they would have one structural advantage. Most of the Lions’ defensive front seven were injured and unavailable. The Lions had signed Kwon Alexander and Jamal Adams off the street so that they would have enough bodies to get through the game.…
It’s an adage as old as the league itself. Get hot at the right time. You want to be playing your best football as the playoffs approach. The stretch run to the playoffs starts on Thanksgiving. For playoff-caliber teams, winning in December leads to winning in January. Matt LaFleur’s post-Thanksgiving record as coach of the…
When it was announced the Packers would sign Josh Jacobs and would be moving on from Aaron Jones, there was much hand-wringing and lamenting among the fanbase. With good reason. Jones was one of the best running backs in team history, still a productive player, and as good a human being and locker-room presence as…
It made sense at the time. Packers deferring Kickoffs came about as they were walking into the literal Lions’ den on Thanksgiving Day. Matt LaFleur decided to go against type and conventional wisdom. The Packers won the coin toss and chose to receive instead of deferring the kickoff option to the second half. The decision…
“It’s not who you play, but when you play them” has never been more true. With the NFL expanding its presence internationally and across the week, rest and travel disparities must be considered when evaluating a matchup. The Packers 2024 schedule exemplifies both factors in the very first week of the season when they play…
For time immemorial (or at least since the end of Super Bowl XLV), fans have been disillusioned with the Packers’ defensive coordinators. From late-stage Dom Capers to Mike Pettine and Joe Barry, Green Bay’s defenses have routinely underperformed their talent level and failed to support their elite quarterback-driven offenses at a championship level. When one…