PackCap: Rodgers Makes Another MNF Escape

by Charlie in Green Bay Packers

Last year, the Green Bay Packers won a Monday Night Football game that they did not deserve to win against the San Francisco 49ers. This year, the Packers won a Monday Night Football game they should not have won. This time, it was against the Detroit Lions. Packers did not have a lead in this game until the clock went 0.00 in the fourth quarter. Packers win 23-22, and they’re 5-1 in the NFC. They’re leading the NFC North and one of the best teams in the National Football Conference. This is the first game all season where Aaron Rodgers did everything in his power to win this football game for the Packers.

Player of the Game: Aaron Rodgers – The stats aren’t exactly great for Rodgers as he went 24-for-39 with 283 yards and two touchdowns. Yet I promise you, watch this game and see what this guy was doing all game long. He dropped dime after dime in. Packers’ young receiving core had trouble holding on to the football in his one. If they caught more passes, Rodgers’ stat line gets to silly levels. He saw everything on the field last night and finally found a guy he could rely on late with Allen Lazard.

Honorable Mention: Allen Lazard – Part of me wanted to save Lazard for the star ratings, but it is hard not to sing his praises immediately. He played like a beast out there in the fourth quarter. Lazard told Rodgers that he wanted the football in the big moments, and Rodgers gave him that opportunity. Lazard made the play of the game with the deep ball thrown by Rodgers and him coming down with it.

One Thing I Liked: The rush defense appears to be fixed? – Green Bay is not allowing big chunks of yards on the ground for the second straight game. After the debacle against Philadelphia, Packers slowed down the last two teams that tried to run the ball against them. Kerryon Johnson had 34 yards on 13 carries. As a team, the Lions had 56 yards of rushing. Green Bay made the right adjustments to slow down this attack. Oakland will be a big test for them, and we’ll see if they can survive it.

One Thing I Didn’t Like: Way too many drops – Jesus, Packers. The drops have to stop. They are some guys getting more opportunities than they used to because of injury yet the drops cannot keep happening. Geronimo Allison, Darrius Shepherd, and Jimmy Graham all had bad drops in this game. That needs to get cleaned up. Packers cannot cost themselves chunk plays or third-down conversions because receivers do not know how to catch the ball.

Next Up: Green Bay will welcome the Oakland Raiders to town. They haven’t played Oakland in a few years, and the last time they were at Lambeau, a young Charlie puked in a yard of an unknown Green Bay resident due to partying too hard in DePere, Wisconsin. Things are much different now. Raiders are 3-2 and on the verge of being a talked about team in the NFL. They’ll be well-rested with the Packers coming off short rest. It would not shock me to see this be closer than expected.

Charlie.

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