Green Bay Packers were about to blow somebody out. It felt that way, didn’t it? Like they were close against the Indianapolis Colts but it didn’t happen. Well, this week they made damn sure of it. Even though the score of 41-25 will not reflect a blowout, it was a blowout. Green Bay beat the tar out of the Bears and scored 41 points on one of the best defenses in football (Amid Akiem Hicks). Packers find themselves 8-3, and one back of the New Orleans Saints. They will likely remain the three seed with the Seahawks taking on Eagles tonight.

Player of the Game: Darnell Savage – What a night for Savage. The last few weeks he has been coming on strong, and Packers felt like they might have something with the young safety. He had two interceptions that were a big part of Green Bay’s success in this game. Savage picked off a Mitchell Trubisky pass in the end zone which led to a touchdown then picked him off again for another score. Now, he hurt his back in the second half of the game. Let’s hope it’s just a precaution

Honorable Mention: Aaron Rodgers – It is crazy that Trubisky actually passed for more yards than Rodgers. But it’s true. Rodgers only threw for 211 yards. But he had four touchdowns. He barely missed any receivers all night long. For the game, Rodgers had eight incompletions but a majority of that came in the latter part of the game. He is leading NFL in touchdowns with 33 on the season. How the man doesn’t have a bit of MVP hype seems ridiculous to me.

One Thing I Liked: The defense started to force some turnovers – Look, I know Trubisky is a bad quarterback. He isn’t good. But still, Green Bay forced him into bad decisions all night. They turned him over three times. One ended up as a touchdown for Green Bay. Packers haven’t forced many turnovers all season, and this is the second straight game with multiple ones. They get another turnover-happy quarterback next week. Hopefully, they can keep things up.

One Thing I Didn’t Like: The blowout defense is puzzling to me – This makes little to no sense every time. Why does Green Bay insist on letting teams score touchdowns on them late? It’s rare to see Green Bay under Pettine have a win like Atlanta did today. They seem to always let teams creep back in a little bit versus blow them fuck out. It’s not a huge deal, just annoying, you know?

Next up: Green Bay gets ready to take on the Philadelphia Eagles. Green Bay gets Philly on a short week as they will be playing Monday night. The last thing Green Bay wants is Philadelphia to win on Monday. If that happens, the Eagles are suddenly awake for a playoff spot. Packers cannot take this team lightly after a big rivalry win.

Charlie.