Green Bay Packers do not like the City of Indianapolis. Despite being a Midwest neighbor, the Packers struggled to win games in Indiana. They’re officially 0-5 in the state. That spans since 1985 when Indianapolis moved there from Baltimore. There has never been a Packers win. For the second time in his career, Aaron Rodgers blew a double-digit lead against the Colts in this stadium. Turnovers ended up being the key reason why Green Bay lost this one. They could have buried Indianapolis, but instead, they let them back in. Colts outscored the Packers 17-3 in the second half then a final turnover did them in the extra period.

Player of the Game: Aaron Rodgers – Even though he had an interception, this is still a good Rodgers game. He had a great first half with three touchdowns and only three incompletions. Then when his team needed him, the man found Marquez Valdes-Scantling deep to give Green Bay a chance. Rodgers finished the game with 311 yards with three touchdowns. This isn’t an MVP resume game for Rodgers though. Sure, the final drive was nice, but the second half was no good. It’s too bad because if he delivered a big performance, the MVP talk would be rampant.

Honorable Mention: Raven Greene – It happened very early in the game, but Raven Greene’s punch of the football was excellent. It had shades of Charles ‘Peanut’ Tillman and his ‘Peanut Punch.’ Greene made a great play on the football there. He had seven tackles and looked the part all game long.

One Thing I Liked: Green Bay showed some grit against one of the best defenses in football – The narrative of the ‘Packers can’t play against tough defenses’ got twisted a bit this week. It was more about Green Bay’s struggles against tough teams more than anything else. But to hang 31 points on the best defense in football per DVOA is pretty damn good. That can give you confidence in weeks to come. This is the type of team that Green Bay looks lost all game and lost by double-digits under Matt LaFleur. That did not happen

One Thing I Didn’t Like: Green Bay’s second half plan – All together, Green Bay sucked in the second half. Why? Indianapolis made adjustments that Green Bay wasn’t ready for on either side of the ball. Now, Green Bay cannot predict every adjustment, but they can try. And then counter their adjustment too as the second half goes on. There was not that.

Next up: Green Bay heads home to face the Chicago Bears. It will be on Sunday night and wrap up Thanksgiving weekend which is loaded with football. There will be a lot of talk around Green Bay’s energy headed into this one. The big question for Chicago will be injuries. Will they have Nick Foles? Will Akiem Hicks be able to go?

Charlie.