SnoTapWI Star Ratings: Packers-Chiefs
Green Bay Packers have won four straight games and only one game on the year. They’re playing really good football. After two years of hell, this has been an awakening for a variety of reasons. One, Packers look like an offense from this generation. Two, Packers are actually winning games on the road. They were 1-7 last season on the road, and this year, they’ve beat Chicago, Dallas, and Kansas City away from Lambeau Field. Three, Green Bay is winning one-score games again. Last year, they were 2-6-1 in one-score games. And this year, they’re currently 4-1. That’s completely flipped on its head.
Five Stars: Packers’ ability to use Aaron Jones – As you know, I’m trying to do some different things with this blog post compared to the PackCap. Aaron Jones dominated this football game with 226 all-purpose yards and two touchdowns. Packers using Jones to his full capabilities. He is looking like a top-five running back in the NFL. Jones is on another level and seems impossible for defenses to deal with it.
Other five stars: Second half adjustments, Matt Lafleur’s swearing, World Series boobs
Four Stars: Containing Tyreek Hill – I know Hill had six catches for 76 yards, but he did not make any big plays against Green Bay. Hill had only one catch over 20 yards. Kudos go out to Jaire Alexander, Kevin King, Adrian Amos, and Darnell Savage. They all did a great job. That’s a win in my book. One of the plays of the game was Amos using his back to break up one of Matt Moore’s only home run throws to Hill early in the game.
Other four stars: Aaron Rodgers, Alex Light, Tyler Lancaster
Three Stars: Allen Lazard – This is one of those where the box score doesn’t really tell the whole story. Many people focused on the play of the running backs, Jones and Jamaal Williams, but Lazard had some moments in this game. He had five catches for 42 yards. Rodgers and he seem to have real chemistry, and when Davante Adams comes back from injury, do not expect Lazard’s snap count to go down to zero.
Other three stars: Chandon Sullivan, Jamaal Williams
Two Stars: Blake Martinez – This game did not feature the best of Blake Martinez. This is a nightmare game for Martinez in the sense of there is too much speed on the field. Packers might need to look at a way to get another speed demon linebacker to cover-up that issue. Martinez looked hapless on the touchdown that Travis Kelce scored in the first half. This was not his finest hour.
Other two stars: Marquez Valdes-Scantling
One Star: Packers’ tackling – Oh boy, did the tackling stink last night? Mike Pettine and Matt LaFleur have both been hard on Green Bay for their tackling all season. This will not change after last night. From my perspective, Packers got themselves too caught up in the speed and quickness of Kansas City, therefore, they were moving too fast to actually tackle.
Other one stars – Zone defense
Charlie.