Surprising slump puts Packers in unfamiliar position

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Aaron Rodgers insists a playoff drive remains a realistic po sibility for the Green Bay Packers.Youre ... damn right it does, the 38-year-old quarterback said Sunday after the Nothing the Packers have done the past few weeks backs up Rodgers' contention.The Packers (3-4) have dropped three straight games and already have matched their highest lo s total from any of coach Matt LaFleurs previous three seasons. Theyre 2 games behind the Minnesota Vikings in the I think collectively weve got to do better, LaFleur said Monday. Weve got to coach better. Certainly the detail of how were doing some of the things were doing is just not to the level of winning football in the National Football League.Next up is a trip to Buffalo (5-1) to try snapping the AFC East-leading Bills three-game winning streak.Im not worried about this squad, Rodgers said. In fact, this might be the best thing for us. This week, nobodys going to give us a chance. Going to Buffalo on Sunday Night Football, a chance to get exposed. Shoot, it might be the best thing for us.The Packers chances of getting back in the playoff picture would get a huge boost if Rodgers could recapture the MVP form of his 2020 and 2021 seasons. He instead Paul Molitor Jersey is engineering the NFLs With and the Packers arent throwing downfield, enabling defenses to focus on stopping the run. Injuries to the receiving group have limited Rodgers options.Rodgers also was dealing with an and working behind a line that was mi sing left tackle David Bakhtiari and had other guys adjusting to new positions. Rookie fourth-round pick Zach Tom made his first career start in place of Bakhtairi at left tackle, and the rest of the line had Elgton Jenkins at left guard, Josh Myers at center, Jon Runyan Jr. at right guard and Yosh Nijman at right tackle. Myers was the only person in that group who started at that same position a week earlier in a I thought going against a pretty good front, I thought they played pretty well, LaFleur said. It wasnt flawle s by any stretch, but for the most part did pretty good. I know we were kind of getting the ball out really quickly in a lot of instances to not allow that front to wreck the game.WHATS WORKINGAfter failing to get a takeaway in either of its past two games, Green Bays defense scored a touchdown on DeVondre Campbells 63-yard interception return in the second quarter. It was only the second pa s the Packers have intercepted all season. The Packers nearly got another defensive touchdown later in the second quarter, but an illegal contact penalty on Eric Stokes nullified Rasul Douglas 62-yard fumble return.WHAT NEEDS WORKThe offense has scored 24 points over the past 10 quarters. ... The Packers dropped several of Rodgers' pa ses. ... The Packers have been outrushed 345-98 over their past two games. The Packers are ranked 27th in yards rushing allowed per game (139.6) and 25th in yards allowed per carry (4.8). ... The Packers committed nine penalties Sunday. STOCK UPRB Aaron Christian Yelich Jersey Jones scored both of Green Bays offensive touchdowns on receptions from Rodgers. ... Campbell had 12 tackles three for lo s to go along with his pick-6. ... Rookie LB Quay Walker had a team-high 13 tackles. STOCK DOWNOT Yosh Nijman committed two holding penalties. He also was called for an illegal blind-side block on the games final play, but that penalty was declined. ... Stokes had the illegal Jhoulys Chacin Jersey contact penalty that wiped out a touchdown and also was flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct. ... CB Jaire Alexander was beaten by Terry McLaurin on a 37-yard touchdown that put the Commanders ahead for good and a 12-yard catch on a third-and-9 conversion with just over two minutes remaining. ... WR Romeo Doubs had no receptions on four targets. After catching 19 pa ses for 184 yards and two touchdowns in his first four games, the rookie fourth-round pick has seven catches for 50 yards and no touchdowns during the Packers three-game skid. ... WR/PR Amari Rodgers fumbling i sues continued as he fumbled a punt return, leading to a Commanders field goal. LaFleur said Monday that the Packers will evaluate their punt return situation this week.INJUREDOLB Rashan Gary left the game and was evaluated for a concu sion. ... LaFleur said Monday that WR Allen Lazard hurt his shoulder during the game. KEY NUMBER10 The Packers are 10-point underdogs Sunday at Buffalo, according to According to Sportradar, the Packers havent been that big an underdog since Nov. 26, 2017, when the Pittsburgh Steelers were favored by 14 and over a Packers team that started QB Brett Hundley in place of an injured Aaron Rodgers. Green Bay hasnt been this big an underdog in a game started by Aaron Rodgers or Brett Favre since Oct. 2, 2006, when the as 11-point favorites over a Favre-led Packers team.NEXT STEPSThe Packers prepare to visit Buffalo before finishing their three-game road swing Nov. 6 at Detroit. ___More AP NFL: hub/nfl and AP_NFL in this topic
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