There are a certain kind of losses that feel earth shattering for an entire organization. The Packers have felt a number of those in the last decade. There is, of course, the 2014 NFC championship game in Seattle. In 2015, they were completely overwhelmed by the eventual Super Bowl champions, also in Denver. 2021 saw the team lose Aaron Rodger's final playoff game to San Francisco, in a game that felt immediately like the end of an era.
This felt like one of those losses.
As Matt LaFleur told the team, "no one is going to feel sorry for us.