Despite Sunday’s rout, Coach Matt LaFleur still has a spectacular regular-season record of 17 wins and only four losses. Even so, those losses fall into a rather disturbing pattern.
The Tampa Bay Loss
This game promised to be an intriguing one: Brady versus Rodgers; an undefeated Packers team; Green Bay having several players returning from injuries; a well-rested Packers crew following their bye week. The game, which most believed would be a close affair, instead quickly turned into a rout. Still, there are lessons to be learned.
A good many forecasters felt this game would be decided not by the two future HOF quarterbacks, but by which defense would put the most pressure on the opposing QB.