Entering the 2015 season, the Green Bay Packers were among the favorites in the NFC. The year before, they averaged a league-high 30.4 points per game and reached the NFC Championship Game as the No. 2 seed. Had it not been for a fourth-quarter collapse, they’d have been Super Bowl-bound.
And despite losing superstar wide receiver Jordy Nelson in the preseason, the Packers were rolling early on in 2015, entering their bye week at a perfect 6-0.
Following the week off, the Packers met the undefeated Denver Broncos on the road. And, well, it didn’t go well.