Packers’ defense bending, but not quite broken

When Daylight Savings Time ended last weekend, the Green Bay Packers went too far back when resetting their clocks: all the way back to 2018.

Like last year’s team, the Packers were infested with issues in all three phases. The offense gave up on the run, Rodgers was sacked on big third downs, and he was forced to play backyard ball. Special teams were in classic Ron Zook fashion with penalties and poor tackling and blocking. The defense played soft and gave up far too many big plays.

Occasionally a team just poops its pants. Even the best Packers teams have one repugnant game that, like an eldritch tome, is best left forgotten. The offense excelled against better teams and should continue to…