Cracks in the armor of a team tend to reveal themselves in the heat of the playoffs – Green Bay’s win-and-in scenario presented to them after a four-game winning streak was squashed in a contest that held playoff-like atmosphere at the Frozen Tundra.
All the flaws documented during the 2022-2023 campaign reared their ugly head in this disaster of a game. Though the Packers only lost by four points, there was hardly a moment where it surely felt like the Packers had the game in hand.
When Green Bay went down 13-9 in the third quarter, the opportunity to prove themselves as scrappy, undying underdogs, an identity that flashed in the best moments of the year, was capitalized on with a sound touchdown drive led by Aaron Rodgers.