Aaron Jones and the Green Bay Packers’ run game starred on Sunday against the Detroit Lions, hanging a preposterous 259 yards as a team on Sunday, but that’s nothing new. Green Bay boasted one of the best rushing offenses in football last season and regularly dominated games. But when teams loaded up against the run last year, the Packers didn’t always have an answer, even with Aaron Rodgers under center. One of the key wrinkles Matt LaFleur added for Week 2 points to a simple yet creative solution to keep defenses off balance and make Rodgers’ life a little bit easier: play more empty.
Running on Empty: Matt LaFleur’s ‘illusion of complexity’ on full display with empty sets
