Slow starts on offense in the last two games have put the Green Bay Packers in major holes. Against the New Orleans Saints, they were able to dig their way out — but just barely. That wasn’t the case against the Detroit Lions on Thursday night, and in general, starting slow and consistently playing from behind is no way to live in the NFL.
At halftime against the Saints, the Packers trailed 17 to 0. At halftime against the Lions, Green Bay was down 27 to 3. That’s a grand total of 41 points that the Packers have been outscored by in the first two-quarters of each of the last two games.