Sunday's first drive illustrates Mike Pettine’s terrific plan to defend the Titans

The opening series tips the hand of defensive coordinators, hinting at their priorities and their plan to stop the opponent. For most of Mike Pettine’s tenure in Green Bay, he’ll open the game in a base personnel grouping with a traditional 3-4 look against teams willing and capable of running the ball. Sunday night against the Tennessee Titans was no different.

Here, the Titans made it easy to load the box because they’ve condensed their formation, a move Matt LaFleur also uses to create muck for the defense to navigate on outside runs and to manufacture spacing in the passing game.