The Green Bay Packers are absolutely reeling after a brutal 35-14 “butt-whooping” by the previously winless Atlanta Falcons on *Thursday Night Football*. This wasn’t just a loss, y’all. Head coach Matt LaFleur straight up admitted, “It was a butt-whooping,” and it showed. They gave up a staggering 498 total yards of offense to a Falcons team that had managed a measly 524 yards total in their first two games combined! That’s not just bad, that’s shockingly bad, especially for a team now sitting at 1-2 just three weeks into the season.
Green Bay’s Offense: An Embarrassing Performance
Talk about a meltdown. Lambeau Field was booing their own team, and for good reason! The Falcons’ Bijan Robinson gashed them for 194 yards and two touchdowns on the ground, while Drake London torched them for another 194 yards through the air. Meanwhile, the Packers’ offense was nowhere to be found. They mustered a pathetic 194 yards themselves before a couple of meaningless garbage-time drives in the fourth quarter tried to hide how truly miserable the day was. Jordan Love averaged just 5.8 yards per pass attempt, and they ran the ball a grand total of nine times for a humiliating 17 yards. Seriously? That’s not even trying to establish a run game! It’s an embarrassing display that put all their early-season problems squarely on display.
LaFleur Doesn’t Know What His Offense Does Well, And The O-Line Is A Mess
LaFleur’s frustration is spilling over, especially with the offense. He straight up said, “I don’t know what we’re doing well offensively.” And honestly, the biggest culprit has to be that offensive line. They cannot create any push in the run game and they cannot protect Jordan Love. Like, at all. It’s a revolving door out there! Zach Bako-Bewele and Aaron Banks were injured and didn’t play on Thursday night, but the construction of the line was already a mess. Sean Rhyan, a career guard, is playing center. Jordan Morgan, who mostly played guard or right tackle, is stuck at left tackle. Jacob Monk, a 2024 fifth-round pick with only 57 career snaps entering this season, is at one of the guard spots. And get this: a fifth-round rookie center, Jager Burton, was playing guard on Thursday night. It’s pure chaos up front, and the numbers don’t lie.
Tru Media shows this line is creating a pathetic 0.92 yards before contact per rush. Last year, that number would have ranked 30th in the entire league! And protecting Love? Forget about it. They’re giving up pressure on 42.4% of his dropbacks this season, a rate that would’ve been 31st last year. On Thursday night alone, Next Gen Stats reported they allowed 15 quick pressures. This isn’t just about injuries; the entire “construction” of that line is reportedly deficient. When your head coach is saying he doesn’t know what his offense does well, three weeks into the season after a 1-2 start, that’s a massive problem. The Packers are in a seriously bad spot right now, and they’ve got some deep soul-searching to do. How do they figure out “what they do well” when everything looks this broken? It’s going to be a long season if they don’t find some answers fast.
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Originally reported by CBS Sports.
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