It’s only Week 4, but the Green Bay Packers are sitting at a dismal 1-2 record, and the national media is absolutely burying them. After what was supposed to be an “easy” stretch of their schedule, the average NFL analyst now pegs this team at roughly 24th in the league, squarely on the borderline of being a bottom-quarter club. This isn’t just a tough start, folks; Green Bay hasn’t even won a game in regulation since way back on December 7th last season. That’s a long, long time without a clean W, and it tells you everything you need to know about where this team is really at.
The Brutal Reality of Their Power Rankings
Eleven different analysts weighed in on the Packers this week, and the results are not pretty. ESPN, somehow the most optimistic, still put them at a distant #20. From there, it’s a steady slide: Bleacher Report, CBS Sports, and Sports Illustrated all have them at #22. The Score drops them to #23, and then NBC Sports and Yahoo! Sports both hit them with a #25 ranking. FOX Sports and USA Today are even lower at #26, The Athletic at #27, and finally, NFL.com hands them their lowest blow at a shocking #28. That’s right, the league’s own website puts them ahead of only the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (their Week 4 opponent), Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots, and Tennessee Titans. Even worse? They’re ranked *behind* two winless teams, the Los Angeles Chargers and the Houston Texans. How do you explain that to the faithful?
What’s Actually Breaking Down In Green Bay
Rob Demovsky from ESPN really hit the nail on the head regarding tight end Tucker Kraft. Coming off a torn ACL last season, Kraft was ranked ninth among tight ends in their draft rankings. Now, through three games, he’s a mere 27th in fantasy points at the position with just nine catches for 108 yards and zero touchdowns, despite not even being on a snap limit. The Packers are tied for fourth in the NFL in passing yards per game, but Kraft is a ghost in that stat. Last season, his yards-after-catch ability was a crucial weapon, but it feels like he’s just not fully healthy right now. Head Coach Matt LaFleur called their 21-point loss to Atlanta a “humbling night,” and honestly, you can see why. The offense is totally lacking a running game, forcing Jordan Love to shoulder far too much, and the defense? Their inability to tackle effectively is absolutely dooming them. With a tight cap situation looming for 2027 where the money is already spent, this roster really needs to figure it out, and fast.
The Packers face the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 4, a team NFL.com ranked them just above. If they can’t get it together against a squad the league views as one of the few worse than them, what does that say about the rest of their season? They desperately need Kraft to start producing and for the whole team to find some cohesion. We’ll be watching to see if they can finally snap out of this funk.
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Originally reported by Acme Packing Company.
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