The Green Bay Packers are sitting at a shaky 1-2 record right now, but get this: they’re staring down a pair of backup quarterbacks for their next two games. This Sunday, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are rolling out undrafted rookie Jalon Daniels because Baker Mayfield’s got a dislocated thumb. And the following Sunday? Green Bay will most likely see either Case Keenum or Tyson Bagent for the Chicago Bears, with Caleb Williams still working his way back from a hamstring injury. You’d think that’d spark some confidence, right? Think again.
The “Easy” Schedule That Has Everyone Panicked
You’d expect a team facing backups to feel good about their chances, but Packers fans are in a full-blown meltdown, and honestly, who can blame them? Especially after the Bears, with Keenum leading the charge, went out and absolutely throttled the Philadelphia Eagles 27-7 on Monday Night Football. That result definitely shifted the vibe. We asked fans what they expected from these next two games, specifically their record after Week 5. The pessimism is real, folks. A slight plurality, 42 percent of Packers fans surveyed, are predicting a 1-1 split in these games, and I’d bet my last dollar they’re all banking on that one win coming this Sunday in Tampa. But here’s the kicker, and it’s a gut punch: a very similar 39 percent of fans actually expect the Packers to lose *both* games. Yeah, you read that right. Losing both to backup QBs. That’s how low the confidence is.
Playoff Hopes Are Bleeding Out
It’s not just the immediate future that has everyone down; it’s the whole direction of the team. A 1-2 start is tough enough, but knowing it could have easily been 0-3? That stings. Most of these survey responses were in before the team signed Kevin Zeitler on Wednesday, but is one O-lineman enough to move the needle on this level of dread? We’ll have to see what happens in Tampa. The stakes couldn’t be higher, because according to FanDuel Sportsbook, Green Bay’s odds of making the NFC playoff field have dropped like a rock to +240, a massive plunge from the -150 they were at heading into Week 1. They absolutely, 100 percent need at least one win in these next two games to have even a plausible shot at making the postseason. Anything less, and honestly, the season might be cooked before October is even over. It’s go-time, or it’s lights out.
Let’s see if they can finally grab a win this Sunday against Tampa and at least get one foot out of this early-season slump. Their season depends on it.
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Originally reported by Acme Packing Company.
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