The Green Bay Packers are in a free fall, and fans at Lambeau Field let them hear it after a brutal 35-14 loss at home to the Atlanta Falcons on Thursday Night Football. Dropping to 1-2, the boos rained down, and star tight end Tucker Kraft just poured salt on the wound with his post-game comments. You can practically hear the collective gasp across Wisconsin as everyone wonders if 2026 is already a lost year.
Green Bay’s Run Game Has Hit Rock Bottom
Seriously, folks, the run game? It is an absolute disaster. Through three games, the Packers are averaging just 48.7 rushing yards per game. Yeah, you read that right. Forty-eight point seven. That is dead last in the entire NFL, and they are the ONLY team struggling to hit 50 yards on the ground per game. The Cleveland Browns, sitting at 31st, are practically rushing royalty compared to Green Bay, putting up 65.5 yards per contest. We are talking about a rushing attack that is delivering a pathetic -0.448 Expected Points Added per Play, only ahead of the Los Angeles Chargers in the league. It is mind-blowing how bad this unit is performing.
MarShawn Lloyd’s Numbers Are Shocking
If you think the team numbers are grim, wait until you see the individual stats. MarShawn Lloyd leads the Packers in rushing this season with a grand total of 68 yards. Sixty-eight! For context, Bijan Robinson of the Falcons torched them for 111 yards in the *first half* alone last night, finishing the game with 194 rushing yards. Let that sink in for a second: Robinson’s single-game total of 194 yards is MORE than Green Bay has gained as a team through three games. Lloyd, Chris Brooks, Kaleb Johnson, and Jordan Love have combined for a measly 146 rushing yards this entire season. One hundred forty-six. The problem is so obvious it hurts.
Love Is Under Siege, And It Shows
It is not just the run game, though. Jordan Love is taking a beating out there. Pro Football Focus charted him as being pressured on a staggering 44.4% of his dropbacks this season, that is 133 plays overall. And it got even uglier on Thursday night against Atlanta. PFF data shows Love was pressured on 45.5% of his dropbacks in that game. On those 25 plays, he completed a dismal 9-of-25 passes, a 39.1% completion rate, for only 116 yards and, yep, an interception. The play itself was gnarly: Brandon Dorlus used a quick swim move on rookie left guard Jager Burton, a fifth-round pick, and got right to Love as he was throwing. Love threw under pressure, and his eyes led safe, resulting in the pick. Protection has to be better, period.
So, with a mini-bye week to try and figure things out, the Packers have a lot to clean up. Is this early season stumble just that, a stumble, or is it the start of a total collapse? Green Bay fans are holding their breath, wondering if their season can truly be salvaged after such a disastrous start.
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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