Green Bay made a five-game skid by defeating the Dallas Cowboys 31–28 in overtime, and in doing so avoided the first six-game losing streak in over three decades (1991); Watch Titans @ Packers Thursday Night Football Live on Sky Sports NFL at 1:15am Friday Morning
The Green Bay Packers have become one of the biggest disappointments, if not in the biggest is in the NFL this season, sitting 4-6 in 10 weeks.
The Packers snapped a five-game drift with their impressive win over the Cowboys — the first team in NFL history to beat Dallas while 14 behind at the start of the fourth quarter — and in doing so avoided the first six-game losing streak in over three decades. (1991), covering the tenures of Hall of Fame quarterbacks Brett Favre and Aaron Rodgers.
Rodgers is a two-time active league MVP and four-time honors winner, but the 38-year-old was at the center of Green Bay’s struggles in 2022, averaging 231.5 passing yards.
Rodgers improved in Week 10, recording season highs for touchdown passes (3) and passer rating (146.7), while the team also scored 30 points for the first time in 2022, prompting head coach Matt LaFleur to say the veteran QB played at his best. game of the year for sure.
However, some have yet to be fully convinced. Former NFL quarterback Chris Simms made the announcement on NBC. Football talk (Sky Sports NFL, weekdays, 6pm): “I don’t think they have full confidence in Rodgers.
“They don’t believe he’s going to put on the plays that are out there.
“I know he had a good game last week, but he hasn’t played very well this year. It’s a bit like talking to Tom Brady: people don’t really want to say it, but it’s true.”
Simms added: “I don’t believe in this crime in Green Bay under any circumstances.
“They played a few rallies the other day, they controlled the ball fantastically. But I’m not ready to say that they haven’t improved yet, just because they had control of the ball and landed a few one-on-one shots with Christian Watson.”
