It’s no secret, the Green Bay Packers defense gives up a lot of points. Their horrendous play was on full display this Sunday, but it didn’t matter because their QB Aaron Rodgers is almost too good to be true.
Rodgers threw for another four touchdowns (24 on the season) to will the Packers to a 45-38 win over the San Diego Chargers. Green Bay remains as the NFL’s lone undefeated team at 8-0 and have scored over 24 points in every single game this season.
With what was supposed to be a tough road game for the Packers turned out to be a neutral-site barn-burner as the crowd appeared to be 50 percent Packers fans. The game contained 828 yards of total offense and a combined 6-for-6 conversion rate in the red-zone; it really was crazy.
We could keep talking about how Aaron Rodgers is on pace to break pretty much every single-season passing record or speculate about his future in Canton, but the Packers defense seems like a more pressing issue.
Feast or famine is the theme of Dom Capers crew this season. They thrive on turnovers and showed that early in the game when defensive backs Charlie Peprah and Tramon Williams both returned interceptions for touchdowns in the first quarter.
Even though the Packers keep out-scoring everyone no matter what happens on the defensive side, you would have to think there will be a time when the team meets a defense who learns how to slow them down. Take out the Chicago Bears and Green Bay has yet to play any teams with respectable defenses.
Detroit, Chicago and New York (Giants) are the three teams left on the Packers schedule where I would worry about the Packers running into a problem. If they can figure out how to pass-rush and stop the run, the Packers could go undefeated.
Next up are the Minnesota Vikings in the Packers’ only Monday Night game of the year. It will be very interesting to see how Vikings prepared to stop this explosive offense during their week nine bye.
What did you think of the Packers’ defensive performance on Sunday? Will it become a problem once they play a team who slows down the offense? Let me know by commenting below!
Nick Grays is a senior writer at the Sports Bank where he covers the Wisconsin Badgers, Green Bay Packers, and Milwaukee Brewers. He also enjoys to share Fantasy Advice from time-to-time. Follow him on Twitter by clicking here or visit his blog Nick Knows Best.