Jordan Love had a receiver open in the flat late in the fourth quarter, trailing by two. It was another loss and more growing pains for Love and the young Packers offense, which scuffled once again while falling 19-17 to the equally scuffling Denver Broncos on Sunday. Same with the defense, which held Russell Wilson and the Broncos (2-5) largely in check and rallied to take a 17-16 lead midway through the fourth quarter.
Packers coach Matt LaFleur says he still believes in quarterback Jordan Love even as Green Bay's offense continues to struggle at the start of games. The Packers have been outscored 63-6 in the first half of their last four games. “Our confidence in him is not wavering one bit,” LaFleur said Monday.
Russell Wilson and Jordan Love are the latest examples of how quickly quarterbacks can go from sizzle to fizzle in the NFL. Wilson started out the season looking nothing like the QB who struggled so mightily last year for the Broncos, and from the get-go Love looked every bit like a worthy successor to Aaron Rodgers with the Packers. Wilson's numbers through four mostly efficient games rivaled Patrick Mahomes' stats as he threw for over 1,000 yards with nine TDs and two interceptions under new D
Packers cornerback Jaire Alexander was simply trying to explain why Green Bay’s defense needs to do more. “Yeah, I think at this point it’s pretty obvious that the defense has to not give up any touchdowns,” Alexander said after the Packers’ 17-13 Monday night loss at Las Vegas. The defense did plenty to help the Packers win a game Monday night.
Davante Adams made it a point to not only leave on good terms, but to stay in touch with Green Bay's coaching staff, front office and the players who remain from that team two years ago. The timing and not the relationships, he said, was the reason he moved on after eight seasons of catching passes from Aaron Rodgers. Adams didn't practice Thursday and Friday because of a shoulder injury, but spoke with reporters as if he would play.