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Sloppy. That\u2019s the one word to perfectly describe the game between the Green Bay Packers and the Detroit Lions on Sunday. And I\u2019m not talking about the weather. I\u2019m talking about the product the Packers put on the field in their 24-14 loss. Purely and utterly sloppy.<\/p>\n
The game started just fine. Green Bay received the opening kickoff and marched down the field on a 14-play, 63-yard drive that ended with a field goal. However, the offense stalled throughout the game due to drops, penalties, and botched snaps.<\/p>\n
Green Bay\u2019s drops were the foremost issue. The Packers entered Sunday\u2019s game ranking\u00a0third\u00a0in the league in most dropped passes. They dropped six more against the Lions, two of which would have been touchdowns.<\/p>\n
The weather was a factor. The rain fell hard, and wind gusts reached the\u00a040 mph\u00a0range during the second half. However, Detroit had a fantastic day catching the football. They didn\u2019t drop any and have only four drops on the entire year. Detroit\u2019s receivers made tough catches and seemed unphased by the weather despite playing their first outdoor game of the season.<\/p>\n
Green Bay\u2019s receivers are young. Still, they are experienced enough to make high-point catches in the rain. On Sunday, the receivers tried catching with their pads and would start to look upfield before securing the ball, resulting in drops.<\/p>\n
The dropped passes were not even the worst part of the performance. That would be the discipline or lack thereof.<\/p>\n
Green Bay had 10 penalties for 67 yards. One of those was an intentional delay of the game to give the punter more room. So call it nine penalties for 62 yards. That\u2019s still too much to give up against a top-tier opponent like the Lions.<\/p>\n
Of those nine penalties, five were pre-snap, four false start calls, and one brutal neutral-zone infraction penalty.<\/p>\n
That infraction penalty came on Detroit\u2019s first offensive possession of the game. They drove down the field, and the Packers stopped them for a fourth-and-goal situation at Green Bay\u2019s five-yard line. Initially, they lined up looking like they would run a play. However, they likely were just trying to get a hard count in before kicking the short field goal.<\/p>\n
Instead,\u00a0Tedarrell Slaton\u00a0bull-rushed the center, knocking him down and moving the ball half the distance to make it a much easier fourth-and-goal from near the two-yard line.<\/p>\n
Goff threw it short on the next play to the outside, where\u00a0Amon-Ra St. Brown\u00a0caught it for a touchdown. That was a huge missed opportunity for Green Bay, and it set the tone for the rest of the game.<\/p>\n
\nAMON-RA ST. BROWN WITH THE TOUCHDOWN ON 4TH AND GOAL \ud83d\udd25<\/p>\n
Make that six straight games with a touchdown for Sun Godpic.twitter.com\/mLmrIgwT2z<\/a><\/p>\n
— St. Brown Podcast (@StBrownPodcast) November 3, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n