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Aaron Rodgers, Packers Issue Warning Shot to Doubters with MNF Win over Eagles
- Updated: November 29, 2016
Mired in their worst slump in nearly a decade, the Green Bay Packers didn’t deserve our love or admiration. The depleted defense was embarrassed in four consecutive losses and the uncreative, unbalanced offense simply wasn’t good enough.
But even after dropping those four straight contests to fall 2.5 games out of first place in the NFC North, we’d have been foolish to count out a team led by the highest-rated passer in the history of the NFL.
You just never know when a quarterback like Aaron Rodgers is going to hijack the football world, torching hasty narratives and high-quality opposing defenses at the same time.
Thanks primarily to a surgical, near-perfect performance from Rodgers Monday night in Philadelphia, the still-in-contention Packers have woken up just in the nick of time. They made a proclamation with a 27-13 road drubbing of a team that had yet to be beaten, let alone, drubbed on its home field.
Rodgers completed all but nine of his 39 throws for 313 yards while leading the Packers to points on five of their six drives (excluding “possessions” comprised entirely of kneeldowns at the end of each half). Four of those drives consisted of nine or more plays, with the Packers converting 10 of their 13 third-down attempts against the league’s fourth-ranked third-down defense.
They took zero sacks, committed zero turnovers, punted just once and controlled the clock for 59 percent of the game. Routes were crisp, drops were nowhere to be seen and even the oft-maligned running game had its moments, thanks partly to the fact Rodgers picked up first downs with his legs on three rushes that went for a combined 29 yards.
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Those who were prepared to lay the Packers to rest just a few hours ago might try to remind us that one win doesn’t erase that hideous four-game losing …
