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The wheels have officially fallen off the Green Bay Packers’ 2025 season. A 5-3-1 record is nothing to scoff at, at least in theory, but it is the way in which the Packers have lost their last two games — all three of their losses, in fact — that reveal massive questions that this team must answer if they have any hope of making the postseason.
On Monday Night Football, the Packers lost to the Philadelphia Eagles 13-7, in a game that was abysmal to watch for fans of the Packers and other fans alike. The Packers’ defense has played plenty well enough in all three of their losses to give the team a chance, allowing just 16, 13, and now 10 points in those three games. But the offense has continued to be disjointed at best, seemingly having no identity or ability to play good situational football.
The Packers team that had previously led the NFL in 3rd down conversion rate at nearly 50 percent went 5-for-13. Six drives in this game reached midfield, but only one made it to the red zone, where the team had massive issues a week ago. Mental mistakes cost the offense dearly, with a few clutch explosive plays erased by alignment penalties and Jordan Love coughing up a costly fumble late in the first half. And once again, Matt LaFleur’s playcalling will come into question, as the team faced a 4th-and-1 near midfield only to see the team line up out of sorts and then get stuffed on a run out of the shotgun.
Losing to the defending Super Bowl champions is no crime or embarrassment on its own. But losing when your defense holds that team to ten points, because the offense can’t get out of its own way? That very same offense is the one that the head coach has developed and calls plays for. From playcalling to execution, this team appears to have a coaching problem in general, and Matt LaFleur needs to step up and find a way to change these recent performances if he wants to be playing football into January once again.
The Eagles deferred the opening kickoff, giving the Packers the football to start the game. Josh Jacobs had six touches on the Packers’ 9-play drive, but Jordan Love took an ugly 11-yard sack on 2nd down at the edge of field goal range. That set up a deep pass attempt to Christian Watson on 3rd-and-20, but Watson had to play defensive back, knocking the ball away from Quinyon Mitchell, who was banged up on the play before Daniel Whelan came on to punt.
Philadelphia put together a lengthy drive of their own on their first series, starting from their own 9-yard line. An early 3rd-and-1 was an obvious tush push opportunity, but Jalen Hurts picked up the yard he needed after the referees missed a blatant false start by multiple members of the Eagles’ offensive line. Philadelphia later got conversions on 3rd-and-10 and 3rd-and-5...
