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Happy birthday Dan Quinn, sorry your party’s so lame. Last night, the Green Bay Packers faced off against the Washington Commanders for the first time in three years, and this time, they came away with a commanding (clap for me) 27-18 win. The scoreboard suggests this was a close game, but it was all Green Bay from the moment they took the field. With the Packers sitting at 2-0 for the first time since the 2020 season, things are feeling pretty exciting for fans of the green and gold as they continue to reap the benefits of the recent Micah Parsons trade. Let’s dive into last night’s winners and losers, and take a look at what’s coming up next.
Last night was a fun one for HC Matt LaFleur, who has beaten up on Dan Quinn’s teams pretty consistently over the years, and moved to 4-0 against him with last night’s win. LaFleur called everything perfectly for the Packers offense, despite the team being down multiple offensive linemen and losing WR Jayden Reed to a broken collarbone early on in the first quarter. The offense was moving the ball quickly, and while they weren’t afraid to have a little fun at the most random points in the game (WILDCAT, Matthew?), they kept going back to what worked last night: WR Dontayvion Wicks and TE Tucker Kraft.
Small sample size obviously, but through two games, the Packers are scoring 27 points per game, and they don’t look like they’ve found their full stride yet. Rookie WR Matthew Golden has yet to be fully utilized, RB Josh Jacobs is quietly waiting in the darkness for his inevitable big moment, and we’re still experimenting with offensive line rotations. There are of course going to be people who say the Packers should’ve won bigger last night, and to them I say: WELL OK. I’ll be choosing to look at this from an optimist’s perspective. If the Packers dominated the game this much with an offense that’s just getting going, things are going to get incredibly fun soon.
With the success of Matt LaFleur last night of course comes the success of QB Jordan Love. I don’t know if maybe it’s the magic that comes with being a Packers QB in their age-27 season, but something about Love looks…different this year (he’s healthy). He and Matt LaFleur are, how you say, vibing? Love once again looked calm and in control last night, and had a ton of fun slinging that ball all OVER the field. His average depth of target last night was 14.7 yards, more than double that of opposing QB Jayden Daniels (7.1). A true quarterback. There were some risky throws, and some silly-body throws last night, which can definitely alter the trajectory of a game if you’re not smart, but it never truly felt like the Packers were close to giving up control at any point in the game. When those throws happened, I...
