I’m playing both sides, so that I always come out on top. Basically all season, and as recently as last week, I wrote that the Green Bay Packers need to lean harder into Jordan Love and a very efficient passing game if they’re going to be a threat in the NFC this year. And yet, there I was on Sunday and here I am today saying it was actually fine to just pop the football and go home.

The internet was ablaze, or as ablaze as it really can get in a game that never reached even modest discomfort in...

For once, the Green Bay Packers played complementary football in all three phases on Sunday afternoon. The offense, defense, and special teams all got into the act, powering the Packers to a dominant 23-6 victory over the Minnesota Vikings.

The defense was arguably the most impressive unit on Sunday, however. The team has now allowed fewer than 20 points in each of the team’s six home games this season and has given up more than 23 points only twice all season. They now rank 5th in the NFL in points allowed per game and although their per-drive stats are a...

Micah Parsons recorded his ninth and 10th sacks of the season against the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday, joining some elite company in the process. He and Reggie White are now the only players in NFL history to record 10 or more sacks in each of their first five NFL seasons.

For his part, Parsons doesn’t seem all that impressed with his output this season. He consistently downplayed his accomplishment in his postgame remarks, choosing modesty rather than braggadocio.

I don’t think Parsons was being falsely modest; he’s certainly welcome to think as little of his output as he likes as...

Even though Week 12 still isn’t even over, it’s very obvious who the NFC’s playoff spots will come down to. Both NFL Pro’s data and the New York Times’ playoff predictor have the following teams with less than a two percent chance of making the postseason: the Atlanta Falcons, Minnesota Vikings, Arizona Cardinals, Washington Commanders, New Orleans Saints and New York Giants. With so many teams on the brink of elimination, we’ll break down what matters for the Green Bay Packers moving forward.

NFC Playoff Odds

• Los Angeles Rams: 100% (NFL Pro), 100% (NYT)
• Philadelphia Eagles: 99%,...

Prior to the Green Bay Packers losing tight end Tucker Kraft with an ACL tear, the team had never dabbled in six-offensive line sets, which are mostly ways to get an extra blocker on the field for the running game. Starting in Week 10, though, the week after Kraft’s injury, the team started sprinkling in some looks where offensive lineman Darian Kinnard, whom the team traded a 2027 seventh-round pick for at the roster cutdown deadline, played the tight end spot. Hey, you might as well figure out a way to get him on the field and get maximum value,...

Between the depth chart shuffles on the offensive line and at tight end, plus the injuries impacting the running back, linebacker and cornerback positions, there’s a ton of information that we got about the Green Bay Packers’ roster in their win over the Minnesota Vikings. Remember, this is a short week, as the Packers are set to face off against the Detroit Lions on Thanksgiving, so the team might be more banged up than usual in Week 13.

Let’s dive into the snap counts from Sunday’s action.

Quarterbacks

• Jordan Love: 59 snaps
• Malik Willis: 6

Yes, the...

The Green Bay Packers won on Sunday in very convincing fashion, so no matter what happens the rest of the weekend, they will hold onto a playoff spot. They were in line to take the NFC North lead by the Chicago bears pulled out a close game over the Pittsburgh Steelers to stay in first.

The Seattle Seahawks won to stay in fifth place in the NFC, ahead of the Packers for now.

The Detroit Lions also won on Sunday, but couldn’t get past the San Francisco 49ers on a tiebreaker. They remain on the outside looking in.

The Los...

Green Bay Packers head coach Matt LaFleur doesn’t care who is in the backfield. He’s going to run the football as much as he possibly can.

In their first stress-free win since Week 2, the Packers ran 65 offensive plays in a 23-6 win over the Minnesota Vikings. Of those plays, 42 of them were rushing attempts, or 64.6 percent of their offensive play calls, and that’s despite the usual starting running back in Josh Jacobs being inactive as he recovers from a knee contusion.

It’s not like the Vikings are this bottom-tier rush defense, either. They were 12th in...

Finally, the Green Bay Packers managed to win comfortably in a game that they were expected to do so. Playing without Josh Jacobs and a somewhat limited Jordan Love, the Packers cruised against the Minnesota Vikings, harassing quarterback J.J. McCarthy frequently en route to a 23-6 victory.

Emanuel Wilson was the star offensively for the Packers, running for more than 100 yards and two touchdowns as he took over the starting duties from Jacobs. Defensively, the Packers got big days from Micah Parsons and Devonte Wyatt, who each recorded a pair of sacks. Linebacker Isaiah McDuffie started on Sunday for...

The Green Bay Packers were already out one cornerback in Nate Hobbs (knee) coming into Sunday, before losing Keisean Nixon with a stringer. In the second quarter, Nixon ran full speed into the home sideline and collided with defensive tackle Devonte Wyatt in a play that left Nixon down on the ground surrounded by the Packers’ medical staff.

Initially, Nixon was seen working out on the sideline with bands, hoping to re-enter the game. He was initially ruled questionable by the Packers, but was officially ruled out at halftime.

Without Nixon, Green Bay’s only cornerbacks are Carrington Valentine, Kamal Hadden...

NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, who broke the news that running back Josh Jacobs wouldn’t be playing today against the Minnesota Vikings, gave us an update on the status of quarterback Jordan Love on Sunday. According to Pelissero, Love is “still really sore” from the injury that he sustained against the New York Giants, which led to Love going into the locker room after just two drives and taking an X-ray. Love then returned to action, only having to miss a half a drive in that win.

Ian Rapoport, again of NFL Network, then added that Love’s injury has been identified...

This afternoon, the Green Bay Packers get underway with a three-game stretch of matchups against NFC North opponents. The Packers play the Minnesota Vikings today ahead of games with the Detroit Lions and Chicago Bears the next two weeks.

Those Vikings currently sit in last place in the division, offering the Packers their best odds of a win in these three games. Green Bay comes into today’s home game as a 6.5-point favorite over Minnesota but will likely be underdogs on Thanksgiving Day in Detroit for just the second time all season.

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