The running game, particularly in the first half, was about all that didn’t go right for the Green Bay Packers on Sunday. An explosive passing game and a defense that limited the Detroit Lions to their least explosive game since 2021 meant that the Packers’ slow churn on the ground mattered little as Green Bay sprinted out to a comfortable lead by halftime. With a new offensive line group, including new free agent signing Aaron Banks, I’ve been curious as to how the run game would continue to adapt in 2025, and we got our first look this past Sunday....

With 1:12 remaining in the 1st half, the Packers are leading 17-3. But the Lions would get the ball to start the 2nd half and they’re driving to end the 1st half. Now facing 3rd & 7 at the Packers 16 yard line the Lions are looking to put up some points before the half.

They’ve got a 3-step concept to the right, with Kalif Raymond [11] running a vertical route from the outside and Amon-Ra St. Brown [14] running a 6 yard hitch route to the inside. On the left, they’re running a 5-step concept called Bow, consisting of...

Yesterday, the Green Bay Packers reportedly agreed to a one-year, $13.25 million contract extension with wide receiver Christian Watson. It’s an interesting move from the team, because you seldom see players sign extensions while on the physically unable to perform list. Remember, Watson is still rehabbing from his 2024 ACL tear, though his father has stated that the receiver is already running 22 MPH. Officially, Watson can return to practice beginning in Week 6, following the Packers’ bye week.

This contract makes a lot of sense for both sides. On Watson’s end, he probably would like some sort of assurances...

Despite receiver Christian Watson being on the physically unable to perform list to start the season, as he recovers from his 2024 ACL tear, the Green Bay Packers have reportedly given Watson a one-year extension, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Watson was going into a contract year in 2025, meaning that he was set to become an unrestricted free agent after the season before this deal.

Per Schefter, the deal is worth $13.25 million, but full details of the extension have not been released. Watson has played in 38 games and started 35 over his first three years in the NFL....

The Green Bay Packers did not hold a practice on Monday, but they did have a walkthrough on Tuesday. Meanwhile, the Washington Commanders held a walkthrough on both Monday and Tuesday, so the two Week 2 foes who will be facing off on Thursday Night Football are handling things a little differently this week.

On Tuesday, the non-participants for the Packers were guard Aaron Banks (ankle/groin), defensive end Brenton Cox Jr. (groin), cornerback Bo Melton (shoulder) and right tackle Zach Tom (oblique). All of these players were injured in the season opener against the Detroit Lions and were unable to...

On Sunday afternoon, the Green Bay Packers demolished the Detroit Lions 27-13, blowing away the 2.5-point spread that had built up leading into the teams’ week one matchup. Meanwhile, the Washington Commanders took care of an awful New York Giants squad, covering their own 6-point spread in a 21-6 victory.

The two victorious teams will now face each other in week 2, kicking off the weekend of football at Lambeau Field on Thursday night. With the Packers at home and scoring the more impressive win last Sunday, it is no surprise that they are the favored team, with [FanDuel Sportsbook...

What a way to kick off the season. Matt LaFleur gets to open the season at home for the first time in his career and the Packers knock off the Lions 27-13, in a game that didn’t even feel that close.

In this space, we look at how the Packers passing game performed the previous week. So let’s start with the NFL Next Gen Passing Chart:

Love completed 72.7% of his passes for a QB Rating of 128.6 with an ADOT (Average Depth of Target) of 11.5 yards (per RBSDM). Per NFL Pro, Love EPA per Dropback of +0.42 in...

With the Vikings’ comeback win over the Bears, Week 1 is officially a memory. What did it mean?

The short answer is probably nothing. The longer and probably truer answer is that we don’t know yet.

It’s tempting to use Week 1 as a referendum on the entire offseason behind us and the entire season ahead of us. I can’t help but fall into that a bit myself. The Packers’ win over the Lions was absolutely intoxicating, and there’s a part of my brain that wants to believe this is the new normal and the Packers are going to win...

It’s that time of the week. It’s time to find out who is disrespecting the Green Bay Packers. After a strong win over the Detroit Lions, who went 15-2 last year, you’d think that most would have moved the Packers up their power rankings this week…

…but some didn’t move them up high enough, based on what most Green Bay fans think this team is capable of. Let’s take a look at where analysts place the Packers after one week of play.

The Athletic: #2

Parsons had barely been with the Packers a week and already made a massive...

The Green Bay Packers are riding high after a dominant win in Week 1 over the Detroit Lions, who previously won the NFC North in consecutive seasons. This is your reminder, though, that it’s only Week 1.

That can be a good thing, if the Packers continue to improve, or a bad thing, if their future opponents catch up to them. One way Green Bay can take a step forward is by identifying a true starter at positions where they’re currently rotating several players, preferably the better option of the bunch.

With that in mind, I want to take a...

The Detroit Lions wanted to run the ball and check it down in the passing game against the Green Bay Packers’ deep coverage shell defense on Sunday. Unfortunately for them, they got little production out of doing so.

Overall, the Lions’ top two running backs combined for 87 yards over 34 total touches (2.6 yards per touch) in Week 1. Jahmyr Gibbs alone posted just 31 yards on 10 receptions, the lowest yardage any NFL pass-catcher who caught 10 passes in a game has ever recorded. Of Gibbs’ 19 touches, only two went for first downs.

I wanted to write...

The Detroit Lions wanted to blitz the Green Bay Packers in Week 1, in part to get their linebackers playing faster in the running game. When the Packers had answers to the Lions’ blitzes on Sunday, Detroit had to back off and play soft zone coverage, which opened up the running game for Josh Jacobs in the second half. Lions head coach Dan Campbell said as much after the game.

So what did the Packers do to the Lions to take advantage of the blitz? Take a look at the cut-up yourself:

Here were the results from Green Bay’s passing...