The Green Bay Packers started slow against the Denver Broncos starters, never got going offensively and lost 27-2 in a preseason clash at EmPower Field at Mile High on Sunday night.
Matt LaFleur’s team gave up back-to-back scoring drives to rookie Bo Nix and fell behind 10-0 early. It took a safety — created by Zach Morton’s sack in the third quarter — for the Packers to avoid a preseason shutout.
Here are three players trending up and three players trending down coming out of Sunday’s preseason loss to the Broncos:
Three up
LB Kristian Welch: On a night when so many 53-man roster hopefuls struggled, Welch shined.