The Green Bay Packers are heading home after a humbling couple of days in Denver. Coach Matt LaFleur believed his starters and veterans got humbled in a joint practice on Friday, and Sunday night’s 27-2 drubbing — featuring mostly backups vs. Broncos starters early on — was humbling for the rest of the roster.
Wake up call? The Packers need to regroup before an important final week of the preseason, which features a joint practice and the preseason finale against the Baltimore Ravens.
Here’s the good, the bad and the ugly from the Packers’ lopsided preseason loss to the Broncos:
The Good
The Packers rested 31 starters, including quarterback Jordan Love and most starters on offense and defense, so there were no season-altering injuries.