Meanwhile, Julius Peppers is Tearing It Up

Much has been made of the Green Bay Packers’ lack of a pass rush this season. The Packers’ big two pass rushers — Clay Matthews and Nick Perry — have combined for six sacks.

Matthews has 2.5 on the season and Perry has 3.5.

Maybe the Packers should have kept Julius Peppers around a little longer? Peppers returned to the team that drafted him, the Carolina Panthers, as a free agent this past offseason.

After Sunday’s contest, Peppers has bested Perry and Matthews’ sack total by himself. In a non-starting role — similar to the one he played last year with the Packers — Peppers has 6.5 sacks. He’s also forced a fumble.

Certainly at 37-years-old, the Packers weren’t going to invest heavily or…