Although the San Francisco 49ers’ offense was clearly devastated by injuries on Thursday evening, it was more than gratifying for Green Bay Packers fans as their team cruised to a 34-17 victory. By no means was this matchup the type of barometer game envisioned when the schedule was first released, but a short-week win on the West Coast is never taken for granted. And neither are turnovers.
The Packers’ defense created two takeaways last night after very few to open the season. A little bit of extra pressure helped force both and could be a positive development looking ahead to the second half of the season.