In the Green Bay Packers’ Week 3 showdown against the New Orleans Saints, NBC announcer Cris Collinsworth expressed, “This Packers defense is built for shootouts.”
Based on the play of the defense over the last three weeks, it doesn’t seem like this is a compliment.
The Packers offense is obliterating defenses on a weekly basis. Their own defense has … survived? Despite starting the season 3-0. the defense has given up 34, 21, and 30 points to its first three opponents. Because the offense has been so dominant, the Packers keep winning. But to keep winning, the defense as a unit needs to find it’s footing.