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Packers Week 1 Review: Passing defense is a bright spot in new scheme

Despite the loss, there were some good takeaways from Jeff Hafley’s defense in Week 1.

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The Green Bay Packers dropped a close one to the Philadelphia Eagles in Brazil in Week 1 in a wild up-and-down, back-and-forth game. Neither team could find their footing, literally, and figuratively, in what looked like the final preseason game due to the amount of starters for both teams who didn’t play in August.

Due to the poor conditions of the grass, the field added an important uncontrollable variable that the players on both teams had to deal with.