To open the season, the Green Bay Packers limited the roles of their top draft picks. That changed in Week 3 when the team finally took the training wheels off cornerback Kevin King and hybrid safety-linebacker Josh Jones.
Due in roughly equal parts to injuries and speed deficiencies exposed in their Week 2 defeat at the hands of the Atlanta Falcons, the Packers defense had to make significant personnel adjustments in advance of their matchup with the Cincinnati Bengals. Julio Jones tore the secondary apart seemingly whenever Matt Ryan looked in his direction, finishing the game with five catches for 108 yards.