If you’re someone keeping tabs on the Green Bay Packers’ advanced stats, you were probably riding high going into last week’s game against the Chicago Bears. The cornerback unit, without Jaire Alexander, seemed to turn a corner.
For example, Pro Football Focus had cornerback Eric Stokes, who was splitting time at outside cornerback with Carrington Valentine and Keisean Nixon, only giving up 26 yards from Week 11 through Week 17. That didn’t entirely tell the whole story, though.
Since the second half of the Miami Dolphins game in Week 13, the Packers have been peppered over the middle of the field — zones that outside cornerbacks are rarely asked to cover — not the perimeter.