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Thursday Cheese Curds: How the Packers stopped Justin Jefferson

The Packers shut down Justin Jefferson on Sunday.

Any literate person with access to either a newspaper or an internet connection could tell you that. The stats show Jefferson with just one catch for 15 yards, a pretty abysmal outing for an All-Pro caliber wide receiver.

But what amazes me is the extent to which we can see how they did it. Numerous high-quality analysts have taken apart the tape over the last few days, revealing exactly what the Packers did to keep Jefferson from tearing the game open as he did in Week 1.