Packers’ week 1 games are usually interesting one way or another. In the Aaron Rodgers as a starter era, the team is 10-4 and, importantly, 6-0 against NFC North teams. Each of the four losses, three straight against the 49rs and Seahawks and then last year’s dud against the Saints, came against a team with an elite defense.
Let’s go over the games that stand out looking back.
2021
Last year’s travesty put the question in everyone’s mind: is Matt LaFleur too cautious when he has time before games? The team lost after the bye week in each of his first two season, lost to San Francisco in the playoffs following a bye week, and, of course, was utterly embarrassed by the Saints a year ago.