I asked Packers coach Mike McCarthy on Tuesday to explain the biggest difference between the 4-6 Packers from last month and the 8-6 Packers who head into Saturday’s game against the Vikings at Lambeau Field.
“Well,” he said, “I think the No. 1 is just taking care of the football and generating takeaways. We’re plus-10 in just the last two weeks.”
Having since watched Green Bay’s 30-27 win over the Bears, I can confirm that answer as the correct one. Without a plus-4 turnover ratio on Sunday, the Packers are 7-7, losers to a three-win Bears team and no Wisconsinite worth his weight in cheese would be R-E-L-A-X-I-N-G.