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Aaron Rodgers is now not truly sweating the Green Bay Packers’ blowout 38-3 loss vs. the Unique Orleans Saints in Week 1.
The defending MVP immediate journalists the Packers obtained’t be “held prisoner” by the and serene believes they’ve a decent crew.
“If we initiating to freak out after one week, we’re in peril,” he added.
Basically the most inviting news for the Packers is that it be exhausting to deem them being noteworthy worse. They were held to 229 total yards, turned the ball over three cases, were 1-of-10 on third downs and had factual 25 minutes and 24 seconds of possession.
Green Bay used to be uncomfortable on each facet of the ball. The defense used to be gashed to the tune of 171 speeding yards, didn’t sack Jameis Winston as soon as, didn’t power a single turnover and allowed four touchdowns in the Saints’ four crimson-zone possessions.
“Here’s a decent kick in the you-know-the place,” Rodgers immediate journalists after the game. “We felt treasure we were going to head up and down the sphere on whoever they’ve and that obviously wasn’t the case.”
“Every crew has a sport treasure this,” running attend Aaron Jones added. “Or now not it is better to salvage it out now.”
The Packers will salvage the Detroit Lions up subsequent, which can maybe lend a hand them to salvage attend on the lovely music. They’ll also salvage an further day to living up, with the game coming on a Monday night. And the Packers indulge in responded successfully to adversity in the Matt LaFleur abilities, going 6-0 after losses beneath his imprint.
“We’ve factual obtained to salvage attend to work, and we have obtained to prevent resilient. We’ve obtained to prevent collectively,” LaFleur immediate journalists. “Or now not it is one sport, and that is the reason the great thing about the National Football League, nobody’s going to in actuality feel sorry for you, and you better now not truly feel sorry for yourself.”
A loss vs. Detroit would put the Packers in some serious peril, on the opposite hand, with tricky matchups in opposition to the San Francisco 49ers and Pittsburgh Steelers looming.
