The Packers are taking steps to try to correct things. Come out with urgency when we break the huddle, push the tempo to the ball and put the stress on them.” And the person lined up across from you, attack them. “The same way we’ve been playing the second halves, with our backs against the wall, we’ve got to come out with that mindset,” Jones said. The Packers have rallied from halftime deficits to take the lead in each of their last two games before losing both. Green Bay leads the NFL in second-half points per game (17.3) but ranks at the bottom of the league in first-half scoring (4.3). Running back Aaron Jones and wide receiver Christian Watson have each missed three games with hamstring injuries.īut it’s tougher to pin down why the Packers struggle so much at the start of games. Green Bay’s top offensive lineman - left tackle David Bakhtiari - played just one game before getting lost for the season due to lingering knee issues that have limited him since he tore his left anterior cruciate ligament on Dec. He’s throwing primarily to rookies and second-year players while leading the NFL’s youngest offense. Quarterback Jordan Love had made only one career start before this year.
