Packers: 3 overreactions from Week 12 victory over Bears
Don’t get too carried away with these overreactions following the Green Bay Packers’ Week 10 win over the struggling Chicago Bears.
The Green Bay Packers recovered in Week 12 and put on a dominant offensive performance in their victory over their division rival the Chicago Bears. Although their defense had some issues in the second half, it was an inspiring performance from a team trying to regain the footing down the final stretch of the season.
Although there are a lot of positives to take away from this contest, let’s take a look at three overreactions we shouldn’t get too carried away with.
The Packers defense can’t even stop Mitchell Trubisky
The Packers had success against Mitchell Trubisky early in the game via a Darnell Savage interceptions and a Za’Darius Smith strip-sack that was scooped up by Preston Smith and returned for a touchdown. However, Trubisky found success against a Packers’ secondary who was trying their damndest not to give up the big lead for the second straight week. There are both pros and cons to Green Bay’s performance which saw Trubisky complete 26 of 46 passes for 242 yards three touchdowns and two interceptions.
Corey Linsley’s days as a Packer are numbered
For the second straight week, Corey Linsley left the game with an injury. This time, we’ll see if he can recover in time to play next week after getting rolled up on while pass-blocking. When Linsley exited, Elgton Jenkins slid over to center and Jon Runyan entered the contest–the same configuration from Week 11. Although it appears the Packers have their 2021 starting offensive line in their sights (especially considering the salary cap situation), don’t be quite sure. General manager Brian Gutekunst has proven he will sign their elite free agents; a category Linsley definitely fits into.
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Equanimeous St. Brown is the difference-maker at wide receiver
We saw head coach Matt LaFleur be more intentional about getting wide receiver Equanimeous St. Brown involved on Sunday night. St. Brown had two receptions for 39 yards and one rush on a jet sweep that went for seven more. However, St. Brown left a lot of yardage on the field both on his rushing attempt and one of his receptions after not getting up the field where he should. Instead, he chose to string out both incidents and dampened the potential of the play. It’s safe to say the Packers are still in need of additional weapons alongside Davante Adams.