Packers have early chance to show they’ve fixed their issues against NFC North opponents

Green Bay, Wisconsin (AP) – Green Bay has a chance to repair her recent divisional misfortunes from the start of the season.

The key for packers is a faster start.

Green Bay went 1-5 against NFC North opponents last season for his worst division record in almost two decades.

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The packers, which finished 11-7 last season, opened their season on Sunday by welcoming the double champion in title of the NFC North Detroit Lions.

“Our performance against each NFC North team was not good enough, was not up to our standards,” the quarter-Arrière Jordan Love said on Wednesday. “This is certainly something that has remained with us throughout the offseason. This is always a point on which we are focusing, try to go there and win the NFC North. It starts with that.”

Green Bay’s divisional difficulties in 2024 have represented a net contrast in the way packers have generally succeeded in the division. Packers took place 22-8 in NFC North matches in the first five seasons of coach Matt Lafleur.

The Packers Division Record in 2024 was their worst since 2005, when Green Bay also went 1-5 in NFC North and finished 4-12 in total.

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Green Bay’s problems in division games were easy to explain. While they started quickly against almost everyone, they were late at first almost every time they were facing an NFC North team.

The packers were upgraded 99-40 in the first half of their six division games. They dragged half-time in each of them. In their 11 other regular season games, they were ahead of the 192-89 opponents before half-time.

“To start quickly, I think, is essential when you play against a very good football team,” said Lafleur.

This certainly did not take place recently against the Lions, which went 6-2 in this series under Dan Campbell and won each of the last three times that they visited Green Bay.

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Detroit led 17-3 at halftime during a 24-14 victory in the Field Lambeau last season. In the Revenge match in Detroit, the Lions led 17-7 at halftime and won 34-31. Packers have preached the importance of starting faster this time.

“Whenever you go against a team that has a very good attack and also a good defense, it’s essential,” said Love. “You have to start with hot start, put points up, because if you take behind an offense like that, you have to put in a hurry to follow them.”

The packers managed to rally from the 10-point deficit at halftime and to take a 28-24 lead in the fourth quarter to Detroit last season, but they could not slow down the Lions offensive. Jake Bates won the match for Detroit by kicking a 35 yards as the time expired.

In other division games, packers could not get out of their first holes. They were late 28-0 at home against Minnesota and finally dropped by 31-29 while Love launched for 389 yards and four affected.

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Love also launched three interceptions in this match, which leads to another reason for the recent problems of Green Bay division.

Packers won the turnover margin in none of their six NFC North games last season. During these six games, they had 10 combined reversals and seven take -out dishes. They totaled 24 points to remember and nine reversals in their other regular season games.

“Defensively, we have to make a revolutionary game in a facet to be able to get the ball out,” said Lafleur. “I think we had an interception in both games (with Detroit) last year.”

Now, packers have a chance to reverse all the trends that led to their disappearance in division matches last season.

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“It is time for us to come back to the north,” said Large Jayden Reed recipient. “So yes, it’s really personal for us, just starting the season with an opponent from the North.”

Notes: Love continues to train with a splint and a band on its left thumb (not launched) repaired surgical. LOVE, who suffered surgery last month, said the splint and the band should not limit it at all. He expects to be able to execute transfers with his left hand. … Reed (foot) and the nate hobbs (knee) corner half did not train on Wednesday. The defensive winger Micah Parsons (rear), Zayne Anderson security (knee), the Elgton Jenkins center (hip), the defensive player Barryn Sorrell (knee) and the large receptors Dontayvion Wicks (calf) and Savion Williams (hamstrings) were participants in limited training.

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