The Packers put together the kind of complete showing that can quiet a lot of noise. Green Bay rolled past the Bears 31-7 at Lambeau Field, and the performance had just about everything you want: a defense that swallowed up both Chicago quarterbacks, defensive backs sticking to receivers, and an offense that kept moving the sticks for all 60 minutes.
Jordan Love was at the center of it. He turned in his best outing of the season, going 25 of 31 for 367 yards and two touchdowns. He distributed the ball cleanly, attacked downfield, and kept the Bears’ secondary stressed with big throws to Christian Watson and Matthew Golden.
Still, the win did not erase every concern.
The ground game remains a problem, and MarShawn Lloyd was again at the heart of it. He averaged just 3.1 yards per carry and never really showed the burst or sharpness Packers coaches had talked up for so long.
The season numbers are getting tougher to ignore: Lloyd is up to just 2.8 yards per attempt, and he has fumbled twice, losing one. He did find the end zone twice, but the efficiency simply has not been there.
Green Bay badly needs Josh Jacobs back, but there is still no word on when or if that will happen this season. An improved offensive line could help, but Lloyd’s patience and vision remain major issues. The only thing working in his favor is that Kaleb Johnson has not been much better.
Then there is Trey Smack, and his afternoon was every bit as rough. After winning the kicking job in the preseason and looking like the answer to the Packers’ kicking headaches, he gave back seven points in a game where Green Bay could have buried its rival even deeper.
Smack missed a PAT and two field goals, both of which would have been routine for most kickers. That stung even more because he has already shown he can hit from distance this season, with several makes from 50 yards.
But the misses keep piling up. He has now missed three field goals this year, all from the 40-49-yard range, and he has also missed two of his 11 PATs.
A month ago, he looked like a fix. Right now, the Packers have to wonder how long that leash will be if he slips again in Week 6.
Green Bay has every reason to enjoy a big division win. But as Kobe Bryant put it: 'Job's not finished.'
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