Jordan Love and the Green Bay Packers head into Week 4 looking for cleaner rhythm, and they’ll get it against a Tampa Bay Buccaneers team still searching for its first win at 0-3. The setting is Raymond James Stadium, where the home crowd has already grown restless, and the Packers arrive at 1-2 with a chance to leave with exactly the kind of road result they need.
One of the biggest twists in this matchup is the quarterback situation on Tampa Bay’s side. Instead of facing Baker Mayfield, Green Bay gets undrafted rookie Jalon Daniels, and that changes the feel of the game fast.
Daniels has already flashed his legs in a very small sample against the Minnesota Vikings, and there’s a real possibility that Green Bay isn’t ready for how much he’ll run when given a full game. The Buccaneers also have Bucky Irving, but this has the look of a spot where Daniels could take over as the team’s leading rusher.
That doesn’t mean Tampa Bay is about to blow this one open. The more likely issue for the Packers is simply handling a quarterback who can create with his feet in ways they may not fully expect. Daniels brings a different kind of stress, and if Green Bay loses track of him, he can tilt drives in Tampa Bay’s favor.
On the Green Bay side, Tucker Kraft feels like the name to watch in the red zone. With Jayden Reed out for the year, Jordan Love needs production from the Tucker Kraft, Matthew Golden, and Christian Watson group.
Watson and Golden have been strong this season, but Kraft has been quiet, and there’s a sense this is the kind of game where that changes. A touchdown here would be his first since his two-touchdown game in Pittsburgh on October 26, 2025.
That kind of payoff would fit a Packers team that badly needs to stack the right kind of win. Road games matter, but so does handling the teams you’re supposed to beat. Green Bay didn’t do that in its home opener against the Atlanta Falcons, though there’s still the possibility that Atlanta ends up in the NFC South race by the end of the year.
For now, the prediction leans Green Bay’s way: the Packers get to 2-2.
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