The Green Bay Packers’ Week 1 loss to the Minnesota Vikings brought the same problem into sharp focus: without Josh Jacobs, the offense looked far too tilted toward the passing game.
That was the criticism from NFL analyst Moe Moton of Bleacher Report, who pointed to Green Bay’s collapse after it built a 22-10 lead. The Packers were outscored 22-0 in the fourth quarter and fell 39-22, a finish that left their attack looking stuck and predictable.
"Thus far, Green Bay seems overreliant on its passing attack, a one-dimensional approach that will become easier to defend as the season goes on," Moton wrote.
Jordan Love had plenty of volume but not enough payoff. He went 21/42 for 287 passing yards and two passing touchdowns, but also threw an interception and was sacked four times. The Vikings’ pass rush, meanwhile, was relentless, posting a pass rush win rate of 90.6% against the Packers - the highest by any team in a game since 2022, according to ESPN Analytics/NFL Next Gen Stats.
Moton also warned that the receiving talent alone may not be enough to keep Green Bay from late-game breakdowns.
"Wide receivers Christian Watson and Matthew Golden can produce explosive plays over the top, but without an effective ground attack to balance the offense, the Packers will be vulnerable to late-game collapses when they’re stagnant through the air," Moton wrote.
The bigger issue is that the Packers don’t know when Jacobs will return. He is on the commissioner’s exempt list and facing charges of battery and criminal damage to property stemming from a May incident involving his girlfriend.
Green Bay may need another answer at running back if that situation drags on.
The Packers have not won since December 7, 2025, and they head into Week 2 against the New York Jets with those concerns hanging over the offense. Love, who signed a four-year, $220 million extension in 2024, remains under the kind of pressure that always comes with quarterbacking the Packers. Rodgers and Brett Favre both won a Super Bowl in Green Bay, and Love’s job is to try to follow that path.
Last season, Love threw for 3,381 yards and 23 touchdowns while completing 66.3% of his passes. The Packers finished 9-7-1 and were eliminated by the Chicago Bears in the wild-card round of the 2025 NFL playoffs.
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