The Green Bay Packers got the kind of win that can change the mood around a team in a hurry.
After a rough opening to the season, Green Bay came out against the Chicago Bears and looked far more like the version plenty of people expected heading into the year. The Packers controlled the game from the start and sent Chicago home with a loss that stung.
That performance pushed Green Bay way up in ESPN’s latest NFL Power Rankings. The Packers opened the week at No. 23, then climbed all the way to No. 14 after beating the Bears.
It was the second straight win for Green Bay, which is now 3-2 on the season. And on offense, the Packers finally got rolling the way they wanted to. Jordan Love was throwing the ball down the field with confidence, and the group in the stands at Lambeau Field got a look at the version of this team that comes with Super Bowl expectations.
Protection up front helped make it happen. Love had time to work, and Green Bay used that space to stay ahead of Chicago and keep the Bears’ defense on its heels.
The challenge now is keeping that momentum going while the defense keeps dealing with some major losses. The Packers are already without Edgerrin Cooper and Javon Hargrave, both out for the season, and Micah Parsons remains sidelined as he continues working back from the torn ACL he suffered a year ago.
Green Bay will have to keep sorting through those injuries on defense if it wants to stay in the mix this season. For now, though, the Packers have a win that matters, a rankings jump to show for it, and some momentum heading into a home matchup with the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday Night Football.
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