The Green Bay Packers reached a new low Monday night after losing to the Las Vegas Raiders 17-13 and falling to 2-3 on the season.
Hindered by three interceptions from Jordan Love, the offense struggled to move the ball consistently or put up points against a team that entered the week ranked 18th in total defense and 24th in scoring defense.
And yet, despite costly mistakes from their quarterback, the Packers still had a chance to win in the final two minutes when the defense forced the Raiders to kick a 52-yard field goal. Daniel Carlson’s attempt hit off the right upright and set Love up for a potential game-winning drive. However, after moving the ball to the Las Vegas 35-yard line, Love looked for Christian Watson, who had gotten behind the defense but underthrew the ball and saw his final pass intercepted by corner Amik Robertson in the end zone.
With 44 seconds left and only one timeout, that was the dagger.
There were still some head-scratching moments from Joe Barry’s defense, but overall, they did enough to win the game. Las Vegas’ top playmakers on offense, Davante Adams and Josh Jacobs, combined for just 134 yards. Unfortunately, losing the turnover battle 3 to 1 was the deciding factor.
Green Bay showed promise early in the season but is heading into the bye week with a ton of issues and no clear answers on how to fix them. Their next shot at redemption won’t be until October 22, a road game against the 1-4 Denver Broncos. Between now and then, the Packers will look at the tape to try and right the ship, but in the meantime, let’s try to find some positives by identifying some standouts from their latest loss to a bad Raiders team.