The Green Bay Packers used another dominant effort on offense and a disruptive night on defense to blow out the visiting Tennessee Titans on Sunday night at a snowy Lambeau Field.
Here are some quick takes from the Packers’ 40-14 win:
– There just aren’t many question marks left for this team. They checked off some major boxes on Sunday night. This looks like the best team in the NFC and the favorite to represent the conference in the Super Bowl.
– Covering Davante Adams with proper footing available is hard. Covering him in the snow might actually be impossible.
– The thought of A.J. Dillon running the football in the cold at Lambeau Field was always appealing. It was even better in reality.
– Derrick Henry ran for 98 completely inconsequential yards.
– The Titans came into the game with the No. 1 scoring offense. They scored 14 points.
– The Packers outside linebackers played an excellent football game. They held the edge against Henry and consistently disrupted Ryan Tannehill in the pocket. Rashan Gary was especially good.
– What an impressive response from the Packers after leaving points on the board and then giving up two straight touchdown drives. A 19-14 game quickly turned into a 40-14 rout. The Packers survived their mini lull and then put 21 straight points on the board. Adversity hit and they found their counterpunches.
– Darnell Savage is starting to become a legitimate difference-maker. He had one pick and probably should have had one or two more.
– The Packers rushed for 234 yards, including 218 on 31 designed runs to Dillon and Aaron Jones. The offense has rushed for 180 or more yards in three of the last five games.
– Jaire Alexander broke up three more passes, including one drive-stopper on fourth down.
– Aaron Rodgers threw four more touchdown passes, giving him 44 on the season. He’s been responsible for 47 touchdowns in 15 games. Good luck to the MVP voters.
– Kenny Clark was terrific against the run. He’s been a dominant player over the last month.
– Adams became just the 11th player in NFL history with 17 or more touchdown catches in a single season. He’s one away from tying Sterling Sharpe’s team record.
– Rodgers went full Brett Favre for a second in the second half, rolling to his right and throwing back across his body to the middle of the field. It resulted in his fifth interception of the season.
– The Packers scored 40 or more points for the fourth time this season.
– Beat the Bears, and the Packers will be the No. 1 seed in the NFC, and possibly knock Chicago out of the postseason.