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 Packers Instant Takeaways: Jordan Love takes over for injured Aaron Rodgers:

The Green Bay Packers offense scored 30 points against a strong defense for just the second time this year. Unfortunately, the Packers' defense was unable to stop the Eagles running game or even come close.

If the Packers had any chance of making a postseason run before going 4-8, those chances are now all but gone.

Here are my immediate conclusions from the Packers' performance, as I always do after a game.

– All of us, I suppose, have been curious about if the Packers would switch to Jordan Love at any time this year once they are out of the postseason picture. Although Aaron Rodgers had been managing a thumb issue, Green Bay may not have much of a choice given his most recent setback.

– Love seemed confident despite the limited sample size; he was letting it fly as he ran through his progressions, prolonged plays, and had a few friendly tosses. A positive performance.

– My my, the Packers looked absolutely unprepared. Granted, the Eagles' offense makes a lot of defenders look poor. Did they know the Eagles are a club that emphasizes running? Miles Sanders and Jalen Hurts had no resistance from Green Bay. Sanders had wide rushing lanes in between the tackles and Hurts profited from the edge rushers' persistent shoddy edge setting. There were occasions when Quay Walker was employed as a spy, but either it wasn't enough or he wasn't successful.

 

– Furthermore, it's not like Green Bay's passing offense was slowed down at all. Cornerbacks for the Packers, particularly Rasul Douglas, and safeties also had poor games. Green Bay again fails to make a tackle. There was a tonne of missed tackles. On both sides of the ball, the third downs were terrible. The defense played great to create numerous third and long situations, but it didn't really matter because they couldn't get off the field since the offense couldn't convert any of them.

Joe Barry wasn't great, but the players weren't either. Before suffering a foot injury and leaving the game early, Darnell Savage wasn't a starter. Rudy Ford and Adrian Amos were deep in the Packers' nickel formation, with Keisean Nixon in the slot.

 - The Packers' only players under contract in 2023 are Savage and Tariq Carpenter, but you can add Ford after he made another play with a forced fumble. He was hired to play on special teams, but he has also proven to be a capable defender.

– The Packers' offense, defense, and special teams all appeared absolutely lost throughout the opening six minutes of the game. Green Bay deserves praise for maintaining its fight and keeping this game close. It might have been quite simple to give in. After being taken off waivers on Wednesday, Justin Hollins made a strong first impression with a run stop, sack, and pressure. He has already outperformed Jonathan Garvin and La'Darius Hamilton in terms of effectiveness.