Week three grade

[GB2016]

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   KRISTOPHER KNOXSEPTEMBER 24, 2018
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         Week 3 Opponent: Washington Redskins
         
         Result: Lost 31-17
         
         Aaron Rodgers hasn't been 100 percent healthy since the first half of Week 1. However, his health wasn't why the Packers couldn't knock off the Washington Redskins.
         
         Rodgers (27-of-44 for 265 yards and two touchdowns) played well considering his knee injury.
         
         The problem for Green Bay was that it couldn't stop Washington's offense. Alex Smith regularly connected on long pass plays (he had 220 yards on just 12 completions), and Adrian Peterson (120 yards, two touchdowns) rumbled over the Packers defense like he was back in a Vikings uniform.
         
         Because of an early 14-0 hole, the Packers didn't run often—they had just 17 attempts despite averaging 5.9 yards per carry. This left Rodgers open to hits and sacks (he took four of them). When Clay Matthews tried sacking Smith, though, he was flagged for unnecessary roughness...for the third week in a row.
         
         "I think they're getting soft," Matthews said of the NFL, per Lindsay Jones of The Athletic.
         
         Week 3 Grade: D+
         
         Season Grade: C-
         

 

[Poppa San]

Yah, we know, they sucked this week.