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Message: <blockquote data-quote="mradtke66" data-source="post: 1006578" data-attributes="member: 4199">I put the majority of the failure on the offense.  Particularly the 4th quarter offense.At the end of the 3rd, Packers lead 24-12.The offense had the ball three times.  1st drive: 3 plays, 2 yard, 0:52 TOP.  2nd drive: 3 plays, 5 yards, 2:03 TOP.  3rd drive: 4 plays, 0 yards, turn over on downs.  That is not complementary football.  The defense struggled against the run, but on the Falcon's final drive, they were obviously worn out.  Their running attack did its job.Had the offense done something on either of their 3-and-outs, Atlanta may have run out of time on their scoring drive.  Maybe they panic and make a mistake.  Had we scored, maybe Atlanta has to run less or abandon the run entirely.  It's hard to say.Is this loss on Love?  No.  3 TDs is a fine showing,  6 yards per attempt is middling,  56% completion rate is poor, and 0/6 in the fourth is very poor.  His passer rating is accurate, but he's not elevating is team mates.  He did is job, but isn't good enough to do it himself.  Maybe he'll get there.Watson and Jones are our two best players.  With neither of them, we did okay, but couldn't seal the game when it counted.  This was 2022 all over again--without a scary pass catcher, a good defense shut us down.</blockquote>

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