The Packers beat the Cowgirls at Lambeau Field....Life is good

A Packers win and a written Gut Reaction.

Fortune is truly smiling down on us today

Great game and a great win!

2 Questions:

1. Where did this team come from?
2. Where have they been?

If the Packers played like this the last 5 games they would have won 4 of the games and possibly all 5.
Maybe the Packers finally returned from London.

Hoping it continues on Thursday night. Go Pack Go! Thanks, Since '61

Won the game despite MLF. Horrible coach. Nice play calling on last drive of regulation. 3 and 6 and you called the drive like a pussy.

Loved to see Watson have a great game, even after the 2 drops early on. Thank God Rodgers continued to throw him the ball. You can't coach that speed. Man that kid is FAST as hell!

THIS is the recipe for the Packers and has been all year. HOPEFULLY they continue it. Aaron Jones AND Dillion were fantastic!

Rudy Ford!!!

OMG though, WHAT the hell was that in the final 1:35 with 2 timeouts left? That was BEYOND unacceptable.

I didn't think they could do it but they did, AND they deserved to win. They continued to fight...You CAN'T ask for more than that.

Man, I forgot how good winning felt!

It's always nice to send Jerrah home with an L, even if your ultimate hope this year is to move on to the back up QB and see the future.

Too bad this team didn't play this cohesively against the patsies earlier in the year.

A Packers team that didn't fold after its mistakes? How 'bout that!

Maybe Christian Watson will be a difference maker, yet.

Maybe LaF hasn't lost this team just yet.

This win showed the true pote
ntial of the offense
Run first to set up the pass.
What a novel idea. Even Lombardi must be smiling

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Man alive !!! Beat the Cowboys and Brady this year…..it doesn’t even get better!

Man alive !!! Beat the Cowboys and Brady this year…..it doesn’t even get better!

I needed that so badly (obviously so did the team)

What an enjoyable victory.

Gut Reactions - in no particular order:
Thanks, Nags, for writing out your reactions - and quickly!
Playoffs or not this year, we needed this one big-time!
Not sure how good this team is...especially with all the injuries...but they did battle today!
No, no, no, Aaron Rodgers is far from done, and present value, I may take three other QBS over him (league-wide.)
I didn't expect Ford and Watson -- along with Rodgers and Jones - to lead the way, but will take it!
We just can't let Amari see the field again this year.

Crazy stat-let: The 2022 Packers, and Rodgers, are 3-0 versus Brady (the other "GOAT" QB), Belichick (the "GOAT" modern coach) and McCarthy (former coach). The bad news is that they're 1-6 versus everybody else.

GPG!

Go Pack Go! For the first time since week 3, I am excited for this team! If they want to continue the momentum, here are some things that need to happen:

1. Fire Joe Barry. From playing soft zone all the time to prefering Savage over Ford as Safety, he is incompetent. Promote Jerry Gray to DC.
2. Sign FA edge rusher Benson Mayowa. With Rashan Gary out for the rest of the year, the Packers should use what cap space they have to get some pass-rushing help to ord and Preston Smith. Mayowa is great in this type of role.
3. Replicate this offensive gameplan. Complimentary football is what works, evidenced by today's balance of running and passing.
4. Move Rudy Ford to starting FS.
5. More Wyatt, Toure, TJ Slaton, Jack Heflin, and Watson and less Lowry and Watkins. These rookies have shown great promise and deserve to have snaps over these overrated veterans.
6. NEVER let Amari Rodgers return another punt ever again. I think he should be explored more in the passing game, though
7. Keep up the great attitude. The Packers looked like they were playing hard to win today. Whatever MLF said to them this past week worked.
Go Pack Go!

I find it odd in the Packers best game since.. well, it's been a while, that so many people are absolutely blasting LeFleur's play calling in a game where the offense actually looked like a LeFleur offense from start to finish, a game where the RB's led the way, and the QB was efficient on limited attempts..

For those of you who have been paying attention, it looked exactly how we expected a coach with LeFleur's offensive lineage to look, and the results were exactly what we'd expect. You pound the ball from big, tight formations and feast on the pass opportunities created off action.

But, hey, LeFleur sucks. Oh, the irony.

Well, we are off the schnied!! Gameballs.....Watson, for beginning to understand what those amazing feet and hands are for, three good catches, and on the third TD Ran, no, BLEW by two Dallas Defenders. HIs emergence is part of what's been lacking this year, the deep threat. The run game was the two headed beast we thought it should be this year, and that opened up the passing game. The o line did a pretty damn good job keeping Rogers upright. If Aaron jones wasn't wearing a glare shield, the cowboys would have had five more facamask penalties. Great job by Nixon returning kicks! Nice work by Rudy Ford stepping in and stepping up. As ive been saying all year, hats off to Preston Smith for continuing to do the dirty work that often goes unnoticed. TIP OF HAT TO Aaron Rogers for doing his best Brett Favre impression and throwing a critical block. Thats what leaders do. Time to get on a roll!!! GO PAcK GO!

Gut Reactions:

These team showed more heart and grit than I have seen in yr.

Ultimately having Amari Rodgers as your punt returner falls on Lafluer Head coach has final say

Sorry but Berry has to go : Savage plays slot is very capable Savage plays deep gets burned but he still keeps him deep . Lafluer after Thursday game win or lose make a change please . Or have your master of puppet murphy do it

Nagler:
Sincerely, thanks for the quick write up to go along with the video.

Much Appreciated,
Faithful, longtime CHTV readers

Well it only took 6 fumbles just this year not to mention last years blunders to get 8 off the punt returns. It just amazes me it took this long. Sure feels good to get a win!

My gut has this weird sensation like a big knot or something going through goalposts. Very strange but like it!
Love the grit and fight we showed as a team.
Just beat the Titans- one game at a time.
We are in playoff mode the rest of the season if we can keep it going.

Well...I didn't give us much of a chance the way things where going this season. I loved the Watson pick....Really like this kid...I was hoping a night like this from him from day 1...But, training camp injury and a slow start and AR scolding and...The kid broke thru it. I gotta say I've been praying he shows up and glorifies the Lord with his God given skills and abilities. I like the Faith tattoo on his arm and these days..don't we need a double portion of that. ML had a plan to use a heavy dose of the run game and Watkins actually came around a bit also. Ford looks good. GPG.

For all you people who spent the week talking about what a fine coach McMuffin was, you got to see the dumb ass in action today. I’m no fan of flappy arms but I am still glad the Beav is in Dallas.

Currently 9th in NFC playoff race.
Defenses will likely begin to respect Watson's speed opening our run game.
O-Line continuity hopefully continues and gels.
Love Ford's N-S movement off his INTs and Nixon's intensity.
Coaching incompetence further revealed on both sides of the ball.
Kudos to Nags for listening to his audience.

Fun Hypo
For the sake of a positive outlook, let's assume we win TEN, CHI, LAR, DET disregarding chronological order.
To get in the playoffs we will need to beat at least one of PHI MIA MIN. Philly, despite being undefeated, may be our best shot as they've had a relatively easy go thusfar and played down to their competition

McCarthy's seat warming up again. Jerry Jones is perhaps the only owner that could out do Jim Irsay's latest move.

As a long time football fan, I've been preaching never to get too high or too low, even during the demoralizing five game losing streak which has most of the Packer fan base carrying torches and pitchforks, screaming for just about everyone in the Packer organization to get fired.

Guess what? The product we saw on the field today resembles more closely what we envisioned before the season started: a very effective running game, a good defense, and a lethal passing attack showcasing a supremely talented WR who has been injured most of the 2022 season and never really had a chance to show how he could impact a game.

Oh yes, and we still have shaky special teams and a punt returner/slot receiver who should have been cut a long time ago, but that's another issue altogether.

Christian Watson is exactly what this offense has lacked, a deep threat who can stretch a defense. Maybe from here on out opposing safeties won't have the luxury of ignoring the deep ball and just squatting on short routes.

Lots of other outstanding performances today too, including Rudy Ford, Aaron Jones, and that washed up QB Rodgers.

No, I won't make any brash predictions. The Packers could easily revert back to the shit level of play during the first half of the season. However, our playoff hopes are NOT dashed and if the Packers play like this, a low playoff seed is well within reach, despite the strength of the schedule. Frankly, I would prefer us to be under radar with a low seed than have the weight of higher expectations like the last few seasons.

At any rate, as the coaches always preach, and the fans never seem to accept, take each game one at a time.

They played their best football the week after certain starters are out. Perhaps those players aren't what many believe them to be. On Defense if need to be told.

Can you imagine what the rookie WRs could have done, if only Rodgers worked with them in the off-season?

It was a big win. To what end, I do not know. No, I do know. Perhaps a less heartbreaking season than last week's sentiments, and/or the loss of a good draft position.

Thanks for bringing back Gut Reactions to the printed word.
I love the way Rodgers mixed run and pass, and led the comeback, but his ugly tantrum against LaFleur was totally unacceptable, team-destroying, and in need of a serious and sincere apology.
Otherwise, this win is a net loss.

Thanks for the return of written Gut Reactions, Aaron.

I was pantsed, left to walk home, and am now sitting here eating crow with egg on my face. So much for my prognostication skills. I was wrong about this game. That was a good win, and for the most part an entertaining game to watch. Intensity. Resilience. Team work.

I know there are many things in need of attention with this team, but tonight I'm a happy Packers' fan. Watching Mason's game-winner sail through the uprights was good medicine. I'm gonna just roll with it.

Maybe Mike McCarthy, as ex-coach of the Packers, had some of that Packers jinx rub off on him today. I can't say I saw any really bad decisions by him though, except when he went for it on fourth down around his own 40 yard line. They got the first down (just barely), so he got away with it. If I was him, I would've kicked the field goal in OT instead of going for it, but that one is debatable.

I did not think this team was capable of coming back from a two-score deficit in the fourth quarter. That was crazy.

Well I'll be damned! When the Packers actually run the ball, they're competitive! Another 200+ rushing yards, just as it was against the Bills and they subdued the Cowboys pass rush, controlled the clock and opened up the passing game.

The Jekyll and Hyde aspects of this team are frustrating, so I can only hope today was not a mirage.

It opened up things for the passing game and by golly, even with those 20 attempts, Rodgers looked good! Christian Watson can be the difference maker they traded up in the 2nd round to get -- I must admit his back-to-back concussions had me worried they were trotting him out there again this week -- but wow, when he's on, he's on.

There's still plenty of things to clean up -- Amari Rodgers my god -- keep in mind we won despite him coughing up yet ANOTHER damn punt/kickoff return.

If we can stop shooting ourselves in the foot and both MLF and Rodgers embrace this new identity as a RUNNING TEAM, then maybe, just maybe, we have a chance. Oh and Rudy Ford is a player. Give that man more playing time. Now.

GO PACK GO!

You mean to tell me that running the ball early and often slows down even the most elite pass rushers? And it helps the passing game? Its almost like football is the same game its always been. Dont stop now boys.

Hallelujah!

Finally, the correct offensive formula: a heavy dose of Jones and Dillon, with accurate passes sprinkled in to your play-making receivers.

Watson almost deserves Player of the Week (because of Justin Jefferson). I have to admit, though, that it got my dander up when he briefly left the game after being heeled or whatever--there's no way he could have been injured on THAT, I thought.

Ford kept us in the game with his first half interceptions and run backs. Sure, there may have been some QB--WR miscommunications, but he caught those balls and made them pay.

I thought Amos made a poor tackling effort on one of the Dallas receiving TDs. Run defense left a lot to be desired, as usual. Soft coverage reared its ugly head at times, particularly to close the first half. And then there's Amari...why is this organization so bull-headed?

Best of all, the Packers were able to overcome a significant deficit and WIN. And a great job by the combination of Reed and Alexander to make McCarthy rue his curious 4th down decision.

Nice to see Gut Reactions back in print again.

What a great win! Kinda felt bad for McCarthy watching him slam his headset into the turf. Kinda.

I was shocked…on a few things. 1) Joe Barry was capable of adjustments. At one point in the first half I had seen 3 DL 2 OLB , 4 DL and 1 OLB and was pleasantly surprised. The minute they went back to the 2 DL look…Pollard ran all over the place. So I think. array should stick to the middle pressure. The LBs had some missed tackles but they showed up, #7 played well.

2) They stuck with the run game…I was shocked again.

3) Watson when healthy…holy crap that dude is fast 3 TDs, end zone backflips…that was fun to watch.

4) Amari on returns was not fun to watch

5) This team fought

6) It was gratifying to see them beat Dallas.

Bring out your dead............................ding.......................

We're not dead yet!

It’s all up from here on out, The development of Christian Watson and Romeo Doubs will be what keeps Rodgers around for the rest of his contract

Doubs and Watson. When healthy I think the Packers may have found the future core of the WR room. I never felt that way about MVS and EQ (or of course their draft-mate J'Mon Moore). And of course that seems easy to write at this point, but I never did feel that way.

I know there will be a learning curve and they have a long way to go, but still...
it looks promising.

Not sure who their QB will be?

Mentally didn’t crumble like broccoli…dug a little deeper and things started turning around. Way to stay with it. It’s a tough lesson to go through but now they have a benchmark for reference and hopefully get so good mojo👍🏼

Nice to see:

— Watkins getting some place where he could catch a ball and then catching it.

— The Packers feeding Jones regularly

— Hat Trick from Watson & Rodgers

— Someone besides 8 returning punts

— Big plays on defense

— Written Gut Reactions

This team showed up today! Showed heart. Gotta give credit to them for a great win! Amari Rs should have been cut weeks ago if he ever steps on the field again there is no hope.

Watson is fast! Can’t wait to get Doubs back!

Agree with all

BUT MOST OF ALL, THANK YOU FOR THE WRITTEN REACTION COMING BACK!!

1. This wasn't the Dallas team I've been seeing dominate others teams especially the pass rush. They came out flat and eventually got it going but still the packers gave them all they could handle and then some.
2. Run game did well both Jones and Dillon, good work.
3. I thought when we lost Stokes our pass rush would improve and it did big time. He was the anchor dragging this unit down.
4. Amari Rodgers adds zero nada no value to this team. He should be cut at the end of the season.
5. Watson finally showed us something but hey its game 10 folks. If this guy is a perpetual bench sitter due to injuries he will break our hearts.
6. Funny A Rods thumb didnt seem to hurt when he was making passes.
All in all a great game enjoying it for what it was.

the back ups play with a lot more heart than the most of the starters they have replaced. there was finally some energy displayed out there. but when you have nixon what in hell still has the coaches putting Amari R out there to mishandle yet another punt?

The Packers have some young talent and watching/hopeful they develop is the one positive that keeps me focused during this disappointing season. I have been hopeful with Watson and couldn't be happier to see his performance tonight. If injuries do not limit him in his career he has unlimited potential. I'm high on Doubs and Toure as well. The Packers need another WR in the first couple of rounds in 2023 and they will be set for quite a few years. I am enjoying watching Quay play. Pure athleticism and you can just see him getting better and better. There are quite a few other young players as well. Hopefully more of them get playing time this year.

Woo—hoo—North Dakota State—3TDs…about time…keep it rollin Watson.
Drove in from Rapid City,SD and spent more than the national debt on food, lodging, and tickets. But, what a thrill to drill the Cowboys, especially in light of a phalanx of Cowboy fans in attendance.
When we couldn’t load our mobile tickets before the game, I was ready to repel down the Oneida Gate wall…didn’t have to…whew!
Go Packers!!

Still want to see Murphy and Gutey shown the door for mismanagement. Still want Barry discharged after the season. MaLF? IDK. I guess it will be determined by the end of the season. Maybe, he's grown up some too? Someone did some coaching this week and it is nice to see.

Amari needs to be cut in the morning for sure though.

Good to see MM at top form again too. Lucky it doesn't cost us wins any more.

**poot**

I can understand Aaron's epic rant on people going off about Amari Rogers (WE WON THE GAME!)... but it seems there are so many coaching things with this team that are obvious even to dumb fans like me, and only change after getting called out on it repeatedly; Royce Newman and Hanson playing over Zach Tom and Yosh (duh)... not getting the ball enough to Aaron Jones (MLF almost weekly in press conferences) ... moving Savage to the slot (Barry literally shot this down and lo and behold, reconfigured secondary had a great game)... and Amari at punt return is just another on the list. Tired of hearing how great he does in practice. He contributes nothing in that role toward winning efforts, and more often has an active hand in losing efforts. Just wish this wasn't such a reactionary coaching staff, but I guess it's positive that they learn from their mistakes eventually.

Fire JOE BARRY!!!!!

Packers hired a new coach today Aubrey Pleasant , Lions had him in the wrong role and let him go.