Packers buried by the Bucs in Tampa

The “Battle of the Bays” didn’t turn out to be much of a battle after all as the Packers fell 38-10 to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to drop to 4-1.

If you were watching the game, it’s no secret that the “pick-six” by TB against Aaron Rodgers totally changed the momentum of this one. The Packers took a 10-0 lead early and were looking good on both offense and defense until Jamel Dean intercepted Rodgers and returned it all the way, only the third time Rodgers had thrown an interception that was returned for a touchdown. Tampa Bay has two of those three. The Bengals are the other. On the Packers’ next drive, the Bucs got another interception on a tipped pass and almost returned this one all the way as well. They scored on the next play, took the lead, and Tampa Bay rolled from there.

All of a sudden, that hot start to the season by the Packers is now over. This wasn’t their afternoon. They aren’t even on top of their own division right now as the Bears (who defeated TB a game ago) are now 5-1, a half-game ahead of the Packers.

I knew this wouldn’t be an easy game, especially since TB was coming off a loss. Tom Brady also had to hear all week about whether he knew it was fourth down on his final possession in the loss to the Bears. It didn’t help that Jamaal Williams poked fun at the situation by saying Rodgers would never make that mistake. Rodgers did seem to forget in this game that the time clock had already expired. It happens to the best of them sometimes.

Is this game a fluke or was it their 4-0 start to the season? Time will tell. If they were believing the press clippings about how great they are, they can stop now and get back to the basics. A 4-1 record isn’t terrible but their last game was a loss and a very sloppy one at that. They need to learn from this and get back to work.

As bad as this loss is, there is still a long way to go in this season. They can’t allow this to linger. They are on the road next week as well, a trip to Houston to play the Texans. That won’t be a cakewalk either.

Tampa Bay was the better team in this game. A lot can happen between now and the end of the regular season. The Texans are next. Let’s get a win at Houston and get this thing turned back in the right direction. Take care Packer fans!

Go Pack Go!

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