![]() ![]() ![]() Green Bay had a little bit of success running the football in this game, even running to the perimeter. Packers abandon offensive identity during key moments in loss to Bucs | Packers Wire Instead, Aaron Rodgers threw an interception and Will Redmond dropped an easy pick, leading to a Bucs touchdown before halftime, and Aaron Jones' injury and fumble set up another quick score to put the Buccaneers up by 18. The Packers were the team that was supposed to double up, getting the ball back with more than two minutes left in the half and receiving the second half kickoff. One of those critical sequences came on either side of halftime. The same was not true of the reverse, and that's the biggest reason why Green Bay's season ended early yesterday.Įnd of first half, start of second doom Packers in NFC title game | Packer Report When the Packers made mistakes, the Buccaneers capitalized. Packers full of regrets as Super Bowl slips away | And squandering that chance might be what hurts the most. ![]() A home NFC title game is a rarity, one that Aaron Rodgers may never see again in his career. Ultimately, that is 300 words to say that the Packers blew it on Sunday. With a little more time to examine the situation, it is perhaps more understandable why Matt LaFleur made that call, but it’s still a tough one to justify regardless, and looking back it clearly didn’t work out. That doesn’t even address the Packers’ decision to kick a field goal on fourth-and-goal late in the game, taking the ball out of Aaron Rodgers’ hands with a chance to tie the game. That came two plays before Brady’s touchdown to Scott Miller with a second left in the second quarter, and if Redmond hauls that ball in, the teams go into the half with the Bucs up by four instead of 11 points. The Packers’ offense did little with those gifted drives, though, putting up just six points on the three series, with two three-and-outs.īut it was perhaps the pick that didn’t happen - a sailed Brady pass that hit Will Redmond in the hands - that was the one they needed the most. Green Bay picked off Tom Brady on three consecutive series, with two picks from Jaire Alexander, as the team tried to mount a furious comeback. As a result, players are clearing out their lockers today instead of watching film on the Kansas City Chiefs.Īfter a mind-boggling coverage call to end the first half, the Packers’ defense helped keep the team in the game in the second half. In fact, if not for a disastrous sequence on either side of halftime, the Packers could well have been in the driver’s seat for the second half instead of facing a three-possession deficit.īut big mistakes - and whether you can capitalize on your opponents’ - are so often the story in football, and the Packers failed to do the latter in the NFC Championship Game. Then, with 50 seconds to play, Hurts fired a pass toward DeVonta Smith at the goal line and was intercepted by Mike Edwards.There’s no question that the Green Bay Packers had ample opportunity to mount a comeback against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday and advance to the Super Bowl. After a 35-yard completion from Jalen Hurts to Quez Watkins, Philly was well within field goal range in the final minutes. The Eagles appeared poised to get on the board during their final drive before halftime. Tom Brady was sacked for a loss of nine yards as Wirfs again limped off the field, and Tampa Bay was forced to punt. Wirfs returned for the Bucs’ penultimate drive of the half, but the team went three-and-out after protection issues. They converted a fourth down around midfield before failing to convert a fourth-and-10 try from the Bucs’ 37 yard line. Philly’s offense finally started moving midway through the second quarter. The Bucs tacked on three more points on Ryan Succop’s 34-yard field goal with 9:20 to play in the half. □: NFL app /7u5TMmPwxl- NFL January 16, 2022 ![]()
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