Jordan Love Reveals What Packers Need To Improve After Falcons Loss

The Green Bay Packers suffered a disappointing loss in Week 2 at the hands of the Atlanta Falcons. It was a game in which Green Bay lost more than Atlanta won, as they fell just short 25-24.

The Packers had their opportunities to seize control of the game and put the Falcons away but were unable to capitalize. Miscues and mental errors led to some shortcomings, as head coach Matt LaFleur had some harsh words when rewatching the tape.

That tape got especially ugly in the fourth quarter as the Packers’ offense fell apart. After another strong third quarter, the team was unable to keep the momentum going in the final stanza.

Green Bay managed only seven yards on their final 10 plays of the game, two series that were three-and-outs and the last of which was a turnover on downs.

That put a lot of pressure on the team’s defense to perform. But, the difference in time of possession and plays ran looked to catch up near the end of the game. The Falcons methodically moved the ball by the Packers stalled out.

Consistency still needs to be found, which isn’t too surprising. The Packers have the youngest and least experienced roster in the NFL and there will be some road bumps along the way. Quarterback Jordan Love commented on the team executing better in crunch time.

“It just comes down to execution and being better in the fourth quarter and being able to play a full game,” added Love. “I just don’t think we executed well enough in the fourth quarter. Weren’t able to move the ball and convert third downs, and that’s really what hurt us.”

One area the Packers failed to execute was in run blocking. Green Bay was unable to win the battle for the line of scrimmage as their running backs averaged only 3.1 yards per carry.

Not having Aaron Jones in the lineup certainly hurt as he missed the game because of a hamstring injury. AJ Dillon managed only 55 yards on 15 carries, which consistently put Green Bay behind the sticks and off schedule, leading to short drives.

“We just have to do a better job of getting the drive started,” said Love. “That’s the end game for us. If we can’t get the ball started, get the drive started, and end up in third-and-long situations, we let them (the defense) get their packages that they want to get off in third-and-longs, and we just didn’t execute when we were in those situations.”