This photograph was floating around the Internet this morning. I thought it appropriate as we look forward to the game versus the Raiders.

The Green Bay Packers are 12-0 with four very winnable games over the next month … but there’s one thing that continues to turn heads around the NFL and concern Packers fans the most – the Packers defense – or the lack thereof.

If there’s one word to describe this unit, it’s consistency. Yes, they have been consistently porous.

Sure, they’ve had their share of injuries, but this year’s unit has performed similarly in every game this season – from the season-opening win over New Orleans to the heart-stopping win over the Giants yesterday.

This has been an opportunistic unit, for sure. They have continually come up with just enough big plays to ensure the offensive unit’s efforts have not gone for naught. Yesterday’s pick-six by all-world linebacker Clay Matthews was the latest example of a play that helped turn the tide and secure a Packers win.

The question in my mind is whether this team can make it out of the regular season unscathed, but even more importantly, if this team can make it through the playoffs and the Super Bowl without a loss – that is if this defense continues to play as it has.

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