Green Bay Packers: Week 8 special teams recap

Oct 30, 2016; Atlanta, GA, USA; Green Bay Packers wide receiver Trevor Davis (11) returns a punt in the second quarter of their game against the Atlanta Falcons at the Georgia Dome. Mandatory Credit: Jason Getz-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 30, 2016; Atlanta, GA, USA; Green Bay Packers wide receiver Trevor Davis (11) returns a punt in the second quarter of their game against the Atlanta Falcons at the Georgia Dome. Mandatory Credit: Jason Getz-USA TODAY Sports /
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Oct 30, 2016; Atlanta, GA, USA; Green Bay Packers wide receiver Trevor Davis (11) returns a punt in the second quarter of their game against the Atlanta Falcons at the Georgia Dome. Mandatory Credit: Jason Getz-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 30, 2016; Atlanta, GA, USA; Green Bay Packers wide receiver Trevor Davis (11) returns a punt in the second quarter of their game against the Atlanta Falcons at the Georgia Dome. Mandatory Credit: Jason Getz-USA TODAY Sports /

Week 8 brought us an instant classic of offense, with two offensive attacks lighting up the field and scoring on almost every chance they were given.

Unfortunately, Green Bay ended up on the wrong end of the scoreboard in a 33-32 loss on the road to the Atlanta Falcons.

The offense played its best full game of the 2016 season, while the defense struggled to one of its worst.

The special teams had its own impact, but which way did it trend, good or bad?

Let’s look into that.