Five takeaways from Packers’ humiliating loss to Redskins
Defense hits embarrassing low
Green Bay’s defensive struggles are as bad as we’ve seen in over half a century.
Tonight's loss marks the first time the Packers have allowed 40+ points in back-to-back games since 1950.
— Packers History (@HistoricPackers) November 21, 2016
Over the past four weeks, the Packers are scoring an average of 26.8 points per game. While not their 2014-highs, it’s a healthy average. This is slightly skewed due to being down by multiple scores late in games, but as a whole the unit is playing well enough to win games.
Dom Capers’ defense has surrendered 153 points over the four-game losing stretch, an average of 38.3 points per game. Lacking depth across the board, Capers has no answer as he watches his depleted unit get carved open time and again.
Average defense would be enough to give Aaron Rodgers a chance. One stop might have done it.
Down 29-24, Green Bay forced Washington into fourth-and-1 on their own 41-yard line. But a great opportunity slipped through the Packers’ fingers as Kirk Cousins converted on a quarterback sneak. Four plays later Washington found the end zone.
It was another humiliation for Capers’ defense, this time in front of the nation. Washington piled up 515 total yards, the Packers bullied by the team they sent out of the playoffs last January.