Destruction In The Capital: Why Green Bay Packers lost to Washington
By Kenn Korb
Allowing the 2-for-1
I have mentioned for weeks now how Green Bay has continued to miss chances to convert these two-for-one chances into an advantage; this week, they had one fulfilled against them, and it was a turning point in what had been a close game.
When Green Bay finally started scoring in the first half, they ended up turning two straight drives into 10 points, putting them ahead 10-7 towards the end of the half. With Washington set to get the ball after halftime, a stop was needed to prevent yet another deficit forming on a team which has proven unable to survive them. At least at that point, behind forcing three punts to one touchdown, the defense did have some semblance of a chance to stop at least part of this opportunity.
Or not. Washington went and scored a touchdown (failed two-point conversion however) to go up 13-10 going into the half, with the ball coming back to them to start the 3rd quarter. They didn’t punch the ball into the end zone on that drive, but they did add a field goal to put themselves up 16-10.
What had been a 10-7 lead became a deficit before Green Bay could have a meaningful shot at possession again — and in a game where the defense proved far from capable at making stops in the second half, it was plenty enough to help put the offense in a hole they wouldn’t get back out of.
That alone wasn’t why the Packers lost, but the impact should not be overlooked.