Packers roundup: How offense and defense performed in Week 2

A roundup of the latest Green Bay Packers articles for Thursday, Sept. 19.

Welcome to the Packers News Report.

The biggest news yesterday was the team’s surprising decision to trade wide receiver Trevor Davis to the Oakland Raiders, as Matt Schneidman of The Athletic reported. It’ll be interesting to see who head coach Matt LaFleur plans to replace Davis with on kickoff and punt returns this season.

Today’s report features an in-depth breakdown of last week’s win against the Minnesota Vikings, and also a look ahead to this week’s contest against the Denver Broncos.

News and notes from around FanSided

Analyzing all three facets of the win vs. Vikings (Lombardi Ave)

Brady Busha wrote an excellent, in-depth article looking at all three phases of the game against the Minnesota Vikings last week.

Green Bay Packers vs Denver Broncos: Five players in spotlight in Week 3 (Dairyland Express – Brian Sampson)

Brian Sampson of Dairyland Express looks at five players who are in the spotlight in Week 3 against the Denver Broncos.

Green Bay Packers: Three trade targets on the Miami Dolphins (Dairyland Express – Paul Bretl)

Paul Bretl of Dairyland Express writes about three potential trade targets on the Miami Dolphins.

NFL Week 3, 2019: 20 Bold predictions to consider (NFL Spin Zone – Dan Parzych)

Here’s an article I always enjoy reading by Dan Parzych of NFL Spin Zone. He’s made 20 bold predictions for Week 3.

Fantasy Football: Week two dudes, duds, and deceivers (FanSided – A.J. Fagerlin)

A.J. Fagerlin of FanSided looks at players who put up good fantasy numbers in Week 2, and also players who didn’t meet expectations.

More news and notes from around the internet

Packers must keep pursuing playmakers for erratic offense (PackersNews.com – Tom Silverstein)

Spotlight in Packers return game shifts to Tremon Smith, Darrius Shepherd (PackersWire – Zach Kruse)

Packers aren’t looking at the stats (Packers.com – Mike Spofford)

Confessions of a Polluted Mindset – 2019 Game 2, Packers – Vikings (Cheesehead TV – Jersey Al)

NFC North Rundown: Bears survive in Denver behind the “swag” of kicker Piñeiro (Acme Packing Company – Shawn Wagner)

We hope you enjoyed this edition of the Packers News Report.