NFL: 5 things we didn’t see coming in Week 3
By Pete Schauer
The Green Bay Packers Only Scoring 7 Points
Whether you view it as great defense by the Detroit Lions or poor offensive execution by the Packers, Green Bay only mustering a touchdown against the division rival Lions was a surprise.
Detroit came into the game with the No. 2 defense in the NFL in terms of opponent yards per game, but you’d think Aaron Rodgers and the Pack’s offense could break through that defense that let up 24 points to the Carolina Panthers in Week 2. As Randall Cobb (via Packers News) highlighted, it wasn’t the defense that failed on Sunday.
Randall Cobb on #Packers' offense: "Our defense played their butts off... we did nothing for them." http://t.co/SazuCVuqF7
— Packers News (@PGPackersNews) September 21, 2014
It’s not like Green Bay didn’t have its chances either. The Packers forced three Detroit turnovers, but still only put one touchdown–a 10 yard pass from Rodgers to Andrew Quarless–on the board.
It was another rough day for Eddie Lacy, which certainly factored into the tough loss for GB, but for a Packers team that was averaging 23.5 points per game through the first two weeks, this was certainly a surprise.