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The Packers season got off to a rocky start before week one ever rolled around. Star wide receiver Jordy Nelson tore his ACL during preseason, jeopardizing an Aaron Rodgers led stud offense.
However,
it wasn’t until week eight that teams began to exploit Green Bay’s weakness.
Without Nelson, Randall Cobb stepped into the No. 1 wideout role, leaving a
gaping hole at the No. 2 spot. It was originally filled by 32-year-old James
Jones, who looked like a comeback player of the year candidate through the
first six weeks.
But
Jones’ success did not last, and the Packers began to struggle. After a 6-0
start, Green Bay lost three of their next four to fall back to a quickly
closing Minnesota Vikings team. The rest of the season was a battle for first
place in the NFC North between the two teams.
While
Green Bay got back on track with a three game win streak from week 13 through
week 15, they lost at Arizona in week 16 which tied them with Minnesota heading
to a week 17 matchup.
Their
loss in the last game of the season forced them into a wild card spot against
Washington in the first round of the playoffs. A 17 point victory at Washington
in the wildcard round of the playoffs set up a week 16 rematch at Arizona.
In
one of the games of the season, a 4th quarter comeback, capped by two
hailmary’s from Aaron Rodgers, forced overtime. But before Rodgers could get a
chance to finish the comeback, Carson Palmer led a three-play, 80-yard drive
highlighted by a 75-yard pass to Larry Fitzgerald that resulted in a touchdown,
ending the Packers season.
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