Professional sports are all about never being satisfied, regardless of the result. And you don’t have to look any further than Aaron Rodgers to see evidence of that. After last week’s 22-0 blanking of the Bills, Rodgers was critical of his offense and indirectly the offensive schemes being implemented by head coach Mike McCarthy and offensive coordinator Joe Philbin. During the postgame presser, Rodgers had this to say.

"We were championship defensive level and non-playoff team offensive level today. That was not great by any stretch of the imagination. We need to find ways to get our playmakers in a position to get some more opportunities. You know, a game like today -- Davante's a tough cover for anybody, but he should have had 20 targets today. They couldn't stop him. They dared to play one-high a few times. So, we have to find ways to get him the ball and Jimmy as well."

There is no doubt that McCarthy felt that shot across his bow but was measured in his response. He gave the coach-speak reply that he and his quarterback have worked together for years and open, honest communication is helpful…yada, yada, yada. But there is truth in what Rodgers says and the numbers bear him out. The Packers are currently ranked 14^th in passing yards, averaging 269 per game, and 19^th in points scored with 23 per contest. Those are not the indicators normally attributed to an offense with a future Hall-of-Fame quarterback slingin’ the pigskin.

Regardless, the Packers’ offense was certainly good enough on Sunday as their defense did all the heavy lifting. Green Bay tossed Buffalo rookie Josh Allen around like a rag doll with seven sacks and eight tackles for a loss. It was the kind of day that Packers’ fans were skeptical they would have after the season-ending injury to defensive lineman Mo Wilkerson the week before. As Week 5 approaches the Packers are No. 7 in pass defense and 15^th against the run. Those numbers are good but if they could play Buffalo every week they would be much better. So let’s not get too carried away with the Packers’ defense carrying them to the Promised Land. Rodgers is absolutely right, Green Bay’s offense must ignite otherwise their ticket to the postseason may get lost in the mail.

Next up for the Packers is a meet and greet with the Lions in Motown. Last season the Lions had little trouble with Green Bay, beating them 30-17 at Lambeau and then sending them to defeat again in the regular season finale, 35-11. However, there was one important Packers’ player missing in both those contests and he won’t be absent this Sunday. Aaron Rodgers is back and the man under center in those losing efforts last year, Brett Hundley, is holding a clipboard in Seattle.

As we check out this game one of our first stops is to Intertops, one of the sports betting industry’s best online sportsbooks. As of this midweek writing we that the oddsmakers are making this close to a coin flip with the Packers being tagged as 1 ½ point favorites. That makes sense as the Lions are coming off a tough 26-24 setback to Dallas and the trends are favoring the Packers in terms of covering the number this week. Consider that Green Bay is 4-0-1 ATS in their last five games in Week 5, 4-1 ATS vs. a team with a losing record, and 5-1 ATS in their last six games following a straight up win of more than 14 points.

Sunday afternoon can’t come soon enough so if you are inclined to back your opinions up with cold, hard cash then click on over and see the reviews of Intertops at Sportsbook Review and get down on the Packers to cover this small number and challenge the Bears for the top spot in the NFC North.