Good: Mayfield played for the other side.
Bad: Run Defense.
Ugly: Rodgers coming up small in the last 10 minutes. Once he gets his records and pads his stats to get his MVP, he disappears.

The Good:
** A “W” in Lambeau and holding on to #1 seed by the skin of our teeth.
** No blowouts by Special Teams.
** Crosby was solid and may have shaken off his slump.
** The pickup of Douglas from the drive by garage sale continues to pay dividends.

The Bad
** The Defense has regressed 3 weeks straight
** The Pinky toe took it on the chin and definitely affected A.R.’s play
** Aaron Jones, limping on the sidelines in the 4th quarter. (hoping it’s nothing serious.)
** Against the run the defensive line and linebackers were on their heels all game.

The Ugly
** Defensive line and linbackers MIA against the rush.
** Stats:
Time of possession goes to CLE 31:51 to 28:19
Total Yards CLE 408 to 311
Rushing CLE 219 to 109
And the real kick in the gut, First Downs CLE 28 to 19
Third Down Conversions CLE 7 of 12 to our 3 of 10. 3 of 10? Are you kidding me?!?

The Wrap:
Merry Christmas GB fans, this win was a GIFT, no other way to put it. This was also a shot across the bow and thinking that allowing Avg 9 yards per rush will get us deep in the playoffs is delusional. Defense peeked 4 weeks ago and has regressed since, we had better right the ship or this run of luck will run out.

Good:Another win. Getting four ints.
Bad: no 2nd half offense
Ugly: The D despite 4 ints and 5 sacks

Darnell has gone from blossoming into a star, to a guy who makes multiple big mistakes each game.
Remember, had he not dropped that Cousins int to him late in that game 3+ weeks ago, we would have won & might have the #1 seed wrapped up by now.

Ugly- how are we not talking about how bad Eric Stokes ball skills are? This guy can cover but for his draft status he has some of the worst hands I’ve seen in a packer uniform since Ahmad carrol. His inability to make a play are getting covered up by wins.
I would have this guys doing ball drills 100% of the time in practice until his hands were bleeding.
Terrible…

I love Lafluer, but is he attempting to match Mike Martz’s poor timeout management and play challenges—Geesh!!
Am I the only one NOT breathing a sigh of relief concerning our special teams?
Please hammer the Vikings—they were bailed out last time.
Merry Christmas y’all !!!

Weird game, but...a W!

G: Douglas; Rodgers; Adams (until the last drive, but uncharacteristic drops); and, and...
B: Run defense
U: Mayfield, and okay, our run D

The Good: Aaron Rodgers, Adams, Jones, Dillon, OL and Rasul Douglas. 4 picks and 5 sacks.
The Bad: Our run defense was terrible. Poor tackling.
The Ugly: The officials probably saved the win by not calling holding on Douglas on his last pick of the game.

Our defense is barely hanging on at the end of our last few games. They are not as sharp as they were prior to the Vikings game at Minn.
Rodgers injury is affecting his play late in games. We need that 1st week bye so he can heal up. GPG!
Thanks, Since ‘61

The good: Special teams
Last week I said I'll call them Stupid Teams until they prove otherwise, and I really didn't see any howlers tonight. No muffed returns, no missed FGs or PATs, no big returns given away, it really was a pleasantly uneventful night for once! So I will go back to calling them Special Teams (for now).

The bad & The Ugly: Run D / Mental Errors
Anytime you put something on tape like caving to the run game -- even when the Packers knew it was coming -- is something our opponents will take note of. It's a copycat league. That was disappointing to see. I think Tom Silverstein put it best: this game felt like Mike Pettine was our coordinator again.

The defense in general just seems to be trending in the wrong direction, as Tom Silverstein wrote:

"Up until a couple of weeks ago, new coordinator Joe Barry’s defense had gone five straight games without giving up 100 yards rushing, beating two surefire playoff teams (Arizona, Los Angeles Rams) within that span."

"Then, it gave up 137 yards against Chicago and 143 against Baltimore, and then 219 to the Browns, even though they were playing against a quarterback who tested out of the COVID-19 protocol and flew to the game on a private plane Saturday morning and without starting left tackle Jedrick Wills and center JC Tretter due to COVID."

If any other NFL starting QB was playing tonight aside from Baker Midfield, then the Packers lose this game plain and simple. What was even more frustrating was that Kenny Clark was back from COVID. Now, maybe he wasn't 100% after battling the virus, I don't know -- but they clearly were not themselves and were getting gashed.

Good- 1st half offense, and Robemsaul Douglas.
Bad- 2 drops that could have cost the game, Stokes and WHAT!??! Devonte
Ugly- Yes the run defense and Baker.

Good- The win
Bad- the defense
ugly- the defense

The Good: Special teams improvement. Honorable mention, Barns absolutely destroying a RB who attempted to block him.
The Bad: Defensive regression. Especially at Lambeau.

The Ugly: Run Defense that triggered the memory of the Niner's playoff game two years ago.

The Good (and rather Great) = Rasul Douglas, Aaron Rodgers' first half performance.

The Bad = The run defense. It reminded me of the way the Niners destroyed the Pack two years ago. Eric Stokes playing too far off in many situations. Matt LaFleur's play calling in the second half. Green Bay's offense was ragged in the second half and I disagree with Nagler's support for the deep sideline throw to Adams that glanced off his hands. That was a case of the Packers being too reckless in their play calling. Totally unnecessary however exciting it was too watch.

The Ugly = The Packers' decision to throw on the drive before the 2 minute warning. The incomplete pass stopped the clock and gave the Browns a free time out in effect. Luckily another interception from the abysmal Mayfield stopped Cleveland's final drive.

(And, changing the format to include the other team) The Browns' constant whining about everything. Especially Baker Mayfield on every other play (although someone did grab his face mask briefly on one play although the bastard deserved it).

THE BEAUTIFUL = The Packers are 12 - 3 and know how to win although the team still doesn't know how to close out games forcefully.

The good - Pass defense leads to 4 picks and the defense gets 5 sacks. Davante Adams, Aaron Rodgers, Aaron Jones, Rasul Douglas

The bad - Run defense. Not being able to put the game away in the second half and allowing to many 3rd and long conversions.

The ugly - Run defense. No killer instinct to put the game away when getting a lead. Bad challenges. Aikman and his lousy commentating!! He's horrible!!

This game, although a win, was a dumpster fire.
The defense played horrible, no fire, no intensity, no urgency! No 'Killer' instinct!
The picks were Gifts from Mayfield, and the Refs gave us the ultimate gift on the no-call PI that ended the game with the final interception.
Suddenly, MLF was doing his best Mike McCarthy Dance step in the 4th quarter with his Run-two-three-kick, run-two-three-kick playcalling.
We can't blame the Special Teams for 'keeping them in the game" this week!
The Pack should have destroyed the Browns, and instead they lucked out by the skin of their teeth. Sad!

The Good - 12 and 3 and we are far from playing our best football. Very well could be 10 and 5, or worse but we are not, it is what it is. The offense continues to score against some better defensive teams, putting just enough points on the board to cover up for a host of other issues. If and when the O gets it together, and hopefully on a run at that I don’t believe anyone can beat us all the way to the Lombardi

The Bad - if the offensive side fails to step up and over it is hard for me to imagine much beyond a one and done or a repeat of the past two years come playoffs. Our defense may be playing their best and it just sucks. The same players who are on the field with the same patterns of mistakes. A backup QB and Baker should have beat us, hard to imagine Matt, Dak and TB not coming out with a W if they are given the same opportunity unless something with the D pivots.

The Ugly - leaving this blank for now, what is hard to watch now may turn into something altogether different during a stretch run.

Happy New Year to all!
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The Good: Aaron Rodgers driving Packers up and down the field in 1st half.
The Bad: surprisingly Davante dropping a couple of passes that might have sealed the “W”.
The Ugly: The run defense was atrocious. It is fair to say, Cleveland has a very good back (Chubb) and O-line, but not holding the edge time after time coupled with two hand touch tackling is a bad combination. This needs to get fixed.

All that being said, these are weaknesses that can be fixed by good coaching. Team needs to get back to work.

Good: 4 Christmas presents from Baker
Bad: a Lump of coal to the defense which was indefensible
Ugly: the officials who need to be returned as they were broken

Merry Christmas Packer Fans
Good: Mayfield was convinced our secondary sucked and he could pass like crazy. He would have been right if two major holds were called. we got lucky. He didn't.

Bad: Run d not so good. Punter kicks line drives at times no st could cover. Play calling a mystery. May be due to Rodgers toe?

Ugly: I see more negative opinions of Stokes growing on this board so I know it's not me. I thought maybe he just isn't bright enough to play, I think it's that plus he seems lazy. Yesterday our defender was trying to make a tackle and Stokes was three yards away and stood there and watched rather then jump in and help. Hey last week if Savage hadn't deflected the two point conversion, the receiver was in place to make easy catch with good old Stokes two yards back watching. I do not see development here after 15 weeks.

I think as a fan base we are rather entitled. This team is 12-3 while missing a substantial portion of its starting roster. Try to be grateful and optimistic. This team is pretty damn good. Let’s not be too critical. Happy Holidays Pack Nation

In 8 possessions, we scored 3 TDs and a FG. That’s about a 44% success rate for the offense.
In 8 possessions, Cleveland scored 3 TDs and a FG.. Thats a 56% success rate for the defense.

The offense scored below their average.
The defense held Cleveland under the league average.

And the narrative is about poor defense.

Good: Win

Bad: MLF play calling in the 2nd half, 4Q Davante Adams.

OK: Packer special Teams

Ugly: Baker Mayfield.

The Good: As always another win! Special Teams looked a little more special please keep it up. Douglas once again a ball-hawking thief on the gridiron. The crowd seemed ramped up from what I could tell from the tele.

The Bad: The offense stalling again when we needed to put the Browns away. Seemed like we try and get too cute instead of running the ball.

The Ugly- Our defense, with the exception of Douglas's interceptions. No adjustments. Run defense got run on big time and can't figure out why we are seeing Pettine's soft defense instead of being aggressive against their receivers.

When in hell will Joe Barry play press coverage with the D backs? This 10 + yards off the ball coverage invites opponents first downs. This is the same crap Pettine ran last year. When will MLF do something about it?

The good: COMPETENT Special Teams play on Christmas after a whole year of Nightmares Before Christmas.
The bad AND the ugly: run defense getting shredded (again) by an (admittedly) great back. Gotta get this fixed cause Kamara is Koming to town Sunday night.
The Szotman

How about a good, bad, and ugly, all rolled up into one, depending upon your perspective...

Vic Ketchman is finally shutting his yap.