Remember when the Packers couldn't beat any playoff-caliber teams? Not anymore, after wins vs. Detroit and Washington.
What to know on all 32 NFL playcallers: From veterans to first-year coaches, here is what to expect in 2025John Keim covers the Washington Commanders for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2013 after a stint with the Washington Post.
He started covering the team in 1994 for the Journal Newspapers and later for the Washington Examiner. He has authored/co-authored four books. You can also listen to him on 'The John Keim Report', which airs on ESPN Richmond radio.Rob Demovsky is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the Green Bay Packers. He has covered the Packers since 1997 and joined ESPN in 2013. Demovsky is a two-time Wisconsin Sportswriter of the Year as selected by the NSSA.Last year, the Lions won 15 games and the Commanders prevailed in 12 on their way to the NFC Championship Game. The Packers became just the fifth team in the Super Bowl era to win their first two games against teams that won 12 or more contests the previous season. It also gives the Packers a 2-0 start for the first time since 2020, when they started 4-0 on their way to a 13-win campaign.deep twice in the first half, yet he still had 214 yards passing through two quarters -- his most in the first half in his career and the most by any Packers quarterback sincefaced multiple double teams -- and even a triple team on one play -- yet still managed a half-sack and three QB hits. He also drew an illegal-hands-to-the-face penalty and likely forced a false start against the Commanders. He was held on the sack he shared withThe surprising part about Tucker Kraft's six-catch, 124-yard, one touchdown game was that it was his first career 100-yard receiving performance. As good as Kraft was last year in his 50-catch, seven-touchdown season, he did not hit the 100-yard mark in a contest. Kraft was a budding star going into this season, and he might be on his way to full-on stardom.is getting the ball and scoring. It happened for the 10th straight regular-season game Thursday, when Jacobs scored on a 2-yard run to give the Packers a 14-0 lead in the second quarter. Jacobs got the ball on the play before, too, and rushed for 5 yards on first-and-goal from the 7. Jacobs extended his franchise record for consecutive games with a touchdown and became just the fourth player over the past 30 seasons with a rushing touchdown in at least 10 straight games, joining LaDainian Tomlinson ,The Commanders wanted to distance themselves from last season, preferring to look forward. Thursday's game, unfortunately for Washington, will provide that distance. The Commanders looked nothing like the team that surprised the NFL by reaching the NFC Championship Game in January. Though the final tally was 27-18 and the Commanders were only down one score early in the fourth quarter, make no mistake: Green Bay dominated this game. The Packers made Daniels look ordinary and held an offense that ranked seventh in yards last season to 230 overall.It was the Commanders' first of five Prime Time games this season. But it was a forgettable performance -- one they'll want to distance themselves from as soon as possible.was once one of the NFL's better kickers from 50 yards and beyond; in his first five years he made 25-of-36 from that distance. However, he has now made just 1-of-3 this season and is 4-of-12 since the start of last season. Washington had hoped he solved its kicking issues after using four place-kickers last season, but his inability to connect from long distance makes that questionable.Take your pick. But Washington's defense looked slow against Green Bay's offense. Too often Packers targets were running open, which is why they had eight plays of 15 yards or longer -- one for 57 and another for 37. The Packers hurt them by sending receivers in motion, who then beat the corners to the outside when Washington played man coverage, as well as with play-action passes down the field.No team has made Daniels look as pedestrian as the Packers did Thursday night. Credit the Green Bay pass rush and its speed to chase him down when he scrambled. The Packers sacked Daniels four times and held him to 17 yards rushing. He threw for 200 yards, but most of that came when the Commanders were down 17. His offensive line provided little help, notably rookie right tackle
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