It wasn’t a pretty finish, but the Green Bay Packers beat the Cleveland Browns on Christmas Day to improve to 12-3.
Aaron Rodgers is now 2-0 on Christmas Day, and this year his gift was his 443rd touchdown to pass Brett Favre on the Packers’ all-time passing touchdowns list. After the touchdown was confirmed, Favre delivered a message to Rodgers and everyone in attendance at Lambeau Field.
“Go get us a Super Bowl,” he said.
The good news is another win has Green Bay still in control of the top seed in the NFC, but the bad news is it wasn’t a great showing from the defense despite four forced turnovers. Cleveland crept back into the game late as the Packers’ defense allowed their first 100-yard rushing game to Browns running back Nick Chubb. Chubb is one of the best in the business, but they came in with a very poor game plan to limit his impact.
This defense has been trending in the wrong direction for the past month and needs to do something to correct it. Luckily, they have a top-tier offense that can outscore anyone you put in front of them. Still, it would get a player like Jaire Alexander back to provide a boost.
In the end, it’s a win Green Bay will happily accept, and while we’re at it, let’s check out the standouts.
