Cover 32: Packers don't instill any faith on possible playoff run, plus game balls, biggest gaffes from Week 4 — SkimNews
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- Packers are 2-2 with +225 playoff odds at DraftKings Sportsbook (down from -146 preseason), barely edging the Buccaneers 17-14 in Week 4 after Kaleb Johnson's fumble and Jordan Love's interception to Jacob Parish on consecutive fourth-quarter possessions
- Packers lead the NFL with 344 penalty yards and rank second with 42 total infractions, while their offense averages 18.3 PPG (lowest through four weeks since 2006) and converts 26.1% on third down (last in the NFL)
- Packers are missing Micah Parsons (rehabbing a season-ending ACL tear), Josh Jacobs (on the commissioner's exempt list), and just lost linebacker Edgerrin Cooper in Week 4, with Bears, Cowboys, and Lions on tap over the next three weeks
- CeeDee Lamb recorded 17 receptions for 189 yards and a TD in the Cowboys' 34-30 win over Houston, including a game-winning 12-yard score with 40 seconds left — the first Cowboys player ever with 15+ catches and 175+ receiving yards in a game
- Kenneth Walker III set a career high with 177 rushing yards and 2 TDs scored 20 seconds apart, joining Jamaal Charles (2009) as the only Chiefs player with 175+ rushing yards and 2 rushing TDs in a game, as Kansas City went 4-0 in Las Vegas
- Kyle Monangai set career highs with 30 carries and 146 rushing yards (2 scores), shouldering the load after D'Andre Swift's third-quarter fumble in the Bears' win over the Jets
- NFL officials drew scrutiny: one appeared to use profanity toward Cardinals TE Trey McBride (the NFL is reviewing the incident), and Patriots coach Mike Vrabel was flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct after telling an official the call was 'f---ing terrible'
Why it matters: The Packers' preseason -146 playoff odds have ballooned to +225 at DraftKings as penalty issues (42 infractions, 344 yards — league-high) and offensive struggles (18.3 PPG, last in third-down conversion) persist even against weak opponents (their two wins are against teams combined 1-7). With Micah Parsons still sidelined and Bears-Cowboys-Lions upcoming, the team's early trajectory looks more like a contender falling out of the race than a slow starter.
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