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My thoughts from today's  Green Bay Packers ' 24-22 win over the Houston Texans at Lambeau Field. Welcome to Green Bay, Brandon McManus! I won't get into the controversy surrounding the Packers' new kicker because I'm smart enough to recognize I don't know everything there is to know about it and, in this country, someone is innocent until proven guilty. However, General Manager Brian Gutekunst's decision to try to fix the team's kicking inconsistency with a veteran who hadn't kicked in nearly a year could have backfired badly. So far, so good though. That game winning kick was huge. Hopefully it'll be one of many. Green Bay got the win but there's still a lot for the team to work on. There's no doubt the Packers have talented albeit young, players but you don't normally beat good teams when you turn the ball over three times and make numerous other game-changing mistakes. This game still had me comparing Jordan Love to Brett Favr...

My thoughts from the Green Bay Packers ' 31-29 loss to the Minnesota Vikings at Lambeau Field today: That first half was brutal. There were times when it felt like I was watching someone playing Madden Football as the Minnesota Vikings and had it set on "beginner" mode. Some weeks are like that, and it ultimately was just too much for the Packers to overcome. For a while there, I thought Green Bay brought Jordan Love back too soon. He just didn't seem to be mobile enough and wasn't stepping into the throws. However, once he worked out some of the rust and got back into a rhythm with his receivers, I think he prove me wrong. For a minute there, I thought the Packers would pull off a miracle. I'm going to give the defense some credit as well . The Vikings got off to a fast start, but the Green Bay D locked things down by the second half and had some key plays despite the depleted secondary being outgunned by the Vikings' receivers. I think Jaire Alexand...