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Here are some of my thoughts from the Green Bay Packers ' 34-0 victory over the New Orleans Saints at Lambeau Field last night: Green Bay Packers fans received an early Christmas gift. The Packers are in the playoffs with two games to go. While the division title is off the table, they still have an opportunity to improve their seeding spot or, depending on the outcome of their upcoming game against the Minnesota Vikings, may be able to rest players in the final week of the regular season. This was as dominating of a performance as you could ask for. Yes, the Saints have been plagued by injuries and are a shell of the team they were at the start of the season. However, pitching the NFL's first shutout of the season isn't something that should be overlooked, especially against a team that took the Washington Commanders down to the wire just a week ago. Green Bay's defense, after all, was missing key personnel too. And the best part of that (for Packers fans at least)...

Here are my thoughts from last night's 30-17 Green Bay Packers ' win at home over the Miami Dolphins . That was arguably the most complete game the Packers have played this year. There were a few mistakes, but Green Bay's offense moved the ball while the defense kept the Dolphins' explosive offense in check for the most part. Miami tried to make it a game at times but were always a minimum of two scores behind. Green Bay is finally becoming a physical team. For quite a few years, it felt as though the Packers struggled to impose their will. That's no longer the case, especially when Josh Jacobs is carrying the ball and moving defenders backwards. Speaking of running backs, this is easily the most depth the team has had at the position in years. Jacobs, Emanuel Wilson and Chris Brooks can all pick up yards out of the backfield. Plus, they still have promising rookie Marshawn Lloyd once he's healthy enough to play. I love watching tight end Tucker Kraft play. ...

Here are some of my thoughts from the Green Bay Packers ' 34-29 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles in São Paulo, Brazil last night.  The Packers' fans are waiting on pins and needles this morning.  Losing the game is one thing. Potentially losing your franchise quarterback to injury just one game into the season has the potential to be devastating. Jordan Love was clearly hurt and now it's just a matter of if it's something that is going to make him miss a game or two or the entire year. The Packers went out of their way to lose this one. The penalties were both numerous and game changing. The defensive holds toward the end, for example, kept Eagles' drives alive while both teams having too many players on the field resulted in a touchdown being wiped off the board. In addition, Green Bay just had too many missed opportunities, including only getting nine points off of three takeaways despite having excellent field position on two of those. It was more of the same fro...