Guty job by Rodgers to play NFL Football coming off the Rona. I could barely walk across the house for 2 weeks when I had that.

That said, the idea that Rodgers doesn't need to practice ot play in the preseason is dead. It should never be uttered again.

Dillon is a 250-lb bowling ball. I remember having this conversation a little while back with another poster here, but power football is fun to watch. When you're on the side delivering the punishment, you know just how demoralizing it is to watch that guy carry tacklers...very satisfying.

A lot of 11 personnel yesterday...maybe due to running Tonyan's routes with Lazard. Certainly didn't shift those snaps to Deguara, even with Dafney inactive. I think this offense is going to change significantly minus Tonyan and Jones. Dillon is not a guy who is going to get to the corner or successfully bounce plays outside very often, so this becomes much more of an A and B-gap running game--defenses will be clogging the box more, which opens up the outside routes (which ARod likes to throw. Jones wasn't showing signs of being the back he was the last couple seasons, but I'm putting that more on inconsistency in the blocking. Going forward, Dillon and his ability to run through contact is probably better suited to be productive until the OL gets healthy.

When was the last time the Packers played a game where they clinged to a 3-point lead forever, but you still felt they were in a good spot? Not often during the Pettine and Capers regimes. Still, knowing the history with Seattle, I was waiting for some nasty goof or missed call that would turn a 3-0 lead into a deficit and leave the Packers scratching. All credit to the defense for making it work, even if Wilson looked tentative.

It's going to be interesting to see how the Packers navigate the defense this offseason. So many guys on short-term deals who are delivering when asked to play: it would be nice to see those guys back, but they're earning bigger paydays and longer term contracts going forward. Feel good for those guys playing well and getting their chance, but can't help but think this defense will be looking for the next DeVondre Campbell and Rasul Douglas and Whitney Mercilus in 2022.

Game Ball: It's no secret..... "DOWNHILL" Dillon.... Wow!

Lame Call: As much as I was impressed Aaron Rogers level of play after being down and on the bench for 10 days, I have to throw the flag at his bone-head interception in the end zone. It was a "HONGO" throw and he deserved the pick. The packers DID NOT deserve the potential loss of 3 to 7 points.

On the positive, the Defense continues to get stronger. WTG J.B. @Crankkbait said it best, "Humble pie tastes delicious." Here is his post https://cheeseheadtv.com/blog/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-seahawks-vs-... I'm owed a big hocking slice.

Lame call: rushing out of the shotgun. The plays just don’t seem to develop as well as they do when under center.

The Packers bye can't come soon enough. This team is battle weary. I hope our edge rushers can heal up soon, although I'm worried we will be thin at the position for awhile

Ken, When I watched my recording of the game, my favorite area to concentrate on is the offensive and defensive line play. In your commentary you never mentioned the offensive line. Jones and Dillon didn't run through that defensive Seahawks line without some of the terrific blocking that I watched. Again this was done without two of the starters, our all pro left tackle and our starting rookie center who had excelled prior to the injury. I say they have a well deserved pat on the back coming.

"You can't lose if the the team doesn't score"... unless you count the three bodies that exited the game with injuries. To me this is the biggest story coming out the game. Running the ball into the end zone late in the game is the other story that makes this win so significant. I hope that Patrick Taylor can answer the call.

Game Balls:

Dillon - There were so many that hated the pick. Dillon is a beast and is showing exactly why they drafted him in the 2nd round. His tough running is exactly what they needed yesterday. The way defenses are playing the Packers offense and the way Dillon runs, he could be a guy that forces defenses to change the way they play a bit. If he is getting 5+ yards per carry eventually they have to get out of the 2 shell defense.

Defense - I can't break this down. The entire defense shut out the Seahawks. They all deserve so much damn credit! This starts with Barry and coaches. They have created a great scheme. But the players still have to make it work and they really have. Starting up front Clark was a beast as usual. He created a lot of pressure on Wilson. Gary and Mercilus were really good until their injuries. (hopefully they will be ok). Campbell to me is the glue of the defense. He has been so damn good. Another guy that doesn't get enough recognition is Amos. He could have had 3 picks yesterday. He and Campbell are probably our best tacklers on the team. He does so many things very well, he just doesn't get enough credit. The secondary was amazing. Stokes I think was targeted 4 times and allowed 0 receptions. Douglas continues to impress. Savage is also great. This defense is playing great ball. The just faced 3 of the leagues top QB's and they basically shut them down.

Lame Calls:

Lazard - I get its tough in the cold, but he has maybe the best hands of the WR group. But damn he had 3 catchable balls for big plays or first downs and he didn't come down with the ball. The one was a hard hit, but the ball was in his hands for a first down. He has to catch that. The other 2 were for big plays and he had his hands on it. He needs to find ways to come down with the balls.

Injuries - The last I saw they maybe lucked out on injuries with Gary and Jones. But we will see. Losing 2 of our top 3 OLB's, and our stud RB, are not good moving forward. Luckily we had Dillon to take over. Injuries are not kind to this team this year.

Notes:

- We already lost Kylin Hill. He would have been a good fill in player for Jones. Down to only Dillon with experience may limit the offense a bit. Taylor I do have faith in, but he doesn't have any experience. I do wonder if they may look to bring in another RB. Possibly bring back Tyler Ervin? Maybe they will try to use Rodgers more? He could possibly do some of the things that Jones did when he goes in motion. It won't be the same as Jones though.

- Crosby's missed the first FG. I want to know was that due to wind or what? Because that thing just started to tail bad. The rest of the kicks were perfectly straight. I'd like to know what happened on that first kick.

- LaFleur's comment about the energy felt right. I felt the same thing. The offense felt like it had no energy. I'm not sure why, it just felt like it was missing something. Not sure what it was. Good to see they wore down the defense though and scored 14 points in the 4th quarter.

- First shut out since 2018? Not going to lie I was guessing 2014ish was the last time they shut out a team. It felt like a LONG time since they shut out a team.

Final Note:

Great Win, lets enjoy some Victory Monday!

Packers have running back Armstead on the PS, he was a projected starter for the Jags, I think he was out with covid last season . Maybe he is next man up ?

The signing of AJ Dillon was huge! And I’m talking about CHTV, not the Pack. Can’t wait for Tuesday. We’re going to be able to hear from the #1 Packers RB every week for the next 6-8 weeks! Thanks Cory and Aaron…This site brings me a great deal of pleasure.

Game Balls: AJ Dillon! Our Defense! Both the secondary and the D Line were great, vs Seattle. Our D Line players all pressured Wilson through out the game. Our LBs made tackles, too. Hoping we re-sign Campbell and Douglas in the off season. Barnes has turned into a gem, as well! Nice to see MVS back in the mix! A WIN!!! GO PACK, GO!!!

Lame Calls: Crosby and Bojorquez still not on the same page in our FG unit. Refs play calling, especially on the play where they gave Seattle an extra yard, for a 1st down and then turned around and said that Seattle was short of the line to gain. Head scratcher, for sure! I want a cleanly called game, at some point, this season. DeGuara needs to be the next man up at TE if the Big Dog is used as a blocker. He needs to be open past the 1st down marker on plays when Rodgers is pressured. We miss Bobby Tonyan! Next man up for RB is Patrick Taylor. He saw action in the game, but will need to carry the ball, in Jones's place, until Jones can come back. We may see Armistead elevated from the PS to help our run game. Taylor was a stud RB at Memphis and I think he will do fine in Jones's spot, as long as he protects the ball and can catch those passes out of the backfield, like the ones Rodgers throws to Jones, on occasion. Rodgers throws into double coverage, a lot! Passes to Adams and to Lazard, when they were double covered, seemed doomed to failure. Someone else had to be open, there. I'm thinking DeGuara, underneath the coverage, would be an option, there.

Lambeau crowd was really loud yesterday with the D on the field. We had a lot to roar for watching the D control the game.

The best Packer D I have ever watched in Lambeau was Fritz Schumer's 1996 group.

Still games to play...but for grit and "can do" confidence and desire...Barry's Boys are becoming one of my favorites.

Funny, I said the same thing as I watched the Rodgers INT, "Rookie mistake". Not something we are used to seeing from the best QB at protecting the ball. Also, don't forget about the near pick 6 early in the game.

Really like seeing Wagner getting dragged a couple of yards for the score. Additionally, excited about Bak's return, to hopefully prevent those Dillion runs where he gets hit as he gets the ball. It happened a couple of times during the game.

I like how the packers finally figured out to keep going with the screen until seahags stop it.

Amari Rodgers must still think he is in college with those lateral returns.

Taylor better be ready. I don't think Dillion can play without several breaks. After the long screen, Dillion looked gassed, but hung in there. Got a short rest, then finished it.

I would give a game ball to Jenkins for the leap alone.

I’d like to give a game ball to Washington, for beating Tampa
And another game ball to Carolina for beating AZ

And one more to the Chargers for giving the Vikings hope. If the Vikes had lost, they’d be 3-6 with no hope, but NOW they’re thinking, “we’re 4-5 and if we beat the Packers we’ll be 5-5 and in the wild card hunt!!!” Go to Viking fan boards and you can see for yourself. And so crushing the Vikes dreams will be so much sweeter.. I thank the Chargers for giving us this present.

If the 49ers beat LA tonight, three deserve a game ball, too.

Dam good thing we've got Dillon. Otherwise this could have been a real snoozer. Rodgers was god awful. Apparently even diva's need more then virtual practices.
he still doesnt get it. His actions effected others. Routes run wrong, timing off, blocking off, game plan off. Its all on him and he has the balls to say, wow its great to be back. For who the fans?

Game Balls: Entire defensive unit including the coaches. Specific players include Clark, Campbell, Stokes and King. On the offense AJ Dillon and Aaron Rodgers.
Why Rodgers? Because he led the 2 4th quarter TD drives excellently. He didn't try to do it all himself. He let the OL and AJ Dillon seal the deal. His pick in the 3rd quarter was a poor decision but it may have been the result of being hit as he threw and more importantly having no faith in the FG unit so he went for it all.
Either way he came through in the clutch in the 4th the quarter and didn't let the defense down after their brilliant performance.

Lame calls: Missed FG again! Amari Rodgers on punt returns. I have no confidence in what he is going to do whenever he is back to receive a punt.
Injuries; at least it looks like Jones will be back after the bye. I haven't seen anything on Gary yet.

MLF's comment about the team being tired appears to be spot on. Our OL has not looked the same since the Cardinals game. Although they did seem to come to life in the 4th quarter for the 2 TD drives. Fortunately our defense has been dominant for the last 2 games. I can't believe that we still have 2 more games until our bye week. The attrition rate has become too high. I hope that we can stay strong and carry the G for 2 more games. GPG! Thanks, Since '61

I was thinking the exact same thing with Amari Rodgers: proceed upfield when you see an opening and put your head down instead of the horizontal or diagonal approaches; he doesn't have the speed.

Another option sounds good in theory, but who? As long as Amari catches the ball, maintains possession, and scratches out a couple of yards, we should probably be happy at this point. We certainly need a better returner, no doubt about it, but I don't see any other options on the near horizon--at least that don't involve dicey experimentation or someone that we can't risk losing to injury on offense or defense.

I agree that our defense showed a lot of heart. I admit I was pretty skeptical about the hiring of Joe Barry, but I think this defense is MUCH better than the Pettine defense.

However, to be a championship caliber team we MUST work on special teams. I agree, Ken, Amari is not ready for prime time (yet) as a punt returner. I’ve said it since preseason. And whether the kicking problems are on Mason, Bojorquez or the new long snapper, it needs to be corrected NOW! We have another kicker on the practice squad— is it time to give him a try??? If the problem is the holder, surely there’s someone else who could do that job!

I’m giving a Game-Ball to the fans on the wall of the end-zone who rejected Jamal Adams’ attempted Lambeau Leap!

I’ve heard of ‘run-stuffing’………. We now have “Jump Stuffing”……….. well played D guys…….. stay vigilant!

Game Ball- Entire team effort especially the defense. Left points on the field again but WTH 3 would have been enough. This team hasn't peaked and it's 8-2.
Lame- The MF injuries.

I could be wrong but it looked like the ball was at the end of its turn of the laces when Crosby kicked it. In other words it was snapped, caught by the holder, set on the ground, spun to move the laces and as it was doing so it was kicked. All in less than two seconds. I think that it was probably on the holder or maybe the snapper. If there was even a slight movement of the ball AS it was kicked that could account for the wacky movement of the ball during it trajectory towards the goalposts.

Crosby is still reliable if every thing is where and when it should be in my opinion! He was 3 of 4 basically except for that flub from the other two. Stop the talk of getting rid of Crosby. One position that you can do in PFB til your almost 50 or older ( Blanda anyone?) is kicker . Look at the history of some of the best .

The secondary in general has been lights out fantastic this year. What a difference from week 1 when they got trucked by New Orleans. They have done it without Jaire, Savage and King for games at a time. Need a refugee from AZ practice squad to save a game? No problem.

Yesterday, watching Adrian Amos break up pass after pass, I remembered back to when Bears fans were patting themselves on the back for the swap of Amos and Ha-Ha Clinton-Dix. They said HHCD was not much of a fall off and so much cheaper. Bears fans are so silly.

There has been a lot of complaining about the officiating by Seahawks fans on the internet about the game. I remember when all their fans and especially the whining Pete Carroll who thought that the "fail marry" call that cost the Packers a win years back. Packer fans will never forget the egregious call by that replacement side judge and especially ME.

I flew out to that game in 2012 to see the Packers play the Seahawks and sat across from a guy I know and it happened to be the very replacement referee who made that bogus call. The guy was Lance Easily who lives in a city near where I live. We spent much of the airplane flight taking football and that he was going to be working the game. Needless to say, his name, Lance Easily, and his decision which cost us that game will remain in my memory as a "spoiled Milk" forever.