Rodgers on losing streak: ‘Not the kind of football we’re used to’

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers. Brad Mills-USA TODAY Sports

Aaron Rodgers on Packers' losing streak: 'Not the kind of football we're used to'

By Michael Gallagher | Last updated 10/25/22

For the first time since Aaron Rodgers took over as starting quarterback in 2008, the Green Bay Packers have a below .500 record through the first seven games of the season.

Following Sunday’s 23-21 loss to the Washington Commanders — one that ended with Rodgers face down on the turf after his cross-field lateral heave to offensive lineman Jon Runyan went out of bounds as time expired — the 38-year-old QB was candid about Green Bay’s standing heading into its upcoming "Sunday Night Football" clash with the Buffalo Bills.

“We’re the underdog this week, which is a new spot for us,” Rodgers said on a recent appearance on the Pat McAfee Show.

After starting the year 3-1, the Packers have lost three straight to the New York Giants, New York Jets and Commanders — all of whom missed the playoffs last season. Green Bay has had as many or more penalties and turnovers than its opponents in all three of those games with a combined nine drops by Green Bay pass catchers.

Rodgers’ solution: cutting reps and benching the players responsible for those mistakes.

"We had too many mental mistakes & errors on Sunday.. it seems like we have double digit mistakes every week" @AaronRodgers12 shares his thoughts on the Packers loss in Washington #PMSLive #ART pic.twitter.com/Kk5gfeX7VV
— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) October 25, 2022

“We had so many mental errors and mistakes,” Rodgers continued. “It’s not the kind of football we’re used to playing over the years. There have definitely been games ... where we average four, five, maybe six, seven at the most kind of mental errors or missed assignments per week. Some weeks you have four, two sometimes … this season it’s a lot more than that every single week. It’s double digits every single week.”

Green Bay ranks 27th in turnover differential (-4), including the second-most fumbles lost (six) and the 13^th-most turnovers (nine).

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