Packers punished for bizarre goal line trick play attempt

The Green Bay Packers’ struggling offense looks more desperate with each passing week and may have hit rock bottom Sunday against the Detroit Lions.

The Packers struggled against the Lions in the first half despite Detroit’s status as the league’s worst defense. Green Bay was stopped three times at the 1-yard line to end the first quarter, setting up a big 4th and goal to open the second. Bizarrely, the Packers tried something of a trick play, lining up offensive lineman David Bakthiari as an eligible receiver and making him the target.

In fairness, the play might have worked if Aaron Rodgers did not badly underthrow the pass. Rodgers was instead intercepted by rookie defensive lineman Aidan Hutchinson, who showed off excellent play recognition to get his first career interception.