Aaron Rodgers frustrated to see Packers' offense hit the skids

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Stating a review of the film is necessary to fully understand what went wrong, Rodgers and Head Coach Matt LaFleur offered some immediate thoughts.


For one, Davante Adams (seven catches, 42 yards) didn't get enough chances and the Packers didn't adjust when the Panthers focused on taking him away. Adams' team-record streak of games with a TD catch ended at eight. He had just two catches for four yards in the second half, and LaFleur regretted not moving him around and putting him in motion more.


"We gotta keep finding ways to get him the ball because he's just so dynamic," Rodgers said. "And we'll look at all of it. It is frustrating, but we're 11-3, we won the game. That's a good problem to have."


There were regrets for not sticking with the running game, too. Aaron Jones rushed for 114 of his 145 yards in the first half. The Panthers clamped down on him a bit, but Jones still had runs of 10, 5 and 7 yards in the second half, and more commitment there could have taken some of the heat off Rodgers. It didn't help that Jamaal Williams left with a quad injury, but Jones still had just eight carries in the second half.


"It definitely there was more pressure on our quarterback tonight than we've seen probably since the Tampa Bay game," LaFleur said. "It seemed like once it started to snowball, we could just never get out of the rut."


The Packers get an extra day to parse through this one, having played on a Saturday, and they'll use it. Rodgers said "just nothing felt good" and admitted his history-making 40th TD pass was "bittersweet." LaFleur will review his play calls with a critical eye.


The epitome of the struggles was probably the third-and-4 with just under two minutes left to close out the game. The Panthers were out of timeouts, so a first down ends it.