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Penalties, sacks and just three possessions in the first half (the Chargers won the overall time of possession by more than 11½ minutes) left the Packers searching for answers from the get-go they never found.
LaFleur said so much was going wrong the offense never really even got into its game plan, and the Chargers’ ability to rely on their four-man rush and drop seven into coverage repeatedly led to “a long day.”
“This was a good learning experience for us,” Rodgers said. “We have to come ready to play. I don’t think we were locked in front the start unfortunately. I’m not sure exactly the reason, but I don’t think the focus was there from the start. We have to look in the mirror and be very honest about our performance, starting with myself.”
The Chargers beat the Packers for the first time since 1984 and just the second time ever as Philip Rivers threw for 294 yards (21-of-28, 108.3 rating), Melvin Gordon rushed for two TDs (20 carries, 80 yards), Austin Ekeler added 93 yards from scrimmage (70 rushing, 23 receiving) and receiver Mike Williams hit on two big completions to finish with three catches for 111 yards.
Getting receiver Davante Adams (seven catches, 41 yards) back from a four-game absence didn’t mean anything to the offense. No perimeter weapon had even 50 yards from scrimmage.
Three false starts, one delay of game, and an illegal block in the back on Green Bay’s first three drives practically took the Packers crowd out of it, and Green Bay never really recovered.