Thursday seemingly served up a prime NFL matchup – literally, the Washington Commanders and Green Bay Packers kicking off Prime Video’s “Thursday Night Football” lineup at Lambeau Field while ushering in Week 2 of the league’s 2025 season.
And while a matchup of 2024 wild-card squads wasn’t exactly as crisp as cord-cutters would have hoped for, it also wasn’t short on star power, highlights or lowlights. The Pack improved to 2-0 after emerging with 27-18 triumph, though the game didn’t seem as close as the score might indicate.
Still, there were plenty of compelling subplots and vignettes – which provided enough fodder for a breakdown of “TNF” winners and losers. They are as follows:
It’s not even firing on all cylinders just yet, but the third-year QB1 and Co. look like a machine that could – and maybe should – produce some championship cheese over the next five months. A week after taking out the reigning NFC North champion Detroit Lions 27-13, Green Bay averaged 6.4 yards per play Thursday night, Love passing for 292 yards and two TDs and needing just 19 completions to do so. There are some penalty problems that need ironing out, though.
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