The Green Bay Packers needed to make a statement, and they did just that in Week 8.
They overcame the Pittsburgh Steelers and Aaron Rodgers with a dominant second half.
That’s why Bleacher Report has kept Green Bay at No. 4 in its NFL power rankings, behind the Los Angeles Rams, Kansas City Chiefs and Indianapolis Colts.
“We got another glimpse of what the Packers can be on Sunday: Relentless on both sides of the ball. A week dominated by talk of Aaron Rodgers vs. the Packers turned into a game where Jordan Love did something the veteran never did in Green Bay and complete 20 passes in a row. Pittsburgh had no chance on third-and-long, because it was terrified of Green Bay’s pass rush. Only one team in the NFC has fewer than two losses, and that gets the Packers the highest ranking in the conference from this writer,” Davenport wrote.
Those rankings make sense to a degree, considering that the Rams were on a bye and the Chiefs and Colts also won easily.
Then again, judging by Green Bay’s roster, it’s hard to say that the Packers shouldn’t be at least one step above in the rankings.
They’re tied for the fewest losses in the league, and while they should’ve defeated the Cleveland Browns and Dallas Cowboys, they’ve looked like a dominant team on both sides of the ball when they’ve been at their best.
Perhaps people still don’t trust Love despite his MVP-caliber play, or maybe the Packers need to be a little more consistent to prove that they’re for real.
While they likely will continue to improve and could make some moves before the upcoming NFL trade deadline, the Packers look like a legitimate Super Bowl contender as is.
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