It’s still super early in the season, but the Green Bay Packers look like a bona fide Super Bowl contender.
In its first two games, Green Bay (2-0) dismantled teams that made the playoffs last season. It beat the Detroit Lions (1-1) 27-13 in Week 1 and the Washington Commanders (1-1) 27-18 in Week 2. Here are five reasons the Packers should keep dominating.
1. They’re just scratching the surface with DE Micah Parsons
The Packers acquired four-time Pro Bowler Parsons from the Dallas Cowboys before the season and immediately signed him to a four-year, $188M deal. The investment is paying off.
Per Pro Football Focus, Parsons ranks eighth in the league in pressures (10) through two games. Keep in mind the Packers still have him on a snap count because he missed most of training camp with a back issue. He has played 77 snaps in two games after playing 113 in his first two with the Cowboys last season (via PFF). Head coach Matt LaFleur hinted the team could soon increase Parsons’ workload.
“Sometimes, from a coaching standpoint, you have too much time and can overthink things. The biggest benefit is for our guys to get healthy,” the coach said of Parsons on Tuesday, per Field Level Media.
The Packers have surrendered the NFL’s fourth-fewest points (15.5). Imagine how much better the unit will be when it unleashes fifth-year veteran Parsons, who has finished each season with 12 sacks or more.
2. QB Jordan Love’s magic number
Love turns 27 on Nov. 2, which has been the lucky number for Packers QBs. Aaron Rodgers (2010 season), Brett Favre (1996 season) and Bart Starr (1961 season) won their first championships at 27. (Starr captured his first title before the start of the Super Bowl era.)
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