The Green Bay Packers took down the Jacksonville Jaguars in their Week 8 matchup, 27-30, despite quarterback Jordan Love suffering a groin injury that forced him to leave the game. Still, Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence’s dazzling performance couldn’t quite push his team over the hump. Likewise, the Packers’ offensive struggles didn’t miss the notice of tight end Tucker Kraft, who called out their mistakes after the game.
“We need to start taking accountability for what’s going on with our offense early in the half,” Kraft said, via Packers beat writer Matt Schneidman on X, formerly Twitter. “That’s just not us… We’ve got to start holding each other more accountable. I haven’t looked at the film yet, but there’s errors by everybody on the field.”
Week 8: Packers def. Jaguars
Still, there’s no style points in sports, and this win over the Jaguars pushed the Packers to second place in the extremely competitive NFC North, whose teams are all above .500 through Week 8.
However, Tucker Kraft is right that the Packers need to correct their on-field mistakes if they want to enjoy continued success all the way to the postseason…