Green Bay Packers: Player stock report after Week 5 loss

The Green Bay Packers suffered a frustrating 31-23 loss to the Detroit Lions on Sunday. Here are three players trending up and down after the loss.

It was a tale of two halves for the Green Bay Packers offense on Sunday. Although Aaron Rodgers finished 32-of-52 passing for 446 yards, three touchdowns and a 108.0 passer rating, it was clear the offense wasn’t clicking in the first half. In the end, the Packers lost their third-straight game to the Detroit Lions, making it the first time Green Bay has lost three in a row to Detroit since 1990-1991.

Sunday’s performance may have been the ugliest first half the Packers offense has had since Week 8 of the 2015 season against the Denver Broncos, where they only managed 167 total yards of offense in the entire game. In Sunday’s game against the Lions, Green Bay’s receivers never seemed to be on the same page with their quarterback, while Rodgers lost two fumbles in the first half alone.

Three rookie wideouts were a main culprit for the slow start — whether it be failing to gain separation, running the wrong route, or just plainly getting locked up in coverage — but there were a few instances where Rodgers didn’t look like himself as well.

He missed a handful of throws he routinely makes, misfiring high and low, even with substantial time in the pocket. Besides the poor performance by the offense, Mason Crosby had the worst game of his pro career.

After an abysmal first half, Green Bay’s fortunes would take a turn for the better following halftime. The offense managed to rattle off 23 points in the final two quarters, while the defense held Detroit’s offense to a meager seven points in the entire second half. Adjustments were clearly made, but it was far too late to matter at that point.

Without revealing too much more about the game, here are the players whose stock is up, or down, after the Packers’ Week 5 loss to the Lions.