Packers Talk

Chris Lempesis is back in the basement Packer room in Milwaukee, fresh off the kind of game that shaves a year off your life but still goes in the standings as a win. The Green Bay Packers escape MetLife with a 27–20 “Escape From New York” dub over the Giants, and Lemps is here to sort through every ugly, glorious, Sam-Adams-Octoberfest-soaked second of it.He starts with the big picture: no, this wasn’t the best performance you’ll ever see from the Green Bay Packers, and yes, they probably lose to a lot of other teams playing like this. But in a game they absolutely had to have to keep the NFC playoff dreams alive? Style points are for February. This one was about survival.From there, he dives into what really mattered: another big-time, grown-up performance from Jordan Love. The stat line (13/24, 174 yards, 2 TDs, 0 picks plus a dinged-up shoulder) doesn’t tell the story. Lemps breaks down Love’s toughness after the early shoulder injury, his command of the huddle, and the money throws downfield to Christian