Apparently nobody ever told the Packers the famous sales mantra and acronym 'ABC' from the 1992 film Glengarry Glen Ross. 'ABC' stands for 'Always be closing." Green Bay hasn't been able to do anything of the sort since Micah Parsons' tore his ACL in Week 15 in Denver last season. The Packers have lost six straight games since their superstar edge rusher went down, their longest losing streak since the pre-Brett Favre era in the early 1990s. The collapses without Parsons have reached historic levels of futility, including the 17-point loss in Week 1 in Minnesota after leading by 12 points in the second half.
Here's a summary of those four collapses: Their four straight losses in games when leading by at least two scores in the second half is tied with the 2000 Chargers for the longest such losing streak in NFL history. By the way, those Chargers went 1-15 and Ryan Leaf was their quarterback for three of those four blown leads. It was his last season with San Diego.
The Packers have their sights set on Super Bowls, yet they find themselves in the company of one of the worst teams (and draft busts) in NFL history. Green Bay had been 63-4 in their previous 67 games when up multiple scores in the second half under Matt LaFleur. Now, they've dropped four in a row, including two straight (both to Chicago) with a double-digit lead in the last five minutes!
The Packers have been outscored 90-15 in the fourth quarter and OT during this six-game losing streak since Parsons' injury. That is one of the five worst score differentials (-75) in a six-game span in the fourth quarter and overtime in NFL history. Packers in fourth quarter/OT during six-game losing streak They haven't outscored a single team in the fourth quarter since Parsons went down and they were outscored 22-0 in the fourth quarter this past Sunday, their worst final period in 45 years.
The Packers haven't been able to stop anyone without their closer. They've allowed 11 touchdowns and four field goals on 18 drives in the fourth quarter and OT during this streak. That's five points per drive!
This is downright embarrassing and an argument could be made right now, today, the Packers have the worst team in the NFC. I'm not talking about projections, but right now. It's not the Cardinals, who just upset the Chargers.
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