Life moves pretty fast.
One minute, the Green Bay Packers are flying high in Denver, up two scores, feeling like a legitimate Super Bowl contender. The next? The balloon pops.
On this brutal, season-tilting episode of Cheesehead Radio, we break down the Mile High collapse that didn’t just cost the Packers a game — it ripped the engine out of the season. Christian Watson leaves on a cart. Zach Tom limps off. Evan Williams goes down. Josh Whyle gets concussed. And then the gut punch: Micah Parsons tears his ACL, and with it, the entire emotional gravity of the 2025 Packers season shifts in about five minutes of real time.
This isn’t just a postgame recap. This is a reckoning.
We talk through:
- * How the Packers went from controlling the Broncos to feeding directly into Denver’s defensive strengths
- * Why that early deep shot changed everything — psychologically and schematically
- * What it actually means to lose Micah Parsons, not just as a pass rusher, but as the engine of Jeff Hafley’s defense
- * The difference between “next man up” and “there is no replacement for this guy”
- * Whether comparisons to the 2010 Super Bowl team are comforting… or completely dishonest
Then we pivot forward — painfully, reluctantly — to Bears Week, again, with Green Bay battered, Chicago surging, and the NFC North suddenly flipped on its head. We examine the injury report, the short week, the emotional state of the locker room, and whether this team has enough left to rally in prime time at Soldier Field.
Finally, the Hot Pockets hit — including one of the most honest internal debates we’ve had in years:
Is this season still alive… or are we watching the moment it quietly slipped away?
It’s raw. It’s heavy.
And it’s exactly what Cheesehead Radio was built for.
🎧 Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your Packers fix.
Presented by Ticket King, Cheesehead Radio is back for its 17th season — your go-to Packers podcast for news, fun, and a little bit of frivolity.
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