The spiral is real, and it’s getting uglier by the week.
Chris Lempesis is back from the basement Packer room in Milwaukee to break down one of the most humiliating nights in recent Green Bay Packers history — a 41–24 beatdown at Lambeau Field at the hands of the Baltimore Ravens that felt over long before the final whistle. This wasn’t just a loss. This was a statement. And not a good one.
Lemps walks through how the Packers defense delivered a soft, lifeless, historically bad performance, allowing 307 rushing yards, including a 216-yard, four-touchdown night from Derrick Henry, the most rushing yards ever by an opposing player at Lambeau Field. Yes, ever. The Ravens ran power football all night, knew exactly what they were going to do, and Green Bay still had no answers. Wrong reads. Missed assignments. Zero resistance. A performance Lemps compares — unfavorably — to the worst moments of the Capers, Pettine, and Barry eras combined.
And that’s what makes this loss sting even more: Malik Willis was outstanding.
Lemps gives full credit to Willis for one of the best quarterback performances by a Packers backup in years — 18-for-21 passing, 288 yards, three total touchdowns, zero turnovers, and complete command of the offense. It should have been enough to win. Instead, it was wasted. Lemps explains why Willis has played his way into legitimate starting consideration somewhere in the NFL next season — and why Green Bay may need to seriously consider franchise-tagging him for trade value this offseason.
From there, the conversation turns darker.
Lemps unloads on the front seven, questions the futures of Rashan Gary, Quay Walker, and others, and explains why injuries alone do not excuse what happened Saturday night. He breaks down Jeff Hafley’s mounting problems, the complete lack of answers since Micah Parsons went down, and why this defense looks worse by the week — not better.
There’s also a hard look at Matt LaFleur, the Packers once again being locked into the seventh seed, and what it really says about a team that is now sliding backward into the playoffs for the third straight year. With the NFC Wild Card looming, Lemps asks the uncomfortable question: Is this team actually going anywhere — or just showing up?
Finally, Lemps opens up the mailbag for a sampling of listener reactions, covering everything from playoff momentum vs. resting starters, to frustration with complacency, to whether this team still has any fight left at all.
It’s raw. It’s frustrated. It’s brutally honest Packers analysis — the kind you only get when the spiral is fully underway.
All that and more on The Spiral Continues, right here on LempsTalkinPack.
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You can follow Chris on twitter at LempsMKE (@ItsJustChrisNow)
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