Cheese Curds, 9/15: Packers have answered every question through two weeks

The Green Bay Packers’ second game of the 2025 season went much like the first: jump out to a comfortable, two-possession lead behind an explosive offense and a smothering defense, then go hunt the quarterback in the second half. In those two games, the Packers have not only showed off a ridiculous new-look pass rush, but they have also been dominant against the run as well.

Then there’s the offense, which has gone hunting for big plays and found plenty of them. Jordan Love, in particular, has been the biggest big-play hunter among NFL quarterbacks this season.

However, the one time through two games that an opponent closed down to within seven points in the second half, the Packers answered with a dominant, creative drive to score a touchdown and get their lead back to 14. That came early in the fourth quarter last Thursday, and it was a drive that did not feature many deep balls; instead, Matt LaFleur got creative, dialing up some chain-movers early and some fun wrinkles for the run game later on.

Each time the Packers have been challenged so far this season, they have responded. They will need to continue to do so moving forward, particularly when they cannot jump out to a big lead, but so far it has been a joy to watch this team dismantle high-quality teams in back-to-back weeks.

Packers answered in fourth quarter when they had to | Packers.com With the Commanders closing to within seven points, the Packers stepped back on the gas, dialing up some creative plays to score a touchdown and restore their two-touchdown advantage.

How Packers took away Jayden Daniels’ legs in dominant defensive performance | The Athletic Daniels gained just 17 yards on seven carries, the Packers sacked him twice trying to scramble, and he had just two carries for longer than one yard. This year’s pass rush is looking to both contain and sack opposing QBs, and it worked like a charm on Thursday night.

5 biggest things from Packers’ impressive 2-0 start to 2025 | Packers Wire
Obviously the pass rush is item number one, but the run defense overall has been shockingly good so far, allowing just one run for more than 10 yards.

Mad Bomber 2.0: Packers Winning with Jordan Love’s Throwback Style | SI.com
No other QB in the NFL this year has thrown deep like Love, who is blowing away every other player in average depth of target.

Bengals QB Joe Burrow feared to have suffered toe injury that will sideline him at least three months | NFL.com Burrow will surely miss the Bengals’ trip to Green Bay in week six now, leaving the Packers to face backup Jake Browning.

Former pilot who tried to cut off engines during flight after taking magic mushrooms pleads guilty | NBC News
Call me crazy, but I don’t think it’s a good idea for pilots who sit in the cockpit to take magic mushrooms even if they’re not the ones flying the plane!