Shocking Discovery Threatens Packers’ Week 6 Outlook—Analyst Warns Fans to Brace Themselves

So, here we are again—Green Bay Packers snag a win but leave us all scratching our heads, wondering if that scoreboard really told the whole story. They were supposed to steamroll the Bengals by at least two touchdowns, right? Yet, somehow, the game felt less like a walk in the park and more like a midnight jog through fog. How does a team, with a fortnight to prep and hefty odds in their favor, still crumble under the weight of penalties, turnovers, and defensive lapses? It’s like watching a well-oiled machine sputter—still capable, but clearly needing some serious grease. As I watched Josh Jacobs celebrate that touchdown, I couldn’t help but ask: Is this merely a hiccup, or a sign of deeper struggles lurking beneath the surface of this once-dominant squad?

GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN - OCTOBER 12: Josh Jacobs #8 of the Green Bay Packers celebrates with teammates after his rushing touchdown against the Cincinnati Bengals during the second quarter in the game at Lambeau Field on October 12, 2025 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. — (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)

The Green Bay Packers may have won their last game, but they certainly didn’t make a good impression.

They were favored by as many as 14.5 points ahead of kickoff, and this should’ve never been a close game.

With that in mind, Bleacher Report’s NFL Staff pointed to some concerning issues with Matt LaFleur’s team:

“Green Bay Still Has Issues to Clean Up,” B/R NFL Staff wrote. “Coming out of the bye week and against a team that just added its quarterback a few days ago, this could have been a get-right game for the Green Bay Packers, but it sure didn’t feel like one. Green Bay had two weeks to prepare for the Cincinnati Bengals, yet still surrendered 20 first downs, turned the ball over, committed five penalties and struggled to put away one of the league’s least-threatening teams.”

Granted, there are still some key players dealing with injuries, but that shouldn’t be an excuse at this point.

As much as the Cincinnati Bengals’ offense looked better with Joe Flacco, we’re still talking about a team with one of the worst offensive lines in the game.

The starting quarterback wasn’t there for long, and the offense was one-dimensional because of their inability to run the ball and get Chase Brown going.

Even so, the Packers still gave up 18 points.

They were projected to eclipse the 30-point plateau with ease, yet they scored just 27 points, 17 of which came in the fourth quarter.

That’s not the type of outing people expected from a team coming off a bye week and looking forward to getting back on track after losing and tying their last two games.

The Packers entered the season with Super Bowl aspirations, and they certainly have the personnel to back that up, at least for the most part.

And after watching them dominate the Detroit Lions and Washington Commanders in the first two games of the season, it certainly seemed that they had much more in the tank than we’ve seen in the past month.

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