Chargers News: Locker Room Frustration Boiled Over After Green Bay Loss
Your Los Angeles Chargers dropped another winnable game last weekend, this time to the Green Bay Packers by a score of 23-20. It was a game that the team needed to grab to keep their slim playoff hopes alive. With the loss, LA dropped to 4-6 on the season, and the playoffs seem out of reach now.
Linebacker Eric Kendricks was asked about the frustration level within the Chargers locker room after the game, and he didn’t hold back. “10 out of 10, man,” Kendricks said [while weighing the frustration level in the team’s locker room]. “We’re doing really good things throughout the game.” Per Eric Kendricks via Chargers.com The Chargers know that they let the game against Green Bay slip away from themselves, but this has become a common theme for this team. They have played down to their opponents all year, and it has hurt them within games. LA has a lot of talent on their roster, but they haven’t been able to maximize anything. Some of it comes down to the coaching staff, but it’s also on the players to take care of business on the field.
“Obviously, we could clean up some stuff, but we’re doing good things throughout the game to put ourselves in a position to win,” Kendricks added. “When it’s coming down to it, we’re not handling our job.” Per Eric Kendricks via Chargers.com If this year continues down the path that it is on, changes will be made. It will likely start with head coach Brandon Staley and go from there. This organization should be doing much better than they have been, and it’s been frustrating to witness. Hopefully, they can turn things around this weekend, even if it seems bleak right now. Don’t forget to join our community at LA Sports Report, where we celebrate all things Chargers!
Accomplishing an undefeated run through Week 18 would mean Green Bay finishes the 2023 campaign with eight consecutive wins and an 11-6 record, which would almost certainly land the Packers in the playoffs after missing out on the postseason by one victory last year.
When examining Benkert’s take as something that could actually happen, it must be noted that eight-game winning streaks in the NFL are exceedingly rare. That said, the Minnesota Vikings won five in a row earlier this season — all of which came without All-Pro wide receiver Justin Jefferson in the lineup, including the last two without QB Kirk Cousins. The Packers’ offense has come back to life in the past couple of games, as the team has averaged 26 points per outing over that span.
Quarterback Jordan Love has returned to his early-season form, completing 49-of-72 passes for 590 yards and 5 touchdowns against no interceptions during the past two wins. Love led the Packers to a 1-1 start with 6 touchdowns to zero interceptions to begin the season.
Green Bay’s offense is still the youngest in the NFL, which makes the notion of a sustained winning streak a tougher sell. However, the organization’s youth is growing up before the fans’ eyes, and Love said following the team’s road victory over the Detroit Lions on Thanksgiving Day that things feel different than they did earlier this season.
