"There's a lot of football left" - Aaron Rodgers fires warning to rest of the NFL
For Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers, the start of the 2022-23 NFL season hasn't exactly been ideal. In Week 6, the team lost their second-straight game, falling to the New York Jets 27-10 at Lambeau Field. Green Bay now sits as one of the many teams with a 3-3 record.
In his weekly appearance on The Pat McAfee Show, the four-time league MVP spoke on the loss to the Jets:
"I wouldn't expect any panic of those places. They got good leadership and solid head coaches that have won, and know how to win in this league. But this is, you know, the point of the season once we get to November and December football, where teams start to separate themselves."
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The Packers star also warned the other 31 teams that there's a lot more football to be played this season:
"There are teams that have maybe jumped out a little bit, but there's a lot of football left. We have 11 games left. Now the bye weeks come into play, and then for us, we have a Thursday night game coming up next month, which gives us two in one week and then a nice little mini-bye. So there's a lot of football left."
"Obviously, we got to play better. I think that's understood by everybody in all three phases."
To Rodgers' point, all is not well as Green Bay is not alone in sitting at .500 on the season thus far.
Aaron Rodgers and the Packers have identical record to the Super Bowl champs
Although the Packers are struggling right now as a team, they're not alone with a 3-3 record. The defending Super Bowl champions, the Los Angeles Rams, and the runner-up Cincinnati Bengals also have a 3-3 record. Additionally, two of Green Bay's next three games are against teams with losing records.
Rodgers and the Packers will face the 2-4 Washington Commanders in Week 7 and the 1-4 Detroit Lions in Week 9. However, they'll face the juggernaut Buffalo Bills in Week 8 in Buffalo. They could be 5-4 after their three-game stretch.
Back in September 2014, Rodgers told us all to:
"R-E-L-A-X."
Eight years later, Rodgers is sending that familiar message to both Packers and NFL fans alike.
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