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The Green Bay Packers (1-1) are determined to play at the level of their competition, for better or worse, in 2026. It happened once again in Week 2 as Coach Matt LaFleur's bunch overcame their usual sloppiness and makeshift offensive line to survive a rainy trip to MetLife Stadium and emerge with a 20-17 overtime win over the New York Jets (1-1).
\n\nGreen Bay became the first team in the Super Bowl era (since 1966) to win a game with under 200 total yards (199), 10-plus penalties (14 for 133 yards) and no takeaways, per CBS Sports Research. Teams in this exact situation prior to the Packers' Week 2 overtime win on Sunday were 0-38. It's truly a miracle the Packers aren't trudging back to Lambeau Field to host the Atlanta Falcons on "Thursday Night Football" with a 0-2 record. And it's enough for LaFleur to start feeling some pressure.
\n\nThe Packers' six-game losing streak dating back to Week 15 at the Denver Broncos last season, when All-Pro edge rusher Micah Parsons tore his ACL, is finally over. But it ended mostly thanks to the efforts of return man Skyy Moore rather than anything LaFleur and the offense did. Moore…
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