You already know the Green Bay Packers got outclassed by the Arizona Cardinals. We’ll just go ahead and let these speak for themselves.
What’s T.J. Lang saying to Aaron Rodgers there? I’m not a lip reader, but it looks kind of like, “Why did you throw him the ball?” It could also be, “Why did you throw that ball?”
Or, “Why didn’t you throw the ball?” Rodgers took plenty of sacks — eight to be exact — and he probably could have gotten rid of the football on one or two of them.
Regardless, Lang obviously didn’t think much of Rodgers’ decision-making (neither did we) and Rodgers shows zero leadership (or that he even gives a shit) after Lang questions him.
This right here happened in the third quarter. That’s Cardinals defensive end Cory Redding running in for the score.
On his way, he plows right over Packers running back Eddie Lacy. We applaud Lacy for trying there — on a day when it looked like few other guys were — but maybe just get out of the way next time.
Redding probably has 100 pounds on Lacy and the game was already out of hand at this point. That’s pretty much a metaphor for what the Cardinals did to the Packers.
Finally, here’s Clay Matthews messing with Carson Palmer. He offers to help him up and then pulls his hand away.
We’re not going to jump on Clay and suggest he’s a bad sport. He and Palmer both went to USC, so there’s likely some clowning going on there. However, even if he didn’t help him up — good.
These guys are too damn friendly out there anyway.
All that being said, Palmer got up and threw a touchdown on the next play for a 17-0 halftime lead. That’s also a nice summation of the Packers’ day.