GREEN BAY — While three games do not a season make, if there was one thing it appeared the Green Bay Packers had conclusively proven — even after an unsightly 13-10 loss to the Cleveland Browns ruined their 2-0 start — was that they had a legitimate, top-flight defense.
Then came the Packers’ 40-40 tie with the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday night, when the Cowboys scored touchdowns on five of six possessions at one point, rolled up 436 total yards of offense and scored TDs on four of their five trips inside the Green Bay 20-yard line.
While the Packers offense was similarly productive — quarterback Jordan Love threw for 337 yards and three touchdowns (118.1 passer rating), running backs Josh Jacobs and Emanuel Wilson combined for 238 total yards of offense and two touchdowns, and three of wid