The Packers’ defense isn’t bad, but it’s certainly been a bit inconsistent over the past couple of games.

There have been dominant stretches — the Cowboys didn’t advance the ball more than 15 yards on any of their first three drives, and the Bengals managed just 21 total yards on their first four. But for every stretch of dominance, there’s been an equal (or worse) stretch of apparent ineptitude. The defense has forced just one punt in the respective second halves of their last two games.

Were these just bad matchups? Does Davante Wyatt’s absence really matter that much? Is there a schematic issue that’s going unaddressed?

It’s probably some combination of these things and more. The bigger question is whether or not it can get fixed, and I think there’s good reason to believe it can.

J

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