Aaron Rodgers Tells Green Bay To ‘Embrace’ Underdog Status
When Aaron Rodgers decided to forgo retirement in the offseason, he didn’t anticipate playing for one of the league’s stragglers.
However, following their 5th straight defeat, that’s the situation Aaron Rodgers finds himself in. The Packers lost 15-9 against the Detroit Lions, who had previously won only one game all season on Sunday.
In a familiar story this season, the defense played well only to be let down by the offense. Aaron Rodgers threw three interceptions for the first time since 2017.
Rodgers led the 26th-ranked scoring offense in rushing yards with just 40. The Packers’ 9 points against the Lions are their lowest total since Week 1’s 7 point haul against Minnesota.
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“Pretty disappointed,” Rodgers said following the game. “That about sums it up.
“When I decided to come back it was all-in, and I don’t make decisions and then hindsight 20/20 have regrets about big decisions like that,” Rodgers told reporters when asked about his decision to forgo retirement over the offseason. “So it was all-in, and this is a lot of life lessons for sure this year. But luckily it’s not over. There’s a lot of games left. We’ll be counted out — probably by many. And we’ll see how we respond.”
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“I’ve been counted out many times in my life as have many of my teammates, and I hope we just dig deep and find a way,” he said. “We truly will be underdogs for many games moving forward. Hopefully we can embrace that. We’ve got two games at home. Gotta go win those two games in a week. And then this thing looks a little different.”
