The Green Bay Packers’ defense looked awesome on Thursday night, and nobody was happier about it than Aaron Rodgers.
Rodgers celebrated the Packers defense clinching the 10-3 win over the Chicago Bears by giving defensive coordinator Mike Pettine a huge shove. The shove was done in a congratulatory way, demonstrating how impressed Rodgers was.
It seemed like Mike Pettine was the one who just won his first game as head coach. #GBvCHI #NFL100 pic.twitter.com/aUjTb52cco
— KellyiztheBest (@kellyizthebest) September 6, 2019
Other Packers players also recognized what Pettine had done:
Now THAT'S a happy group of humans! #Kickoff2019
NBC pic.twitter.com/PVzCo9df4v
— SNF on NBC (@SNFonNBC) September 6, 2019
Rodgers continued his approval during his interview with NBC’s Michele Tafoya after the game.
“We got a defense,” Rodgers said twice.
The Packers haven’t had a top-10 defense since 2010, the season they won the Super Bowl. You can see the excitement and relief in Rodgers’ eyes over having a defense that can help them win games.
Mike Pettine’s Defense
5 sacks
9 pass deflections
11 quarterback hits
1 game-sealing interception
Emphatic praise from Rodgers pic.twitter.com/xgZ13srDkS— IKE Packers (@IKE_Packers) September 6, 2019
Now that they’ve got their defense squared away, the Packers need to figure out their offense, because that was lacking on Thursday night.
