The Green Bay Packers ran into an unexpected opponent for their Week 7 game in the form of significant travel troubles.
The Packers were held up on the tarmac in Green Bay due to mechanical problems with their airplane, according to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network. As of Saturday evening, the team had been stuck waiting for takeoff for five hours and counting.
The team is set to face the Arizona Cardinals in Glendale, Az. at 4:25 p.m. ET on Sunday, meaning they still had not taken off less than 24 hours prior to kickoff. It is not a short flight from Green Bay to Phoenix, so there is a very real chance the team will not arrive at their destination until after midnight ET. That would make for a pretty brief stay at the team hotel before getting to the stadium for Sunday’s game.
Travel problems are not necessarily new for NFL teams, though it’s more likely that there is some sort of weather issue involved. This is purely down to mechanical trouble, and at some point, the team might just need to find a different plane if they’re going to get there in time.
The Packers enter Sunday’s game at 3-1-1, and will be facing Arizona backup quarterback Jacoby Brissett in a game they should be favored to win. If they come out flat, we will have a pretty solid idea as to why.
