Cindy from Minneapolis, MN

Unexpectedly out of the office and doing the live chat from Green Bay? Hope everything is okay in Spoffland.

I appreciate everyone's well wishes. It was a chaotic few days due to a family emergency, but life/work has settled down and is in the process of returning to normal. Many thanks.

Grant from Kent, OH

During the Sunday night game, the network put up a stat that Favre, Rodgers and Jordan Love have been the QBs on 97% of the offensive snaps since 1992. Incredible. Thank you Ron Wolf, Ted Thompson, and Brian Gutekunst.

That really is incredible.

Steve from Cedar Falls, IA

Not really a question but taking a QB in the first round the next two years is pretty much off the table.

I think taking anyone in the first round the next two years is pretty much off the table.

Jim from Tempe, AZ

Playing in Pittsburgh on SNF against the team's former 15-year starter and first ballot HOFer. Playing on MNF against the reigning champions who beat the Packers twice last year including playoffs. Two games it's "easy" to get excited for and ready to give it your best. The catch, at home at noon against the unheralded Panthers. How the Packers approach and execute this Sunday will reflect the maturity of this young and talented team. GPG!

Valid.

Stan from Pensacola, FL

It has to be brought up so maybe I will be the first. After the big win Sunday will there be a letdown, aka trap game against Carolina with Philly on the horizon? As much as everyone says just go 1-0 this week, the Eagles game has to be on the team's mind.

It won't be if there's no Eagles film in the meeting rooms nor on the tablets.

Julian from Gastonia, NC

I live near Charlotte and I concur with Wes about the Panthers. They are an up-and-down team so far but are quite capable of playing good football and they play hard. Focus too much on their losses this year and you do so at your own risk, especially if Bryce Young plays.

The QB situation will be monitored all week. With that uncertainty, I'd surmise the three players who have most of the Packers' attention are Rico Dowdle, Tet McMillian and Derrick Brown.

Zach from Glen Ellyn, IL

Happy November guys! Five games this month. Which are you looking most forward to? For me the Eagles and then Lions on Thanksgiving and my 41st birthday! I am asking for al pastor tacos, Mexican style. No traditional Thanksgiving meal, and dinner after the Packers/Lions conclude their game. Anyway, I hope the Packers continue their winning streak, and get wins over the Eagles and sweep the Lions.

(Sigh.) Just beat the Panthers.

Jay from Altoona, WI

Packer commentators always seem to find a worrisome stat to obsess over (e.g. the Packers not winning in Pittsburgh for over 50 years). Here's a stat for you: The Packers' lone noon game thus far was their sole loss, and it was against a perceived "lesser" team. How do the Packers avoid a similar fate when playing their second noon game of the season against another perceived "lesser" team?

Even with the offense struggling in Cleveland, the Packers were in command of that game until the final four minutes. So the way I see it they've got two choices – get it in gear offensively from the start, or make sure to finish the game.

Bob from Orland Park, IL

If a receiver catches a pass behind the line of scrimmage, are yards after catch calculated from the catch point or scrimmage line? So you could have more YAC than receiving yards.

Correct. YAC is calculated from the catch spot irrespective of the line of scrimmage. That's how Tucker Kraft's YAC (131) was only 12 yards under his yardage total (143) despite the one floater being caught more than 15 yards downfield.

Gavin from Albuquerque, NM

For me, the craziest part about Kraft's YAC being the most by a TE in seven years, is the fact that those seven years include several great seasons by a future HOF TE, Travis Kelce. That's impressive.

Plus George Kittle, Mark Andrews, Dallas Goedert, T.J. Hockenson …

Harry from Minneapolis, MN

Are we going to make any changes at WR? We rely so heavily on a TE, who keep in mind, was not even drafted to be our primary receiving TE. But at this point, we don't have truly great WRs or alternative receiving options. We can't continue to win games throwing to Kraft or checking down to RBs.

Wow. I know I wasn't in the press box, but I swore the broadcast showed some dude wearing No. 9 playing for the first time in nine months averaging 20 yards per catch. Maybe my reception was fuzzy.

Troy from Westminster, CO

Sorry Rich from De Pere, WI, but I couldn't disagree more. The running back was literally a foot away from where Rodgers' bailout pass landed in the pocket. Nothing whatsoever in the rules would dictate intentional grounding being called on that play. If the NFL starts ruling by "intention," officiating will become even more unbearable and burdensome to the flow of these games. I want less, far less, not more.

Agreed. As Wes said, it was a savvy move by Rodgers, and other QBs have exploited the "eligible receiver in the area" to just dirt the ball. The last thing the league will do is complicate the rulebook with more subjective calls that aren't related to player safety. If they can have objective criteria, they're sticking to them.

Jason from Austin, TX

Regarding the incomplete-overturned-to-TD call. My immediate thought was that this was only being reviewed because it was a primetime game. If it was a noon game, I don't think it would have been reviewed without being challenged, which couldn't have happened at that point. Is that a myth or are the New York office reviews more frequent in primetime games, when there's less happening elsewhere?

I don't dismiss that possibility.

Keith from Canada

Hi Mike, when a play is drawn up, do QBs only look for that play or do their eyes roam the field? The pass that Love overthrew in the corner on third-and-goal in the fourth, the replay on TV showed Matthew Golden wide open in the middle of the field about 10 yards out and would have been an easy TD.

I pointed this out in the live blog at the time, that as Romeo Doubs started his route he ran into Golden's defender. If the ball goes to Golden, there's a decent chance OPI is called.

Joe from Liberty Township, OH

CB feels like a vulnerability. Do you think Gutey stands pat, snags a CB off a team's PS like he did with Rasul, or works a trade before the deadline? And if a trade, will it be a depth piece or potential starter? Or maybe nothing more than replacing the recently claimed Micah Robinson on the PS. It just feels like the Packers need more at boundary CB.

I would expect Robinson to be replaced on the practice squad at a minimum. With Bo Melton and Kamal Hadden having so little game experience behind the top three, it wouldn't surprise me if he's looking for a possible veteran reinforcement, but it has to be the right player at the right price. I know there have been several rough moments out there, but that's life as a corner in this league. I believe the Packers can win with the top three they have. Keisean Nixon and Nate Hobbs have both done it before and Carrington Valentine continues to come into his own. My concern is if one of them goes down because of the unproven depth, which only echoes what I said two months ago.

Shawn from Kissimmee, FL

What a performance by Carrington Valentine! Broke up what looked like a for-sure TD, sticky coverage on other key third downs. I think he showed that he should be out there.

As I wrote Monday, consider it an ongoing weekly competition for playing time at boundary corner. Until further notice, the Packers are counting on guys to push one another to a more consistent level.

Bill from San Antonio, TX

I was wondering if you had a chance to look at the Steelers' defensive alignment for Josh Jacobs versus Emanuel Wilson?

Not yet, but I asked LaFleur specifically about that on Monday and he didn't mention anything in particular. He gave a lot of credit to Wilson for running hard, but he also pointed out the run blocking has been better for him, for whatever reason, and it needs to get more reliable regardless of ball carrier.

Greg from Pittsburgh, PA

Gentlemen, a great win hides the warts, right? And sometimes the winds just blow your way, too. The Pack was a Nixon muffed fumble away from disaster, two missed FGs, and key PI calls. It's predictably ironic had the score not gone our way, these would be the primary talking points. Not taking anything from a revitalized (hopefully) offense, but the special-teams issues are still present. Go Pack!

The ground game averaged just 3.6, third-down passes were dropped early, the run D looked leaky until the Steelers quit running it. There's plenty to shore up in all phases. Always is. The teams that overcome their flaws get wins. Those that reduce them become the last ones standing. That's the game, that's the season.

Richard from Livermore, CA

Regarding the response about man-in-motion penalties, I think the Steelers were flagged for having two players in motion without having both of them get set before the snap. One player can be in motion during the snap, but if two players go in motion they both must stop for about a second prior to the snap. One of them can then go back in motion.

Correct. If only one player is in motion, he can be moving at the snap as long as it's not forward. Once multiple players shift or go in motion, the set of rules you described applies.

Chuck from Whitewater, WI

For years, we watched AR12 drop back, wait for the rush and then step up in the pocket. On Sunday night, Jeff Hafley often had Micah Parsons lined up over center behind the DT. Was this intentional for Rodgers' sake? Seems he was quite rattled in the second half.

It's a nifty pass-rush wrinkle that almost forces a QB to keep an eye on Parsons, which serves as a distraction as well as a disruption when Parsons beats the interior blocker he attacks. I expect the Packers to use this against other QBs, not just Rodgers.

Troy from Menomonee Falls, WI

I thought Parsons showed the difference between a good and a great pass rusher: a good rusher gets to the quarterback and a great rusher degrades the quarterback's performance without even laying a finger on him. By the second half Parsons, even with just one sack, clearly had Rodgers spooked and spending too much time worrying about Parsons at the expense of completing plays.

That, too.

Jim from Marietta, GA

I thought Ty'Ron Hopper made a critical play, breaking up the pass on a two-point conversion which would have brought the Steelers to within eight points. While still improbable, it still was a timely play. A nickel for your thoughts?

Hopper got to play one defensive snap in a goal-line package on the two-point play, and he made it count in a meaningful way. It didn't go unnoticed.

Fernando from Brazil

On the Crazy Stat column it was pointed out the streak was a factual 21 passes, but 20 statistically, because the two-point attempt doesn't count. If the two-point pass attempt is incomplete, does the streak continue "statistically"? Just curious about the "rules" of the records.

Yes, statistically the streak would've continued had the two-point pass been incomplete. Nothing on two-point plays shows up in the stats (rushes, yards, passes, catches) except the points that are scored.

Jennifer from Middleton, WI

I just listened to "Unscripted." So let me get this straight. In the live blog not only are you furiously typing the play-by-play, providing stats/time/field position, and responding to the angsty fans, you are also answering questions from Wes? Holy schnikies you are a wonder. Funny, I have this picture in my head of him like a fight manager, putting a towel around your shoulders and hand feeding you a bite of brat and drink of apple juice saying, "Stay focused buddy, you got this."

Oh, you have no idea how this made my week, lol. To be fair, when we're in the press box together, Wes helps me on the blog with personnel observations and answers my questions about who might've subbed in for whom. Then I'll mumble to him a funny comment that comes in, whether I post it or not, just to keep him entertained. We save the deep conversation for the TV timeouts.

Dale from Downers Grove, IL

Hi Insiders, I enjoy Mike's crazy stat column. What do you think about the AFC vs. NFC? (ATMRWCBW) Entering Week 8, the AFC was 13-25 against the NFC. In Week 8 the AFC went 7-1, thankfully the Packers were the one! Also, all but one game was won by more than one score, first time since 1970. Just more proof it is a week-to-week league. Now it is AFC 20, NFC 26. What are your thoughts on these crazy stats?

That even with nine teams currently owning two or fewer wins, you still never know in this league, and one of those two-win teams is getting a two-time MVP QB back tomorrow night.

Matt from Fitchburg, WI

Halfway through the season and 10 teams have two or fewer losses. Buckle up.

If you haven't already. Happy Wednesday.

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