My two losses were SF and Jets( with Rodgers).
After week 2 I thought might have under estimated . 5-1 looked like the greater expectation.
But the loss in the desert reduced our expectations. And then the blowout loss in SF brought in doubt the slide could continue.
I had said the Chargers game was as close to a must win as October can present. The possibility of losing 3 of 4 heading into bye at 3-3 might have felt like an unraveling and potential collapse with Rams and Egirls upcoming, we could be staring at least 4-4 or 3-5. And we could have been ready to light the dumpster fire.
But we avoided that dire situation with a resilient performance in our 1st close game in a game I’d argue we had to win. Now at 4-2 along with surprising upsets to SF and Phi we are sitting at only 1 game back which is basically where I had us at the bye going in.
We still have everything in front of us. Our goals are still reachable . And we could even get more help this Sunday nite with Egirls a tough matchup against Miami.
This doesn’t mean we still don’t have some concerns and issues as our offense is still sputtering and penalties are hurting us. But we showed we don’t have to play our best game to pull out a win. Good teams find a way to win when they aren’t playing well. Bad teams find a way to lose.
This bye now comes at a good time. We can catch our breathe. Get some guys healthy , work on some of these issues and look ahead to rest of season with more optimism as we currently are the 5th seed with a potential to trend up in coming weeks as our first matchup with Egirls in 2 weeks could be for division lead which was our initial goal for 2023.
