The People’s GPA: Packers Upset Cardinals

In the latest edition of the People's GPA, you graded the Packers' performance vs. Arizona and we computed the grade-point average.

GREEN BAY, Wis. – Wins over the likes of the Cincinnati Bengals, Chicago Bears and Washington Football Team didn’t impress the professors who do the voting in the weekly People’s GPA.

It was a different story against the Arizona Cardinals.

With the shorthanded Green Bay Packers upsetting the Cardinals 24-21 on Thursday, 57.2 percent of fans who voted in a Twitter poll gave the Packers an “A” and the team earned a 3.55 grade-point average.

This was the first game in which “A” was the majority grade. As such, this was the best grade-point average of the season. Started after the Week 4 game against Pittsburgh, the Packers’ grades were 3.00 vs. the Steelers, 2.62 vs. the Bengals, 3.07 vs. the Bears and 2.91 vs. the Football Team.

Green Bay beat the last undefeated team in the NFL, on the road, with eight starters out at kickoff and nine after tight end Robert Tonyan suffered a knee injury in the third quarter.

“What a team effort. What a team win,” coach Matt LaFleur said after the game. “Our guys, I couldn’t be more proud to be associated with this organization, with that locker room, with these people. The resiliency these guys showed, these guys take on that mentality of we never want to flinch. Just couldn’t be happier to be their coach.”

Green Bay controlled most of the game, won the turnover battle 3-0 and had a 15-minute edge in possession time but needed Rasul Douglas’ interception to win the game.

“That’s kind of how we’ve been playing this year,” quarterback Aaron Rodgers said. “We’ve not been super-efficient at times but come up with some big plays at the right moments.”

That’s what Rodgers and LaFleur had to say. This is what you had to say.

#Packers were without key players, their DC, on the road, on a short week, against an undefeated team. Recipe for a loss.
Murray didn't run or pass all over them. Held them to 21pts. But, passing game suffered, goal line offense stumbled at the end.

Heck with it, give them an A!

— Michael Klinck (@Michael_Klinck) October 29, 2021

Solid A+…. they took a mediocre group and outplayed a good team. When a coach and QB can do that- elevate the team, they earned an A+ in my book

— Chris I (@Cilling72) October 29, 2021

You can't have an A when you can't gain a half-yard.

— T. Walker (@tundrawalker00) October 29, 2021

Play calling at the goal line needs to be better. So I’m going with a B. People giving an A need to watch what the Bucs did to the bears last week. That’s an A performance.

— Kyle Kirchner (@kyle_kirchner) October 29, 2021

Went with a B only because of the 2 RZ Poss I would say A for Defense B for Off we could say A-

— Steve Cook (@slaphappycookie) October 29, 2021

Gotta go A here. Total team win. Without multiple stars, the packers bullied the cardinals and looked more physical and gritty as can be. This team can win multiple ways and the defense continues to be the reason it just might be the year they’re able to finally go all the way

— Mark (@makersmark89) October 29, 2021

B. Great game plan and execution. Really poor finish to the first half and our last offensive drive.

— Brett Poorman (@BrettPoorman) October 29, 2021

This win goes a long way towards working out how to win come playoff time. The better teams will take away what we’re good at. LaFluer is getting better at winning in a multitude of ways

— Mucho Maas (@FleetwoodEdd) October 29, 2021

B. Should not be hard to score from inside the 5. Game shouldn't have been close.

— Brett Auriemma (@aceofspades42) October 29, 2021

Should be B+ - excellent effort and much room for tweaks & continued improvement. Reminded me of the Parcells’ heavyweight fight analogy.

— Michael Joyner (@DrMJoyner) October 29, 2021

Considering how many players we are missing on our offense and defensible side of the ball how can you not give them an A yea there were questionable play calls but damn to still beat an undefeated team like that wow

— Jay (@jaygunnery) October 29, 2021

Maybe now A will finally win 😂

— J.J. Lahey 🧀 (@JJLahey) October 29, 2021

Yes, J.J., "A'" wins.