Beautiful morning, isn’t it?

It sure is in Green Bay. Can’t speak for the rest of the Midwest, though.

I have been a fan of Keisean Nixon ever since he came over from the Raiders as a return specialist. His temperament and attitude seems to rub off on his teammates. Sunday, he was in the doghouse, got benched and in spite of all that, his final play of the day earned him a well-deserved game ball. He is a player I can get behind game in and game out, warts and all. We don’t talk about him enough. Your thoughts.

That’s Keisean Nixon. When you hear people talk about cornerbacks having a short memory, Nixon epitomizes that idiom. Nixon lost his head for a minute – and I’d say understandably so given the positioning of Luther Burden’s hand on the cornerback’s throat – but shined when the game was on the line. Also, Nixon is so darn durable and is a textbook tackler. The Packers are lucky to have him.

David from Janesville, WI

Gents, I find it interesting when you get to hear the background story on individual plays. On the game-clinching interception, if that ball went over Nixon’s head and Cole Kmet catches it, the blame from the casual observer likely falls on Nixon for not covering well enough. Now we hear that not only did K9 get back there to catch it and seal the win, but it wasn’t even his primary job to be there. He just saw and adjusted. I wonder how many players get publicly roasted when it wasn’t their mistake.

I’m sure it happens quite often, as what we see on TV usually tells only half the story. Either way, Evan Williams took responsibility for Kmet leaking out while Nixon made the defense right with a heads-up play.

A great start against “Da Bears!” Even if Micah Parsons couldn’t catch Caleb Williams! Another 13 days and we’ll see how much Ben Johnson steals from us out of Sunday’s experience. Let’s steal one from him, too. It shouldn’t bother us, because it’s not his. It’s much older than he is. It goes like this: “Good, better, best. Never let it rest. ‘Til your good is better and your better is best.” Good advice for the Pack too, remembering that the only “Best” is the Super Bowl winner. With that: Go Pack Go!

Well, Parsons had a few obstacles in his way besides Williams and the Bears’ offensive line.

Brock from West Lafayette, IN

Good morning! I know we all wanted to see Parsons sack Williams but there was a great play where Micah was in pursuit of Caleb and the speed and angle that Micah took stopped Caleb in his tracks when normally he probably runs for a few yards there. Every week Parsons continues to impress.

I give Parsons credit. He did not lose his composure despite Craig Wrolstad and his crew forgoing any holding calls. Parsons kept chopping, though, and kept Williams uncomfortable all afternoon while racking up seven pressures. An inconvenient truth remains, though. Parsons is getting held. He has been all season. It’s fairly obvious at this point.

Markus from Sea Ranch , CA

While watching the game live on TV, the network showed a replay of Parsons getting egregiously held. When I focus on the pass rush of Parsons it seems he is being held a significant amount of plays, and why would he not if it isn’t going to be called? Is this a conscious decision by the officials to not wanting a defense player “wrecking” the game, though they don’t seem to have a problem with offensive linemen carrying the ball carrier forward.

I honestly think referees don’t know how to officiate Parsons’ pass-rush style. The more I watch Parsons play, the more I’m convinced of that. Parsons plays with such high effort and strain that it feels like the white cap chalks it up to the play’s progression rather than recognizing the man is being held. What I cannot get over about Sunday’s game is Darnell Wright was blocking out of the framework of the body the entire game and didn’t get called for it once.