{"id":1011169,"date":"2026-09-26T10:12:26","date_gmt":"2026-09-26T10:12:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/1011169\/"},"modified":"2026-09-26T10:12:26","modified_gmt":"2026-09-26T10:12:26","slug":"tucker-kraft-says-fans-who-boo-packers-are-not-going-to-help-us-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/1011169\/","title":{"rendered":"Tucker Kraft says fans who boo Packers are &#8216;not going to help us win&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Green Bay Packers tight end Tucker Kraft dropped two passes during an ugly 35-14 loss to the Atlanta Falcons on Thursday night at Lambeau Field.<\/p>\n<p>He kind of dropped the ball again after the game.<\/p>\n<p>The injury-ridden Packers did not look particularly good in their first two games of the season, needing an overtime win over the New York Jets last week to bring a 1-1 record into their home opener on \u201cThursday Night Football.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Getting their first live look at the team this season, Green Bay fans did not like what they were seeing. So they <a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JuliaWesterman\/status\/2103358840553021829\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">let their feelings be known<\/a>. The boos <a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/lanceallan\/status\/2103300241051287892\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">started<\/a> late in the first half, with the Packers trailing 17-7, and <a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/offsportsplace\/status\/2103306152675348505?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">got louder<\/a> and <a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ClutchWireHQ\/status\/2103311316647915799?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">more frequent<\/a> as the game \u2014 and the team\u2019s woes \u2014 continued.<\/p>\n<p>(<a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BrickCenter_\/status\/2103317877193654596\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">At least one Packers fan<\/a>, however, didn\u2019t even appear to have the strength to boo.)<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to reporters after the game, Kraft expressed his frustration \u2014 with the home fans.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s pretty tough. Like, everyone pictures Lambeau Field \u2014 and not boos. I don\u2019t picture boos. I picture my home stadium,\u201d <a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/kellyhals\/status\/2103356042889572750\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Kraft said<\/a>. \u201cThat\u2019s tough. It\u2019s pretty disappointing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>            <img class=\"image\" alt=\"Green Bay Packers fans look unhappy standing at a railing in the stands at Lambeau Field\"   width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1790417544_765_.jpeg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>         <\/p>\n<p>Two Green Bay Packers fans can barely watch during the second half against the Atlanta Falcons on Thursday at Lambeau Field.<\/p>\n<p>(Abbie Parr \/ Associated Press)<\/p>\n<p>One reporter interjected, \u201cEspecially for a home opener.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cEspecially for a home opener,\u201d Kraft agreed. \u201cIt\u2019s pretty disappointing. It\u2019s not going to help us win. Like, I don\u2019t know what people think, that\u2019s going to rally us or something like that. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut we\u2019re grown men. We\u2019re mentally strong enough, capable enough to get back on the field and play ball. But it\u2019d probably be much easier with the 70,000 people behind us rather than opposing us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Naturally, folks on social media aren\u2019t thrilled with Kraft\u2019s take. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cTry catching a pass once in a while, then the boos may stop,\u201d one person <a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Cz7KelIR5vW\/c\/18031879295852624\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">wrote<\/a> on Kraft\u2019s Instagram page. \u201cAlso, grow up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another commenter <a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Cz7KelIR5vW\/c\/18107282911921441\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">said<\/a>: \u201cThe response you were looking for was \u2018we HAVE TO PLAY BETTER\u2019 &#8230; We love the team and the players and always support\u2026if you can hear when you win\u2026you can hear it when yall look god awful.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Cz7KelIR5vW\/c\/17981424233898566\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Others<\/a> are simply <a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C7htOj4xmdl\/c\/18634653649039066\/?hl=en&amp;img_index=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">booing him<\/a> in the comment sections of his posts.<\/p>\n<p>            <img class=\"image\" alt=\"Three young Packers fans in cheeseheads look sad.\"   width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1790417546_534_.jpeg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>         <\/p>\n<p>Green Bay Packers fans had little to cheer about Thursday night against the Atlanta Falcons.<\/p>\n<p>(Mike Roemer \/ Associated Press)<\/p>\n<p>Kraft finished the game with four catches for 26 yards on eight targets. He has 122 receptions for 1,657 yards and 15 touchdowns in his four-year career, but only nine of those catches and 106 of the yards have come in the first three games  this season, and he has yet to find the end zone.<\/p>\n<p> The absence of star players like defensive lineman Micah Parsons (<a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/sports\/story\/2025-12-15\/micah-parsons-torn-acl-mri-out-for-season\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">knee injury<\/a>) and running back Josh Jacobs (<a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/sports\/story\/2026-08-31\/packers-turn-to-former-usc-running-back-marshawn-lloyd-with-josh-jacobs-on-commissioner-exempt-list-misdemeanor-charges\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">commissioner\u2019s exempt list<\/a>) certainly has played a role in the Packers\u2019 struggles, but it\u2019s tough to blame fans for expressing their frustrations.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to reporters after the game, coach Matt LaFleur called it \u201ca humbling night.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rookie cornerback Brandon Cisse told reporters he understands the emotions behind the boos.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe love the fans, and any time we\u2019re not putting a [good] product on the field, it\u2019s very disappointing to them as well,\u201d <a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KyleMalzhan\/status\/2103358016359674242?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Cisse said<\/a>. \u201cSo I understand their frustrations &#8230; These fans, they pay a lot of money to come watch us play, so we need to make sure we play better.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Wide receiver Christian Watson told reporters \u201cit\u2019s tough\u201d to hear the home fans react in such a manner, but he gets it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt the end of the day, it\u2019s an entertainment business, so we have to put a better product out on the field if we want to have the fans have our back,\u201d <a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/cyhlL2mY9iU?si=Y82BtaJwVNAgEccQ&amp;t=127\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">said Watson<\/a>, who had seven catches for 96 yards and a touchdown. \u201cI mean, obviously, we\u2019d like to think that the fans will be there through the ups and downs, but we\u2019ve got to put out a better performance than that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> <script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Green Bay Packers tight end Tucker Kraft dropped two passes during an ugly 35-14 loss to the Atlanta&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1011170,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2074],"tags":[223,254,2554,82024,6223,224,919,7,15609,853,345,18552,44,6,428,17056,189,185,1287,14233,1285],"class_list":["post-1011169","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-atlanta-falcons","tag-atlanta","tag-atlanta-falcons","tag-atlantafalcons","tag-boo","tag-catch","tag-falcons","tag-fan","tag-football","tag-frustration","tag-game","tag-green-bay-packers","tag-kraft","tag-lambeau-field","tag-nfl","tag-packers","tag-reporter","tag-season","tag-team","tag-touchdown","tag-tucker-kraft","tag-yard"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/117336810774582762","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1011169","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1011169"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1011169\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1011170"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1011169"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1011169"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1011169"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}