2022 Opponent Review: Green Bay Packers 

As training camp approaches for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and with it the unofficial start to the season, we are taking a closer look at the opponents on the team’s 2022 schedule. Next up is the Green Bay Packers, who visit Raymond James Stadium in Week Three on September 25. The Sunday afternoon contest will mark the Bucs’ first home game of the season and it begins in thrilling fashion with a highly-anticipated NFC marquee matchup. The clash between Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers will be the first time the two storied franchises have met since the 2020 playoffs.

The Green Bay Packers won the NFC North crown for the third straight season (2019-21) and earned the No. 1 seed in the postseason in the NFC in 2021 for the fourth time since 1990 (providing home-field advantage) but fell short of the ultimate goal. Throughout the duration of the season, the Packers dealt with a myriad of injuries; the club’s top pass rusher Za’Darius Smith was placed on injured reserve following Week One, the club also lost cornerback Jaire Alexander to a shoulder injury and Green Bay had to manage without starting left tackle and offensive line anchor, David Bakhtiari as he worked his way back from a torn ACL. Despite the injuries, the Packers once again cemented themselves as one of the NFL’s powerhouses.

Green Bay concluded the 2021 season as one of the league’s premier aerial attacks, led by the NFL’s Most Valuable Player under center: Aaron Rodgers. With his pinpoint precision, the mechanically sound signal-caller threw for 4,115 yards and tossed 37 touchdowns to just four interceptions. The 38-year-old guided the offense to finishing 10th in the league in points per game (360 yards on average in each contest). Davante Adams, one of the NFL’s top route-running technicians, entrenched his esteemed legacy on the gridiron surpassing Jordy Nelson’s single-season receiving yards record; he caught a career-high 123 passes for 1,553 yards and 11 touchdowns. However, against the 49ers in the…