GREEN BAY, Wis. Throughout training camp, the defense talked the talked. This is the defense Ive been waiting on since I first got here, cornerback Jaire Alexander said during camp.To its credit, it knew it had to walk the walk, that nothing would be guaranteed.We definitely have a chance, cornerback Rasul Douglas said in August of being elite. Weve still got to prove it. But we definitely have a chance.Added outside linebacker Rashan Gary: Defense is stacked. Weve just got to go out there and weve got to put in the work.The Packers have a lot of work to do after losing 27-22 to the New York Giants on Sunday in London. It was an embarra sing performance. Quarterback Daniel Jones was hobbled on a bad ankle. Star running back Saquon Barkley mi sed a series with a shoulder injury. Three of the top receivers were out due to injuries.Green Bays Leonys Martin Jersey defense was at full strength. Yet, after starting the game with back-to-back three-and-outs, The Giants next five drives resulted in:8 plays, 45 yards, field goal.11 plays, 86 yards, touchdown.11 plays, 56 yards, field goal.15 plays, 91 yards, touchdown.6 plays, 60 yards, touchdown.Twenty-seven points in five po se sions against a watered-down attack that entered the game averaging a woeful 19.0 points per game? This isnt what anyone envisioned after the Packers spent training camp shutting down Aaron Rodgers and talking trash at the Saints during joint practices.I have no idea what happened, outside linebacker Preston Smith said. I felt like we were playing pretty well overall. Were making too many mistakes that teams are capitalizing off of. Were going to settle down. Weve got a lot of things we can work on to get back to that defense we were in training camp or the defense were knowing for being.Green Bays defense, on paper, is loaded. It is a veteran unit that includes a Tyson Ross Jersey Pro Bowl defensive lineman, a Pro Bowl-caliber outside linebacker, an All-Pro inside linebacker, an All-Pro cornerback and a top safety tandem. One first-round pick after another has been poured into the unit. This offseason, general manager Brian Gutekunst used first-round picks on linebacker Quay Walker and Devonte Wyatt, re-signed DeVondre Campbell and Rasul Douglas, and signed defensive tackle Jarran Reed.Scroll to ContinueWhat on earth has gone wrong for what should be, at worst, a top-10 unit?Couldnt tell you, Alexander said.I dont even know, Douglas said. I cant even tell you. I dont know.Green Bays secondary was supposed to be the kind of lock-down unit that would help defensive coordinator Joe Barry cure the run Mikie Mahtook Jersey defense. And yet there was Jones, the heavily criticized sixth overall pick of the 2019 draft playing on a bum wheel and without any of his top receivers, slicing and dicing Green Bays secondary. The Packers had no answers for the Giants speed, no answers for cro sing routes, no answers for play-action, no answers for Jones mobility.Douglas was flagged twice for defensive holding and once for unnece sary roughne s. Darnell Savage was flagged once for holding and mi sed a tackle on Barkleys 41-yard reception on what wound up being the game-winning touchdown drive.Im pretty sure we all feel bad looking around. We all look bad, Douglas said. I just told everybody, My fault. I had three uncharacteristic f***ing penalties that I dont usually get, but I had them. I think that f****d the whole defense up.Douglas was upset about the officiating but the calls all seemed obvious.Ive never had this many penalties in my Matt Moore Jersey life, he said. Ive probably had like f***ing three penalties in my whole career or some **** like that. I had three today. Im asking him, What am I doing wrong? to see what hes saying so I can understand it. Hes just saying, Youre bigger than him. Im like, thats not really a f***ing excuse. OK, Im probably bigger than most receivers in the league. Thats what he kept saying to me.Penalties by Douglas and Savage wiped out sacks. The roughne s penalty turned third-and-goal at the 4 into first-and-goal at the 2 as the Giants scored the pivotal final touchdown.Not unlike last week, when the Packers held off the Patriots in overtime, the final numbers hid the reality. The Giants gained 338 yards not a bad number but not close to an accurate picture.Ive got to go back and look at the tape, coach Matt LaFleur said. It seemed like there were some timely, costly penalties on our part that gave them life on some drives. And you cant Jack Morris Jersey do that in this league.The Packers are 3-2. The world isnt ending. In theory, upcoming games against the New York Jets and Washington Commanders should buy the Packers some time, but that should have held true against the Giants.We expected to be great, safety Adrian Amos said. This is a long season. Were going to be great and were going to be better. Were going to do what we need to do to get better.Packers-Giants Related Stories