They say winning cures everything, which was certainly the case for the Green Bay Packers on Sunday afternoon.
The Packers edged the Indianapolis Colts 16-10 at Lambeau Field to even their record at 1-1. Malik Willis, filling in for the injured Jordan Love, threw his first career touchdown pass and Josh Jacobs rushed for 151 of Green Bay’s 261 yards on the ground.
Unfortunately for the Pack, that wasn’t the only thing the team left on the ground.
With Green Bay leading 10-0 in the second quarter, the Packers were lined up for a third and ten from their 47-yard line. Willis took the snap from the shotgun but never looked to throw, instead he scrambled for three yards before being swarmed by the Colts' defense.
Following the game, head coach Matt LaFleur was asked what happened on the play. According to Willis, something else had been thrown before the snap.
“I asked Malik why he didn’t throw the ball on that third down, and he told me that Josh (Myers) threw up on the ball,” LaFleur said. “I was like, ‘that’s the first time I’ve ever heard that.’ Matter of fact, the official came over to me and said, ‘You know we saw your center throwing up on the ball, do you want us to take him out next time?’ I said ‘Absolutely, please do that.’ Because, I mean, you’re talking about a critical situation…Malik probably didn’t appreciate that.”
No, he probably didn’t.
Willis had a solid performance overall in his first start for the Packers, finishing the game 12-of-14 through the air for 122 yards and a score, posting a quarterback rating of 126.8.
Myers was also able to finish the game and seemed to be okay.
Next week, the Packers travel to Tennessee to face the Titans (0-2).
More NFL: Packers center vomited on football during win over Colts, says Matt LaFleur
