Aaron Rodgers

Aaron Rodgers said he doesn't regret coming back to the Green Bay Packers this season despite the team's fifth straight loss Sunday.

The quarterback dismissed the idea that he looks "miserable" on the field when asked during the postgame press conference (2:00 mark):

"I think that's an exaggeration, Pete," Rodgers said. "Frustration and miserability are two different emotions. When I decided to come back, it was all-in and I don't make decisions and then, you know, hindsight 20/20, you know, have regrets about big decisions like that. So I was all-in. This is a lot of life lessons, for sure, this year. But luckily, it's not over. Still a lot of games left. We'll be counted out probably by many. And we'll see how we respond."

Rodgers threw three interceptions, including two in the end zone, during the Packers' 15-9 loss to the Detroit Lions in Week 9.

"Had some s--tty throws for sure," Rodgers admitted after the game.

The quarterback also had some negative body language throughout the game.

The Lions entered the day with the worst defense in the NFL in both points and yards allowed, but the Packers could only manage nine points in the poor offensive effort.

Green Bay hasn't topped 21 points in any of the last four games, averaging just 14.3 points per game during this stretch.

Injuries at receiver and along the offensive line haven't helped, but Rodgers now has seven interceptions in 2022, his most in a single season since 2016. It's been a major surprise after the quarterback won the league's MVP award in each of the last two years.

Rodgers has considered retirement instead of returning to Green Bay in recent years before he ultimately signed a four-year, $200 million contract extension this offseason. After falling to 3-6 on the season, this might end up being a mistake for both sides.

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers had a disastrous game Sunday thanks to three red-zone interceptions en route to a 15-9 road loss to the two-win Detroit Lions at Ford Field.

All three picks were back-breakers.

On 1st-and-goal at the Detroit 5-yard line in the first quarter, Rodgers threw a pick to the Lions' Kerby Joseph to kill a 13-play, 88-yard drive.

On 4th-and-goal at the Detroit 1-yard line to begin the second quarter, Rodgers tossed his second interception, this time to Lions rookie Aidan Hutchinson.

The Packers found themselves down 8-0 in the third quarter but got a big break when Jaire Alexander picked off Lions quarterback Jared Goff and returned the ball to the Detroit 23.

However, the positive momentum died quickly after Rodgers threw another interception to Joseph two plays later.

Green Bay clawed back and made it a one-score game late. The Packers found themselves with one more chance for a game-winning touchdown and had 1st-and-10 on the Lions' 17. However, four incomplete passes effectively ended the game.

It's been a nightmare season for the reigning back-to-back NFL MVP, and the Packers now find themselves in serious danger of missing the playoffs. After the game, analysts and fans let Rodgers have it on Twitter.

The schedule won't get any easier for the Packers, who will now face the 6-2 Dallas Cowboys, the 5-2 Tennessee Titans and the 8-0 Philadelphia Eagles in their next three games.

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers said he was hoping the front office would make some moves before Tuesday's NFL trade deadline, but he understands why general manager Brian Gutekunst opted to stand pat.

"That's not my area of focus," Rodgers told reporters Wednesday. "Brian didn't think whatever was out there was worth whatever was required of what was given up. That just sends a message to us that we've got to play with the guys we've got and win with the guys we've got."

He added: "The compensation for whatever players we were going after just didn't make sense. So I trust Brian, and we had some good conversations. We were in on some things. It just didn't pan out."

Green Bay lost two of its top three wide receivers over the offseason. Davante Adams, Rodgers' longtime top target, was traded to the Las Vegas Raiders and Marquez Valdes-Scantling signed with the Kansas City Chiefs in free agency.

It left the two-time defending NFL MVP with a rebuilt receiver room, and he hasn't been afraid to call out the lack of reliability from the group during the first half of the 2022 season.

Last week, Rodgers explained on the Pat McAfee Show (via Kevin Patra of NFL.com) he felt it was time to start rotating out players who continued to make mental errors.

"Guys who are making too many mistakes shouldn't be playing, you know," he said. "Gotta start cutting some reps, and maybe guys who aren't playing, give them a chance."

The lackluster play from the receiving corps also raised questions about whether the Packers would make a blockbuster trade to upgrade that area of the roster before the deadline.

That didn't happen despite the team's 3-5 record and underwhelming production from the typically strong offense, which ranks 26th in points per game (18.1).

Instead, Gutekunst and Co. are betting on continued improvement from rookies Christian Watson and Romeo Doubs, who's coming off an impressive performance in Sunday's loss to the Buffalo Bills, alongside veterans Allen Lazard and Sammy Watkins.

The one remaining path to a high-profile wideout boost would be signing free agent Odell Beckham Jr., who's recovering from a torn ACL suffered in February's Super Bowl.

OBJ remains without a firm timetable to make his 2022 debut, however, and Jeff Howe of The Athletic previously reported the three-time Pro Bowler is waiting until he's closer to full strength to make a decision about where to sign to ensure he's entering the best situation.

Going to Green Bay would present an opportunity for Beckham to earn a key role, but it's unclear whether the Packers will be able to bounce back to make the playoffs, which could limit the opportunity to prove his health before likely re-entering the free-agent market.

So the Packers may play the remainder of the campaign with their current group of wideouts, which could continue to limit the team's offensive upside unless the likes of Doubs and Watson make significant strides during the second half of the season.

Rodgers and Co. are back in action Sunday when they visit Ford Field to take on the NFC North rival Detroit Lions.

The Green Bay Packers might be sending a message to Aaron Rodgers in their lack of activity before Tuesday's trade deadline, as one opposing general manager told Jason La Canfora of the Washington Post:

The league is really changing, and if you are trying to win, then you've got to be willing to part with picks and be more aggressive. But they also might be looking at it like they just gave their quarterback $50 million [a year] and he isn't like [Drew] Brees or [Tom] Brady. There wasn't any discount so they could spread it around to other guys. He wanted every penny, and they might be sending a message back to him now.

The Packers fell to 3-5 with their fourth straight loss in Week 8, but they didn't make any upgrades at the deadline to help out Rodgers.

"Must be a f--ked up place," a different GM told La Canfora.

After multiple years of uncertainty over his future, Rodgers signed a contract extension last offseason that made him the highest-paid player in the NFL with an average annual salary of $50.3 million per year. The new deal came after the quarterback earned the MVP award in each of the past two years, giving him four for his career.

Unfortunately, the Packers also traded away All-Pro receiver Davante Adams, while also losing Marquez Valdes-Scantling to free agency. It left the offense with limited experience at receiver, relying on Allen Lazard and rookies Romeo Doubs and Christian Watson.

The result is an offense that ranks 22nd in the league in passing and 26th in points per game.

Rodgers ranks 27th out of 33 qualified passers with a 38.2 Total QBR.

An impact receiver like Chase Claypool—who was traded to the Chicago Bears—might have helped the Packers, but the team stood pat at the deadline.

Rodgers will now have to try to turn things around himself after a slow start to the season.

The Green Bay Packers reportedly offered the Steelers a second-round pick for wide receiver Chase Claypool before Pittsburgh traded him to the Chicago Bears.

Tom Silverstein of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported the Steelers chose the Bears' offer because the Pittsburgh front office believes the Chicago pick will be higher than Green Bay's. The Bears and Packers enter Week 9 with matching 3-5 records.

Chicago's trade for Claypool came as a bit of a shock after the team was seemingly setting itself up for a rebuild. The Bears traded linebacker Roquan Smith and defensive end Robert Quinn before the deadline, sending a signal they were sellers rather than buyers.

Green Bay, meanwhile, was linked to nearly every wideout on the market but ultimately stood pat—locking Aaron Rodgers into arguably the worst receiving corps of his career. No Packers pass catcher has more than 340 yards this season, and Rodgers hasn't topped 255 passing yards in a single game.

After winning back-to-back MVPs with Davante Adams hauling in 100-plus catches, Rodgers has looked like a shell of himself in a moribund offense.

If the Packers' deadline was Claypool-or-bust, they didn't do nearly enough to ensure he'd be making the trip from Pittsburgh to Green Bay. Adding a Day 3 pick to the mix might have been enough to create the difference between where the Bears' and Packers' second-round picks are expected to fall.

Regardless, it's borderline inexcusable for the front office to saddle its 38-year-old MVP quarterback with this group of receivers, especially given the Packers are winners of three straight divisions and came into this season considered a Super Bowl contender.