While the Packers’ season ended on a sour note, there was a lot of positives to take away from it. Overall, improving their win total from nine to 11 was a major improvement. The addition of Josh Jacobs and Xavier McKinney proved to be incredible ones.
Green Bay may need to make a few changes to their roster to become Super Bowl contenders, but they’re certainly headed in the right direction.
However, one of Green Bay’s opponents next year isn’t so fortunate.
“We’re Not Close” GM Of Packers’ 2025 Opponent Shockingly Admits Full Tailspin (Report)
When Chris Ballard commenced his end-of-season news conference in January, he fell on the sword:
The Indianapolis Colts general manager apologized for another fruitless season and acknowledged he’s been “hardheaded and stubborn” in his team-building approach.
The 55-year-old also said he still believes he can turn the franchise around, though he knows his words don’t mean much after another uninspiring season. The fans have heard this all before.
Despite his failures, which Ballard himself laid out again during his news conference, Colts owner Jim Irsay announced hours after his team’s 8-9 finish in 2024 that Ballard would be retained for a ninth campaign.
Irsay’s message to his GM? “Fix it,” Ballard repeated Friday.
And there’s a lot to fix
“Right now, we’re not close,” Ballard said. “Close is losing on the last play of the Super Bowl. That’s close. Going 8-9, that’s not close — no. I’m not saying we won’t be closer when we get closer to the season, but right now sitting here today, we’re an 8-9 football team and we gotta own that.
“We are not good enough.”
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Green Bay will host the Indianapolis Colts at Lambeau Field in 2025. Here is a look at their recent matchups:
| Rk | Date | IND | GNB | Venue | City | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2024-09-15 | 10 | @ | 16 | Lambeau Field | Green Bay | |
| 2 | 2020-11-22 | 34 | 31 | OT | Lucas Oil Stadium | Indianapolis | |
| 3 | 2016-11-06 | 31 | @ | 26 | Lambeau Field | Green Bay | |
| 4 | 2012-10-07 | 30 | 27 | Lucas Oil Stadium | Indianapolis | ||
| 5 | 2008-10-19 | 14 | @ | 34 | Lambeau Field | Green Bay | |
| 6 | 2004-09-26 | 45 | 31 | RCA Dome | Indianapolis | ||
| 7 | 2000-11-19 | 24 | @ | 26 | Lambeau Field | Green Bay | |
| 8 | 1997-11-16 | 41 | 38 | RCA Dome | Indianapolis | ||
| 9 | 1991-11-24 | 10 | @ | 14 | Milwaukee County Stadium | Milwaukee | |
| 10 | 1988-11-13 | 20 | @ | 13 | Lambeau Field | Green Bay | |
