2011, Week 15: Simply having a terrible Christmastime

2011, Week 15: Chiefs 19, Packers 14

It had to end sometime. The Packers' long winning streak finally came to an end, on a peculiar day for it to end - the final game before Christmas Day.

The Packers' final loss in the 2009 regular season came in the final game before Christmas. The Packers' final loss prior to this one came in the final game before Christmas 2010. And the Packers lose this game, the final one before they host the Bears on Christmas Day.

Aaron Rodgers was off-target all day long, and it's possible that he threw away the MVP award with this performance while Drew Brees was racking up 5 TD's in Minnesota. Nevertheless, he still threw a TD and ran for one as the Packers fruitlessly tried to come back from down 19-7, failing on an onside kick and not able to stop the Chiefs' running attack.

Lots of problems for the Packers, and suddenly they go from invincible to incredibly vulnerable. Can they overcome their many injuries and rebound for a run at glory?

+'s & -'s:

+: Tim Masthay, the punter, who kept the team in it.

-: Rodgers, Mason Crosby, Jermichael Finley, the defense for most of the game.

2011 Green Bay Packers: 13-1

Next week: vs. Chicago