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Zach Kruse

While dominant for stretches, Packers still seeking consistency on defense

The Green Bay Packers defense has allowed only six total touchdowns and ranks seventh in the NFL in points allowed and drives ending in a score after four weeks, but defensive coordinator Joe Barry is still rightfully searching for the ever-elusive consistency that all dominant defenses covet.

Barry pointed to last week’s win over the New England Patriots as the perfect example: For nine drives, the Packers were dominant, but the Patriots – behind a pair of backup quarterbacks – stung the defense for a couple of scoring drives that exposed recurring holes.

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