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TAMPA - It was by no means pretty, but the packages would definitely take it.

"It's about finding ways to win football games," head coach Matt LaFleur said after his team's 14-12 victory over Tampa Bay. "All the teams are going to face adversity all season and that doesn't really matter. Nobody really cares."

"I told our guys we'd never apologize for winning. You just have to find a way and we did."

When a match between Aaron Rodgers and Tom Brady happened about Rodgers early and Brady late, with plenty of defense in the middle, the Packers commented on a game where they felt forgotten.

"It feels really good," Rodgers said, noting that the Packers were able to track the victorious Vikings and Bears to a three-way stalemate atop the NFC North 2-1. "That's the goal."

The Packers credited the Buccaneers with turning their defensive fortunes after the Green Bay Clinic attacked in the first quarter and half. Aaron Jones' stumble on the goal line that prevented a third consecutive touchdown became a turning point of gigantic proportions.

The Tampa Bay defense is one of the best, if not the best, defenses in the league, but the Lakers also know that they have more chances than the scoreboard indicates.

In particular, Rodgers lamented his incomplete pass late in the fourth quarter, playing twice after Allen Lazard's 26-yard shot to bring the Packers into midfield.

When I took another first (or close) shot to give Mason Crosby a high-performance 3-point shot, the double lane veered when the receivers collided and left the Rodgers lane empty. . a land.

Rodgers made it clear that he was supposed to skip the other receiver, but the lower receiver was too high and Joan Winfrey stumbled instead of heading into an empty area.

"It should have been a continuation of Joanne in goal," Rodgers said. "Bada Bing, Bada Boom, Ball Game."

If it were that simple. But mistakes are hampering the Packers at the start of this season.

"Offensively we're young and sometimes we have a hard time finishing things off," Rodgers said, also lamenting that he didn't give Jones a better chance in the game he missed more than scoring. "Obviously that happened in our victory."

But the last two were victories, and there's something to be said for being 2-1 three weeks later with two games on the road against the division's biggest competition and a playoff contender from Brady's QB.

In a way, this was how Packers were supposed to win from the start, because the offense of transmitting the recipient fixed a few things.