Packers get 1st shutout in NFL this season, and still have the Bears left on the schedule
Green Bay delivered the NFL’s first shutout of the season on Monday.
The Packers beat New Orleans 34-0 to make sure the 2024 season wouldn’t be the first in NFL history without a shutout.
The previous low in any season was two, which has happened five times overall and twice in the Super Bowl era — in 2015 and 1994.
This was the latest in a season for the first shutout, with the NFL having never gone more than eight weeks into a campaign without a team getting blanked.
That last happened in 2010.
Green Bay likely won’t make it two shutouts in a row, with a road trip to Minnesota on Sunday.
But, the Packers do play the Bears at Lambeau Field to close out the regular season. So, there’s always a chance for another doughnut on the scoreboard.
TOP PHOTO: FILE – Green Bay Packers’ Christian Watson reacts as he crosses the goal line after catching a touchdown pass during the second half of an NFL football game against the Chicago Bears Sunday, Dec. 4, 2022, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)