The Green Bay Packers find themselves on a startling two-game losing streak that has thrown their playoff hopes up in the air. After losing to the Carolina Panthers in a massive upset in Week 9, the Packers scored just seven points in Week 10 against the Philadelphia Eagles, which led to them suffering yet another loss.
Considering how Green Bay only managed to score 13 points against Carolina, it’s safe to say the offense has some issues that need to be fixed immediately. Of course, it doesn’t help that kicker Brandon McManus has struggled in his return from a quad injury. However, McManus claims he is fully healthy, and he recently shot down an errant injury report from Troy Aikman.
Brandon McManus Disputes Troy Aikman’s Injury Claim
For much of his career, McManus has been one of the consistent kickers in the NFL, but that hasn’t been the case in 2025. In seven games, McManus has made just 11 of his 17 field goal attempts, and his struggles have been particularly notable since he returned from a two-game absence due to his aforementioned quad injury.
In all three of the Packers’ losses this year, McManus has missed a field goal attempt, and he also missed his lone extra point attempt of the season in the team’s tie with the Dallas Cowboys. With Lucas Havrisik still on the roster after he briefly filled in for McManus, questions about the kicker position have continued to pop up in recent weeks.
For the time being, Green Bay is sticking with McManus, even though questions about his health linger. Despite not being on the team’s final injury report last week, Monday Night Football commentator Troy Aikman claimed that McManus still isn’t fully healthy during ESPN’s broadcast of the Packers’ loss to the Eagles. Once he caught wind of Aikman’s comments, McManus quickly shot them down.
“That was news to me when I heard that I had said that,” McManus said to reporters on Thursday when asked about Aikman’s claim. “As you work through the progression of being injured, obviously, the pain tolerances and everything get better and better. Last week was when I felt almost back to normal – pretty much back to normal. Pretty much no pain, didn’t feel anything in my leg.”
Should the Packers Bench Brandon McManus?
GettyKicker Brandon McManus of the Green Bay Packers.
Havrisik’s presence on the roster looms large, due in large part to how well he kicked in McManus’ absence. It’s admittedly a small sample size, but Havrisik made all four of his field goal attempts and all six of his extra point attempts during his time on the field for the Packers. If McManus can’t figure things out, should Green Bay turn to Havrisik?
It’s a question the team is going to have to at least consider, especially since McManus is apparently fully healthy now. He isn’t on the team’s injury report heading into Week 11, so he will be on the field once again for the team’s clash with the New York Giants. If McManus misses another kick, though, he could truly be on the hot seat moving forward with Havrisik looming as a viable option behind him.
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