The Green Bay Packers walloped the Pittsburgh Steelers in front of a national audience on last weekend’s edition of “Sunday Night Football,” and the fallout in the Steel City continues.
Several days after the Packers handed Pittsburgh its second consecutive loss, the NFL issued a punishment for Steelers wide receiver DK Metcalf in connection with his on-field actions against Packers linebacker Quay Walker during the fourth quarter of that game.
The league’s Office of Gameday Accountability levied a fine of $12,172 against Metcalf for unnecessary roughness against Walker. The NFL described Metcalf’s offenses under the category of “striking/kicking/tripping/kneeing.” Officials penalized Pittsburgh 15 yards during the game for Metcalf’s actions.
Quay Walker Showed Personal Growth During Altercation With DK Metcalf
GettyLinebacker Quay Walker of the Green Bay Packers
Walker, who has a problematic history of his own concerning on-field misbehavior, showed tremendous restraint during the interaction in question. He spoke about it via “The Speakeasy” podcast following the contest last Sunday night.
“DK grabbed my face mask. I wanted to retaliate,” Walker said. “I was just like, ‘I can’t do that no more.’ I matured a whole lot.”
The entire night was tense, with several scrums and resulting penalties, as the Packers put together one of the best halves of football over quarters three and four that any team has mustered this entire season.
Quarterback Jordan Love finished the night with 360 yards passing and three TDs. His former teammate and mentor Aaron Rodgers put up a stat line of 219 passing yards and two touchdowns for Pittsburgh.
Green Bay went on to win the contest by a score of 35-25, moving to a record of 5-1-1 on the season, which affords the Packers the best winning percentage (.786) in the NFC through Week 8. They host the Carolina Panthers at Lambeau Field on Sunday before a “Monday Night Football” showcase at home against the Philadelphia Eagles on November 10, which could have significant implications for the No. 1 seed in the conference come playoff time.
Packers Actively Hunting Cornerback Upgrade Ahead of Trade Deadline
GettyCornerback Nate Hobbs of the Green Bay Packers.
The Packers have three days remaining before the trade deadline to make any additions to the roster, after which a relatively bare free-agent cupboard becomes the last transactional avenue available until the new league year begins in 2026.
While the defense has been incredibly impressive — save for an inexplicable performance against the Dallas Cowboys in Week 4, in which it surrendered 40 points in an overtime tie, and a couple of other blips across the seven games played to this point — the Packers are looking for at least one upgrade in the secondary.
Heavy’s Sean Deveney published a piece on the team’s interest in a cornerback ahead of the deadline, citing Pete Dougherty of the Green Bay Press-Gazette.
“Citing two ‘high-ranking scouts,’ Dougherty said that the Packers have been making calls on defensive backs, which should probably not come as a surprise because the one they picked up in free agency this offseason — Nate Hobbs — has not worked out particularly well,” Deveney wrote Saturday. “He could still work his way back into the lineup, but the Packers appeared to pull the plug on Hobbs in Week 8, as he played only four snaps.”
Dougherty added in his report that Cam Taylor-Britt of the Cincinnati Bengals is a possible target in Green Bay.
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