Plenty of ‘mixed feelings’ after Packers forced to…

But the disturbing thing is that’s two weeks in a row now, with the season hitting crunch time in late December, when similar shifts have occurred seemingly on a dime.

Six days ago in Baltimore, the failure to get a touchdown in a goal-to-go situation in the fourth quarter kept the Ravens within two scores. The next thing the Packers knew, two Baltimore TDs sandwiched around a three-and-out led to a two-point try with the game in the balance.

That time, safety Darnell Savage shook off a rough game and deflected the Baltimore pass to the pylon to preserve the one-point win. On Christmas, Rasul Douglas proved to be the gift that keeps on giving with another game-saving interception.

“The last two weeks, stopping that two-point conversion and then coming up with a big pick, man, it’s nerve-wrecking but winning is difficult in this league,” Rodgers said.

He’s absolutely right, of course, and the Packers deserve plenty of credit for improving to 6-2 in one-score games. Winning the tight ones is what makes or breaks seasons.

But it’s hard to get a gauge on just where the Packers are with two games left in the regular season.

The bad news is they don’t appear to be approaching the peak they’ll need to hit in the postseason to make a run. The good news is they don’t need to hit that peak for at least a few more weeks, and they’re still in the best possible position at 12-3 atop the NFC.

“You’d rather learn from your bad plays or your mistakes after a win than after a loss,” LaFleur said. “After a loss, obviously that can have devastating effects. I think our guys take the right mindset with that. We’ll be better for it.”