Ok, so why was Green Bay's defense not gassed if you're saying that is the reason??!! The Packers were playing the same game, and from way behind the entire time. DL got no pressure on Love and their DL knocked our QB out!!
5:10 more TOP, 71 to 60 plays. 12 drives to 10. At one point in the first half we played 16 snaps in a row if you take out the Shaheed PR TD.
Also, we werent sustaining drives in the 2nd half. They were.
Lafleur also ran a hurry up offense and did not allow us to make substitutions because he was playing on the fatigue. That was the blood he smelled in the water, along with keeping 3rd down personnel on the sideline.
Their last 4 drives in the 2nd half were 35 plays.
If you cant see the defense was fatigued and why - and this is a BIG problem with Dennis Allen - I cant help you. When you have 4th a short in plus territory and choose to punt every single time - you put more pressure on your defense and that leads to late game defensive problems.