Rob Demovsky | ESPN Staff Writer
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- This isn't a stat line you see from Aaron Rodgers every day: 15-of-28 passing for 133 yards with no touchdowns and two interceptions.
This isn't a statement you hear every day, either: "I played bad."
And no one on the Green Bay Packers saw it coming.
Coming off their second straight 13-win season, a second straight NFC Championship Game appearance and with Rodgers back after his offseason of discontentment -- and seemingly on form during a sharp training camp -- the reigning NFL MVP and his team bowed out of the regular-season opener against the host New Orleans Saints without much of a fight in a 38-3 loss on Sunday.
The 35-point loss suffered by the Packers is the worst in a season opener by a team that played in either the AFC or NFC Championship Game the previous season.
"They came ready to play; absolutely embarrassed us today," said Packers coach Matt LaFleur, who also called the loss humbling.
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