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Nov 22, 2020; Indianapolis, Indiana, USA; Green Bay Packers wide receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling (83) catches the ball in between two Indianapolis Colts players in the second half at Lucas Oil Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports
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Nov 22, 2020; Indianapolis, Indiana, USA; Green Bay Packers wide receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling (83) catches the ball in between two Indianapolis Colts players in the second half at Lucas Oil Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports
Due to an unfortunate turn of events on Sunday, the Aaron Rodgers-led Green Bay Packers suffered their 3rd defeat of the season at the hands of the Indianapolis Colts. The Packers looked in control as the game went into overtime.
However, Frank Reich’s defensive stars had other plans. After a strong first half, the Packers looked like they were on their way to another win on Sunday. But the Colts scored 17-straight points at the very start of the second half to force the game into OT.
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Nov 5, 2020; Santa Clara, California, USA; Green Bay Packers wide receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling (83) celebrates with quarterback Aaron Rodgers (12) after catching a pass to score a touchdown against the San Francisco 49ers during the second quarter at Levi’s Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
Green Bay wideout Marquez Valdes-Scantling was having a productive game on Sunday. But all that changed in overtime. The promising wide receiver fumbled the ball in his team’s second play after a tackle from Julian Blackmon.
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The Colts got the ball at the 29-yard line. Kicker Rodrigo Blankenship later nailed a 39-yard field goal to seal a massive 34-31 win in Week 11.
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Packers wideout Marquez Valdes-Scantling blasts ‘cowards’ on social media
What is Marquez Valdes-Scantling’s advice for a younger football player on how to move past a mistake like his? pic.twitter.com/q8Nf3zRN9S
— Matt Schneidman (@mattschneidman) November 23, 2020
As expected, MVS went from hero to zero in an instant due to that last-minute fumble in OT. But the Packers star showed great character by appearing in today’s press meet to address Sunday’s unfortunate loss.
Valdes-Scantling admitted that he must accept responsibility for the defeat, but also lashed out at all the ‘trolls’ on social media.
“Humans are gonna make mistakes. There’s no way around that … as long as I’m happy with God and God is happy with me, I could care less what a man has to say about me,” Valdes-Scantling said via Matt Schneidman.
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MVS on why he chose to talk to us today: “I talked to the media after a career game the week before and now I’m at the lowest point.”
Said he felt responsible to face questions when he experiences both ends of the spectrum. pic.twitter.com/8dhfnQrIee
— Matt Schneidman (@mattschneidman) November 23, 2020
On 3 receptions, MVS had 55 receiving yards in last night’s loss to the Colts. He’s been a crucial cog in the Packers’ offense this season, especially due to injuries to stars like Davante Adams and Allen Lazard.
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The 26-year-old has 500+ yards with 4 receiving TDs in 2020. He will look to put this disappointment behind him as the Packers aim to make the Playoffs this season.
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