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“This league is hard. It’s week to week. But absolutely, I think for everybody involved,” it’s been gratifying, Barry said. “Everything goes into that four-hour block on gameday. Literally, every minute of the day, Monday through Saturday, for everybody involved. The people calling the game, the people playing the game, the coaches, fans.

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“It’s hard when things don’t go well in that four-hour block on Sundays, but that’s what makes the National Football League so great. And yes, to answer your question, it’s incredibly satisfying for everybody involved.”

The defense will have every opportunity to keep that momentum going in the season’s final five games.

Of the Packers’ remaining opponents — the Giants, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the Carolina Panthers, the Minnesota Vikings and the Chicago Bears — only the Vikings rank higher than 20th in scoring offense or total offense. The Giants are 31st in scoring and dead last in yards gained.

“I just think we had to figure out our identity. What we want to do, what we do best, what players do what best and just continue to put people in the best positions,” veteran safety Jonathan Owens said. “With a younger team, it is going to take time to develop that chemistry. It’s a heck of a time to be hitting our stride.

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“We still haven’t played a complete game. We’re still getting better. That’s the thing. The (Chiefs) game wasn’t perfect. We have to clean up what we can and keep moving on.”

The Packers made three roster moves, claiming cornerback David Long off waivers from the Carolina Panthers, signing running back Kenyan Drake to the practice squad and releasing running back James Robinson from the practice squad.

Long, a five-year veteran who entered the league as a third-round pick by the Los Angeles Rams out of the University of Michigan in the 2019 draft, played four seasons for the Rams and started in Super Bowl LVI for them. He spent eight games (one start) with the Las Vegas Raiders earlier this year and played in three games (one start) for the Panthers before being waived this week.

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His best season was in 2020, when he rushed for 955 yards and 10 touchdowns for the Cardinals. He had one carry for no gain for the Ravens earlier this season.

Robinson was on the game-day roster for each of the last two games — as a member of the 53-man roster against the Lions and as a game-day elevation from the practice squad against the Chiefs — and had one carry for 2 yards and one reception for a 2-yard loss.