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NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Missed tackles with defenders little more than obstacles to bounce off on the way to more yards.A kicker missing both an extra point wide left and pushing an onside kick out of bounds.Lots and lots of penalty flags.Aaron Rodgers, the two-time NFL MVP, wasnt immune either, missing reads and overthrowing receivers with one pass going straight to a defender.The Green Bay Packers have lots of issues after a 47-25 loss to the Tennessee Titans on Sunday put them below .500 for the first time this late in a season since 2013.Packers coach Mike McCarthy said they couldnt overcome falling behind 21-0 and by as much as 35-10 late in the first half before falling to 4-5.We understand how poorly we performed today, McCarthy said. As a team, were disappointed. We have higher standards than that. We have higher expectations of one another, so thats what well tap into and grab onto.That 25-point deficit was Green Bays largest in the first half of a game started by Rodgers. Now theyve lost three straight and four of their past five. The previous time the Packers were below .500 this late in a season at 5-6-1 in 2013, but finished 8-7-1 to win the NFC North in 2013.We just didnt execute as well as we wanted to on offense and obviously in the other two phases as well, Rodgers said.Minnesota lost again. Were a game back. Were kind of right where we were last week. Obviously, love to be standing here after a win, but right now weve got to work on ourselves and get this thing turned around.A franchise that has reached the postseason each of the past seven seasons has to fix some things first with two more games left on the Packers first three-game road trip since 2012.The Packers recovered Tennessees onside kick to open the game and had the ball at the Titans 49 in perfect position to score. They went three-and-out with Rodgers missing Randall Cobb on a short throw on third down.It took a little bit to get going, Rodgers said.Then right guard T.J. Lang hurt an ankle on the first play of the second series and was replaced by Dan Barclay. By the end of the first quarter, the Packers had just 26 yards. Rodgers had completed only two passes.But the penalties already started piling up. The Packers finished with 12 for 107 yards.We had too much fight today, McCarthy said.The Packers added a touchdown to pull within 35-16 at halftime after they already had posted the largest deficit since trailing by 21 in the first half against the New York Giants in 2012.Rodgers threw for 371 yards and two touchdowns, and he also ran for another. Rodgers remains the only person to run for a TD this season for the Packers.McCarthy couldnt list all the injuries after the game, which grew when left tackle David Bakhtiari hurt a knee and was replaced by rookie Jason Spriggs in the fourth quarter. That forced lots of rotations as the Packers gave up five sacks.Its hard emotionally, center Corey Linsley said. Its difficult to right the ship anyway, but hard emotionally is what I am referring to. I think we have a level of trust in our locker room with a bunch of great guys that work hard. Im confident that we will get that back.The next stop on this road swing is a trip to Washington, and McCarthy said the Packers have been in tough spots before.Everything we want to accomplish big picture-wise is still in front of us, McCarthy said. But the reality is we need to get a little healthier and we have to prepare and play better and we have to win the next game.---Corrects to show Packers last below .500 this late in season in 2013, not 2008.---For more NFL coverage: http://www.pro32.ap.org and http://www.twitter.com/AP-NFL---Follow Teresa M. Walker at www.twitter.com/teresamwalker David Luiz Chelsea Jersey .C. -- Rodney Hood connected from all over the court while freshman Jabari Parker was busy swatting shots and scoring in transition. Callum Hudson-Odoi Chelsea Jersey . 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Clearly, No. 2 Ohio State and No. 4 Michigan have been the class of the Big Ten so far.No. 8 Wisconsin and No. 10 Nebraska will get a chance to prove the conference isnt the Big Two and Little Eight like it used to be years ago when Woody Hayes was leading the Buckeyes and Bo Schembechler was coaching the Wolverines.Sure, the conference has four teams in the top 10 of The Associated Press college football poll for the first time since 1960 during the regular season.The Badgers , though, have to beat the Buckeyes on Saturday at home to stay highly ranked and to prove they belong among the Big Tens best after a closely contested loss at Michigan .You hope to earn that right to be in those conversations, Wisconsin coach Paul Chryst acknowledged Tuesday.The Cornhuskers, who play Saturday at Indiana, will get their chance in back-to-back road games Oct. 29 against Wisconsin and Nov. 5 against Ohio State.Nebraska coach Mike Riley said he didnt personally peek ahead to those opponents during the teams recent bye week, but the program is keeping tabs on schools it will face later in the schedule.We have our graduate assistants do that, Riley said.Regardless of how Wisconsin does against Ohio State or Nebraska fares against the Buckeyes, it appears as if the Badgers or Cornhuskers will likely end up representing the West at the Big Ten championship game.Ohio State and Michigan , meanwhile, appear to be on a collision course to meet Nov. 26 at the Horseshoe to earn the Easts spot in the conference final.When Jim Harbaugh was asked during the Big Ten teleconference if he would take a look at the Buckeyes during his teams bye week, or if he does on a weekly basis, he simply refused to answer the question.Were looking at it as an improvement week, Harbaugh said, dodging the question by talking about his plans for the idle Wolverines.Rutgers got too close of a look the last two weeks at Michigan and Ohio State, losing 78-0 and 58-0,, respectively so to speak to the traditional powers.ddddddddddddhere are a lot of similarities on their overall talent up and down the roster, Scarlet Knights coach Chris Ash said. They are different, schematically, more so on offense than on defense.Here are some other things of note in the Big Ten:SLUMPING SPARTANS: Michigan State, which was ranked No. 12 before the season, has lost three straight for the first time since 2009 and for the third time since Mark Dantonio took over the program in 2007.It has been a stark slump for a program that won 36 games and two Big Ten title the previous three years.I dont know if I appreciate that more, Dantonio said. I understand its very difficult to win. I also understand when you have these types of situations, youve got to dig yourself out of the hole and you got to have one focus and thats the next game, the next moment. You have to make sure the players are not being bombarded. I know theyre being bombarded outside of this football building, but that the football building becomes a sanctuary for them.If the Spartans slip again and lose Saturday at home against Northwestern, it will mark their first four-game skid since the fourth and final year of the John L. Smith era in 2006.SIGNING EARLY: Big Ten coaches appear to be largely in favor of last weeks proposals by the Division I council that would create early signing periods in June and December, instead of in February.To me, it makes perfect sense, Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz said.At least two coaches, Marylands DJ Durkin and Ash, though, dont want an early signing period earlier than December.I dont think its a good path, Ash said.---Online:College Football: http://collegefootball.ap.org---Follow Larry Lage at www.twitter.com/larrylage and follow his work at www.bigstory.ap.org/content/larry-lage ' ' '