More accurately, it’s not the type of team the Packers have been in the past. After Sunday, everything — coaching, talent, leadership, effort, quarterbacking — is fair game for scrutiny because the team isn’t performing up to its standards.

Yes, Green Bay is a wounded team. But so were the Colts, probably more so than the Packers.

The biggest problem is that eight games into the season the Packers have no identity on offense. Injuries have played into the demise of one of the NFL’s most productive units, but the coaches haven’t found any long-term answers, only quick fixes.

McCarthy had made progress the previous two games by saturating the field with wide receivers and having Rodgers direct a quick passing game. For some reason, he abandoned that Sunday, going back to establishing the run, involving the tight ends more and throwing deep balls off play-action. None of that worked, so McCarthy went back to what had been working. But by then it was too late.

The Packers’ inability to overcome their personnel shortages showed up again, especially their failure to address the halfback situation in any meaningful way. They played without a proven halfback for the third straight game, which is mystifying given the importance McCarthy placed on the running game during the offseason.