The Green Bay Packers are sorely lacking in one critical area.

Entering the 2025 NFL campaign, the Green Bay Packers were widely viewed as Super Bowl contenders, thanks much in part to a dynamic defense led by new addition Micah Parsons.

While the Packers defense looked terrific in its first three games, it showed some serious warts in Green Bay's Week 4 tie against the Dallas Cowboys, and after a month of football, the unit actually has a pretty glaring weakness: takeaways.

The Packers have only logged two takeaways thus far this season. Only the New York Jets (who have registered a grand total of zero) have less than Green Bay.

Considering safety Xavier McKinney is one of the best ball hawks in football, this does come as somewhat of a surprise.

"Safety Xavier McKinney already had four interceptions at this point last season en route to a first-team All-Pro nod that saw him pick off eight passes, second-most in the league," wrote Matt Schneidman of The Athletic. "McKinney hasn’t been given many chances by opponents to start this season the same way, which is a reflection of how good he was last year. His interception to end the first half against the Browns in Week 3 and safety Evan Williams’ pick against the Lions in Week 1 are all Green Bay has to show in the takeaway department for seven sturdy halves of defensive football (out of eight, the second half against the Dallas Cowboys being the exception)."

The Packers' secondary was the one weakness for the defense heading into the year, particularly at the cornerback position after losing Jaire Alexander and not really replacing him. Not that Alexander is ever on the field anyway, but the fact that Green Bay did not add someone like Stephon Gilmore or Asante Samuel Jr. (who are still both available, by the way) was surprising.

It's still early in the season, so perhaps McKinney and the rest of the defense will start forcing some turnovers soon. But it's a bit concerning that the Packers haven't gotten around to this yet.

Of course, Green Bay has only played four games thanks to its early bye week, so most other teams already have a leg up on them in that department. But still, collecting only two takeaways through a quartet of contests is not impressive.

To be fair, the Packers' defense still ranks fourth in the NFL as a whole, so it will probably remain elite regardless. But it would be nice to see the unit give the offense some extra possessions.