The Green Bay Packers are viewed as Super Bowl contenders, but they may have some pretty pressing issues.

It wasn't pretty, but the Green Bay Packers came away with a 27-18 win over the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday to improve to 3-1-1 on the season and to vault themselves back into first place in the NFC North.

On paper, the Packers look terrific. Their defense is loaded, and their offense has a bunch of compelling pieces that should work well together. But the latter could be an issue, particularly in terms of execution. Robert Mays of The Athletic broke it down while rewatching the game.

“There are so many moments where it just feels self-inflicted. Just general sloppiness," Mays said. "Even on plays and in situations where it ends up turning their way, these are kind of desperation plays. Like the third-and-10 in the second quarter, where (Jordan Love) completes a 35-yard ball to Matthew Golden. That’s a great play. I don’t want to be living that way. And then the game-saving completion that he makes to Golden is another chuck-it-down-the-field play.”

Is Mays overreacting a bit? Perhaps, especially considering that the Packers rank ninth in the NFL in yards and eighth in scoring this season. But there is no doubt that their offense has been a bit inconsistent, like in Week 3 when they managed just 10 points against the Cleveland Browns in a debilitating three-point loss.

That being said, it's important to remember that Green Bay is missing a couple of key weapons in Jayden Reed and Christian Watson, and its offensive line is also banged up.

We'll get a better gauge on just how good the Packers are when they start getting healthier, and they also might swing a big move at the trade deadline.

But for as many concerns as we may have about Green Bay, it is still in first place, and it's not like the other NFC contenders are flawless, either. Just look at what's going on in Philadelphia, for example.

The Packers will have a great chance to get to 4-1-1 when they take on the Arizona Cardinals — who may be without Kyler Murray — next Sunday before facing Aaron Rodgers and the Pittsburgh Steelers the following week.