GREEN BAY — On opposite sides of the Green Bay Packers luxe locker room inside Lambeau Field, two players — both of whom wear the captain’s C on their chests each game — were issuing bold, public challenges to their teammates.

In the aftermath of an ugly 13-10 loss to the previously winless Cleveland Browns and in advance of what the Packers (2-1) believe should be a prime-time bounce-back against the Dallas Cowboys (1-2) at AT&T Stadium, both tight end Tucker Kraft and safety Xavier McKinney felt the need to speak out.

For Kraft, the team’s emerging offensive star, it was time to challenge his teammates on that side of the ball to do more to complement a defense that entered this week’s games ranked No. 1 in scoring defense (14.7 points per game) and third in total defense (232.3 yards

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