GREEN BAY, Wis. -- This was the kind of game Jordy Nelson might have had in Week 1, when the Green Bay Packers receiver played for the first time in more than a year after he missed all of 2015 with a knee injury.

Instead, it came in Week 5.

Nelson not only struggled in Sunday night’s 23-16 win against the New York Giants, but he took it hard. Despite a touchdown catch -- his fifth in four games this season -- Nelson appeared downtrodden and took much of the blame for another inconsistent performance by the offense.

"We left a lot out there," a somber Nelson said. "I didn’t help very much in that aspect, so it’s still good to come away with a nice win like that when you know we can do a lot better, especially myself. I didn’t put us in very good situations."

What bothered Nelson most were his two drops -- one that bounced into the hands for Giants cornerback Jarnois Jenkins' interception one play after a penalty wiped out a touchdown to Randall Cobb, and another that killed a third-quarter drive that ended with a punt.

"It was beyond a rough game," Nelson said. "That was pretty embarrassing."

When Nelson opened the season with a team-leading 17 catches for 206 yards and four touchdowns in the first three games of the season, it looked like he and quarterback Aaron Rodgers picked up where they left off in 2014 -- when Nelson was a Pro Bowler with 98 catches and Rodgers won his second MVP.

But they seemed off from the start on Sunday night, despite Nelson’s diving 2-yard touchdown catch on the game’s opening drive. It was their 50th career touchdown together.

Rodgers targeted Nelson 13 times, but they connected just four times for 38 yards.

"We had a couple opportunities and [were] just kind of not on the same page on a couple of them," said Rodgers, who barely completed half of his passes (23-of-45 for 259 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions). "But I’m not worried about it."

Despite the fast start, the offense that came in ranked 29th in the NFL sputtered the rest of the way.

"I’ll tell you right now, I’m pretty sure if I catch my balls it’s a whole different story," Nelson said. "It’s just making the most of your opportunities."

Two locker stalls over, Cobb, in the midst of talking about his best game of the season with nine catches for 108 yards, was asked about Nelson’s night.

"That’s what’s so special about our room," Cobb said. "We’re able to do that, we’re able to feed off of each other, we’re able to lift each other, we’re able to push each other. We know what Jordy’s capable of. He’s going to come back and work so hard this week in practice. We know what we’re going to expect from him next week."