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• #GREEN BAY VS SAINTS SCORE UPGRADE#

Saints’ QB Jameis Winston, who was making his first start with the Saints after the retirement of Drew Brees, was efficient in low capacities, going 14/20 for only 148 yards, but he still was able to throw for 5 TDs along the way. But many of these mistakes committed by both units are reminiscent of last year and the year prior’s shortfalls, so being worried this early in the season certainly has some merit to it. Now yes, any sort of takeaways from this game for both sides of the ball need to be taken with many grains of salt, especially since it is the first game of the year.

#GREEN BAY VS SAINTS SCORE UPGRADE#

But Barry was chosen out of a selected group of defensive-minded position coaches, and he made sense from many perspectives as to why he would be a good fit in Green Bay.īut after seeing how Barry’s defense struggled to stop any part of NO’s offense, it remains to be seen how he was the upgrade that this team desperately needed. Yes, technically speaking, Joe Barry was not LaFleur’s top choice in replacing former DC Mike Pettine when he did not return this offseason (that honor goes to UW’s Jim Leonhard).

In mop-up duty, Love played decent, showcasing what he learned throughout his preseason work while also showing what he still needs to learn for the future – while his costly fumble in the red zone at the end of the game ended any chance to put up double-digit points, he was able to lead the team down the field and connect with his receivers routinely. Rodgers threw five total interceptions last season, so the fact that he threw two today certainly points to some questions that will need to be answered next week against the Detroit Lions, a hopeful bounce-back candidate for the offense.

Even with Marshon Lattimore entering the game beat up and having missed time with a wrist injury, the Saints were able to shut down all pass catchers for the Packers.Įven when Rodgers did have time in the pocket (which was not super often), his reads were all locked up and he was unable to connect with anyone, consistently seeing Davante Adams locked up in double coverage down the field. Playing from behind ever since the first drive of the game, the Packers were never able to find a rhythm and establish themselves against the strong Saints defense, which was stout in the trenches and kept the Green Bay receivers in check. The Packers had nine offensive drives in the game – four resulting in a punt, two resulting in interceptions, one resulting in a fumble, one resulting in a turnover on downs, and one resulting in a field goal for the only points of the game. With Rodgers producing two awful arm punts and the team only rushing for 43 yards, there was not much that this offense could do right, forcing HC Matt LaFleur to throw his play sheet out the window early on in the game. Not having had any work together in the preseason was quite evident for this offense, especially when it came to pass protection and blocking assignments. Truly, nothing positive can truly be taken from this game, but the main takeaways from the opening-week loss can be found below.

And even with him, the Packers were embarrassed on the road, 38-3.įor the offense, 233 total yards is never going to cut it, especially when that yardage output is combined with two Rodgers interceptions and one Jordan Love fumble – while the fumble did occur late in the fourth quarter, it was just a perfect synopsis of what all went on with this team on Sunday. As the Green Bay Packers kicked off their 2021 NFL season against the New Orleans Saints in Jacksonville Jaguars, it was a game many thought would never happen with QB Aaron Rodgers leading them.