Green Bay Packers (11-4) – New Orleans Saints (5-10): 34-0
With a great start, the Packers quickly took cover in a one-sided match. A victory without forcing which allows them to get their ticket to the playoffs. Jordan Love (16/28, 182 yards, 1 TD) did the minimum and relied on a dominant and creative ground game. No less than nine players wore leather.
In the 2nd half Green Bay was mostly content to manage, in its own way, sometimes giving the impression of no longer knowing what to do with the ball in hand. But the essentials were already largely done, and the defense was intractable, which allowed Matt LaFleur to take a few breathers like Love and Jacobs.
The Packers at a slow trot
As they have become accustomed to in recent weeks, the Packers took care of their start to the match. Carried by a still exceptional Josh Jacobs (13 races, 69 yards, 1 TD, 4 receptions, 38 yards), the attack repeats its ranges and unfolds. And the bill will quickly add up.
Love connects with Dontayvion Wicks for a 1st touchdown on the opening possession. Then Jacobs concluded a river series of 96 yards and more than 8 minutes on the ground. Chris Brooks then increases the score once again with his first career score. 3 drives, 3 touchdowns, a first for Green Bay since 2020.
New Orleans without any solution
Opposite, nothingness or almost. Without Alvin Kamara, the Saints are deprived of their best offensive weapon. And it shows. Less than 200 yards gained, a running game stopped, and above all a blank score sheet.
Spencer Rattler (15/30, 153 yards, 1 int), regularly under pressure, was too inaccurate. Too little on the same wavelength with his targets, he was also extinguished by excellent defense on all 3 levels. The only real incursion into enemy territory was annihilated by an interception.
Faced with this nothingness, the Packers fell asleep a little in the 2nd half but above all gave the impression of not wanting to do too much. They added a final, almost anecdotal touchdown at the end of the match by Emanuel Wilson. The Saints leave Wisconsin swept, without a point and heads down. Between sporting level and payroll, the time for reconstruction has come in Louisiana.
