The Green Bay Packers shook off three terrible quarters of football and produced a terrific final 15 minutes to stun the New Orleans Saints on Sunday at Lambeau Field.
The defense played well for most of the contest, and Jordan Love and the offense finally turned it on in the fourth quarter. The result was overcoming a 17-0 deficit and securing an 18-17 win.
Buy Packers TicketsBased on grades from Pro Football Focus, here are the best and worst performers from the Packers’ Week 3 win over the Saints.
Top 5 offense
1. WR Romeo Doubs: 73.8
2. LT Rasheed Walker: 73.2
3. RT Zach Tom: 68.7
4. WR Dontayvion Wicks: 65.3
5. QB Jordan Love: 63.9
Doubs averaged 1.70 yards per route run and made two contested catches, including the game-winner. Walker and Tom combined to allow nothing more than two hurries (one apiece) over 55 pass-blocking snaps. Tom was the team’s highest-graded run blocker. Wicks caught four passes on 34 routes run and didn’t have a drop. Love had two “big time throws” and a touchdown run.
Top 5 defense
1. S Rudy Ford: 88.2
2. ILB De’Vondre Campbell: 79.3
3. OLB Rashan Gary: 77.8
4. CB Rasul Douglas: 75.7
5. CB Keisean Nixon: 74.2
Ford made seven tackles without a miss, delivered two stops and gave up only one catch on four targets into his coverage. He also broke up two passes, including one near interception. Campbell had two tackles, including a stop, before exiting with an ankle injury after 11 snaps. Gary delivered five pressures, including three sacks, on just 20 pass-rushing snaps. Douglas was responsible for Jimmy Graham’s touchdown catch but he also had one stop and one pass breakup while giving up just 29 yards passing. Nixon broke up a pass and made three tackles without a miss.
Bottom 5 offense
1. TE Josiah Deguara: 41.0
2. RG Jon Runyan Jr. : 48.3
3. LG Royce Newman: 50.1
4. TE Tucker Kraft: 50.4
5. WR Malik Heath: 53.3
Deguara earned the second-worst run-blocking grade over 11 run-blocking snaps. Runyan didn’t give up a pressure but was the team’s worst run-blocking grade overall. Newman allowed four pressures (all hurries) and was below average as a run-blocker. Kraft was below average over six run-blocking snaps and didn’t have a catch or target. Heath didn’t catch either target over eight routes run.
Bottom 5 defense
1. LB Quay Walker: 43.6
2. CB Carrington Valentine: 52.7
3. OLB Justin Hollins: 56.6
4. DL Colby Wooden: 58.7
5. CB Corey Ballentine: 60.0
Walker had a team-high three stops but earned poor grades against the run and in coverage. Valentine gave up a 27-yard catch to Chris Olave and was poor against the run. Hollins was fine against the run but delivered zero pressures on 10 pass-rushing snaps. Wooden played only 10 snaps and missed a tackle. Ballentine gave up four catches but did break up a pass.
Special teams
Tight end Josiah Deguara earned the top overall grade (72.1) after making a tackle over 20 special teams snaps. Darnell Savage also made a tackle. The Packers didn’t have a missed tackle but did commit three penalties (Kingsley Enagbare, Rasul Douglas, Jonathan Owens). Punter Daniel Whelan had two punts inside the 20-yard line and forced three fair catches but also finished with a net average of just 19.3 yards thanks to the 76-yard return touchdown. Anders Carlson made both kicks (extra point, 38-yard field goal).
Quarterbacks
Jordan Love: 63.9
Love finished with two “big time throws” and two “turnover worthy plays.” Two of his passes were dropped but he still finished with an adjusted completion percentage of 57.1. Love averaged 5.9 yards per attempt, but he also scrambled four times for a team-high 39 yards and a score. On throws over 20 yards, Love completed just two of nine attempts for 60 yards. He was 1-of-8 passing under pressure with an interception.
