The Packers activated Luke Musgrave.  He took the last spot on the 53-man roster.  The Packers elevated Safety Omar Brown from the practice squad.  Quay Walker. Jaire Alexander, Bullard, Javon Bullard and Evan Williams were inactive due to injury.  Heath and Monk were healthy scratches. 

OFFENSIVE LINE:

The offensive line did a good job pass blocking.  They allowed 3 quarterback hits but no sacks.  Love had enough time in general.  The run blocking was pretty good, though there were some breakdowns.  Each one of the running backs each broke tackles or made someone miss just to get back to the line of scrimmage.  That said, the Packers gained 188 yards on 39 carries for a 4.82-yard average.  It was 191 yards on 36 carries for 5.31-yard average if one omits the three kneel downs at the end of the game. The Packers were successful converting third (and fourth) and short situations, once by Love and twice by Kraft.  Kudos to LaFleur for going for it on fourth down on the Packers second possession of the game, which ended up as a touchdown.  That put the Packers up 14-0 and the Packers never looked back.

QUARTERBACKS:

Love completed 16 of 28 (57.14%) for 182 yards with 1 touchdown and no interceptions.  He finished with a 88.7 passer rating.  He rushed once for 2 yards on a successful sneak.  Love completed 12 of 18 (66.67%) for 127 yards and a touchdown in the first half, good for a 105.6 passer rating.  He cooled off in the second half, completing just 4 of 10 for 55 yards.  Malik Wills looked sharp.  He completed a 34-yard rocket to Reed with perfect placement and timing in mop up duty.

RUNNING BACKS:

All of the running backs looked good.  They all broke tackles and/or made people miss.  Josh Jacobs finished with 69 yards on 13 carries for a 5.31-yard average.  He had a rushing touchdown and a 20-yard long.  Jacobs also caught all 4 of his targets for 38 yards.  He is such a weapon.  Emanuel Wilson gained 52 yards on 11 carries (4.73-yard average) and Brooks gained23 yards on 6 carries.  Brooks also caught a pass for 2 yards.  These three players constitute a really good running back room.  [All routes run information in this article is from Pro Football Focus.]

TIGHT ENDS:

Kraft caught 3 of his 4 targets for 63 yards with a long of 30.  Kraft also carried the ball once for 2 yards, converting a 4th down opportunity.  Sims and Fitzpatrick had no targets.  Musgrave had 1 target as the Packers eased him back into the flow of things after his long injury.  Musgrave generally replaced Kraft rather than ?Sims or Fitzpatrick.  I do not believe Kraft and Musgrave were on the field at the same time in a two tight end set.

WIDE RECEIVERS:

Reed caught 3 of 4 targets for 76 yards with a long of 37.  He also carried the ball once for 5 yards.  Doubs caught 2 of 3 targets for 30 yards.  Wicks caught 3 of his 7 targets for 13 yards and 1 touchdown.  Watson and Melton each had 1 target but no receptions.  Love threw the pass to Melton into the dirt even though he was open.  Watson was open a few times.  Melton carried the ball once for 14 yards and Watson gained 23 yards on 2 carries.  Watson was injured when the tackler fell on his leg.  Much of the damage was done on the ground in this game.    

DEFENSIVE TACKLES:

Wyatt had 4 tackles (3 solo) including 2 tackles for loss.  He had 2 quarterback hits and a sack off a twist.  Per Gen Stats, Wyatt had 3 pressures on 14 pass rushing chances.  Clark had 2 tackles (1 solo).  Wooden had an assisted tackle and he was flagged once.  Slaton and Brooks had no defensive statistics, but Brooks had at least one pressure.  The Saints gained just 67 yards on 20 carries for a 3.4-yard average.  There was a good interior push when the Saints tried to pass, which really helped the Edge players.  This was very good complementary football. 

As a note, the referees really seemed to be letting them play, especially after the Packers got a substantial lead.  There were some egregious holds that were not called.  I would note an obvious hold against Cooper in the 2nd quarter, a hold against Clark, a really obvious hold against Brooks on the pass Zayne Anderson ended up intercepting, and I lost count of the times the officials sat on their hands while Gary was being held.  Here is a clip of the hold on Brooks. 

The announcers mentioned the issues with the Saints' offensive line.  Rookie LT Taliese Fuaga looks pretty good.  Center Erik McCoy is an absolute beast, but he got hurt and left the game after just 7 snaps.  RG/OC Cesar Ruiz is a good veteran.  RT Trevor Penning, the 19th pick in the 2002 draft, has been a little underwhelming.  He is a good run blocker but is less than adequate as a pass blocker.  What the announcers meant was that the Saints were playing Lucas Patrick at LG, and it got worse on their interior when McCoy left the game.  Give credit to the line for taking advantage of the opportunity.  

DEFENSIVE ENDS:

Gary had 2 tackles ( 1 solo) and a fumble recovery.  Van Ness had a solo tackle and a quarterback hit.   Enagbare and Mosby each had 1 assisted tackle (and Mosby added another tackle on special teams).  Cox had 2 solo tackles, including a tackle for loss, a sack, and 2 quarterback hits.  According to Next Gen Stats, Cox led the Packers with 6 pressures.  Lucas Van Ness had 5 pressures and Gary had 4 pressures.  Next Gen indicated that the Packers got pressure on Rattler on 52.6% of his pass attempts, with no less than eight different defensive linemen (DEs and DTs) getting at least 1 pressure against the Saints, not to mention pressures by the linebackers and defensive backs.  

LINEBACKERS:

Edgerrin Cooper filled the stat line (again).  His speed and hard hitting jumped out.  He had 8 tackles (6 solo) tackles, 1 tackles for loss, multiple pressures.  He lived in the backfield.   Cooper again had 2 additional tackles on special teams.  Eric Wilson had 8 tackles (3 solo).  McDuffie and Hopper had no statistics. 

DEFENSIVE BACKS:

Nixon has 3 solo tackles with a sack and a forced fumble.  Valentine also had 3 solo tackles and his own forced fumble, though that rolled harmlessly out of bounds.  Zayne Anderson had 3 tackles (2 solo), 2 passes defensed including an interception.  McKinney had 2 solo tackles and a pass defensed.

SPECIAL TEAMS:

McManus made a 55-yard field goal, a 46-yarder, and all 4 of his extra points.  Whelan punted twice for a 46-yard gross average and 36 net. 

RB:  1.09

TE:  1.30

WR: 2.61

DT:  1.96

DE:  2.00

LB:  2.21

DB:  4.84

Photo courtesy of Mark Hoffman, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.