Green Bay Packers at Saints: 5 Big Questions Heading into Week 3

Can the Green Bay Packers’ defense slow Alvin Kamara?

I use the term slow instead of stop because I don’t see the Packer defense stopping Kamara; rather, the goal should be to contain him. Like Aaron Jones, Kamara can make plays both on the ground and through the air, and he presents a matchup problem for opposing defenses.

Against the run, the Packers have not looked any better than last year during these first two games, but the offense has provided the defense some help by giving them several two and three score leads to work with, which takes away the opposing team’s ability to run the ball. However, this week, I wouldn’t bank on that.

In Week 1, Tampa Bay did a nice job bottling up Kamara, holding him to 16 rushing yards on 12 carries. But against Las Vegas, he averaged over six yards per carry on 13 attempts.

In the passing game, the Packer defense needs to be disciplined, flying to the ball, and making sure that they are limiting missed tackles. Brees is going to try to get the ball to Kamara quickly and in open space, letting him do the work from there. With a revamped defense over the last two years, the Packers are much better equipped to handle Kamara; however, he is the type of player that has given them issues in the past.