Green Bay Packers: 11 Quick Observations from Bounce Back Win
By Paul Bretl
LaFleur’s play-calling
What wasn’t basic were some of the play designs that Matt LaFleur drew up. Compared to last week, this game was a masterpiece. The designed passing plays to get Jones the ball in space were excellent, and he even stole Sean Payton’s tight end screen and used it on two separate occasions with Robert Tonyan. These are just a few examples, but this game was the LaFleur and Green Bay Packers’ offense that we’ve grown accustomed to seeing.
There’s no reason that Aaron Jones shouldn’t have 18 touches each game
In case you had forgotten, and maybe the Green Bay Packers did Week 1, Aaron Jones is one of the best running backs in the game. He finished Monday Night’s game with 17 carries for 67 yards along with six receptions for 48 yards and four total touchdowns.
As the headline says, there is no reason that he shouldn’t touch the ball at least 18 times (14-15 carries and 3-4 receptions) each game. If not, the Packers are doing themselves a disservice.
Green Bay Packers dominate key statistical categories
The turnover battle, red zone efficiency, and third-down success are three of the more important statistical categories each week, and this time around, the Packers dominated them. The final third down stats don’t look quite as good, but in the fourth quarter, when the game was already out of reach, the Packers were 5/6 at one point. Meanwhile, they went 4/4 in the red zone and won the turnover battle 2-0.