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Packers victory over Bengals: The good, the bad, and the grade

By Brian Sampson

CINCINNATI, OHIO - OCTOBER 10: Mason Crosby #2 of the Green Bay Packers kicks a field goal to the Cincinnati Bengals 25-22 in overtime at Paul Brown Stadium on October 10, 2021 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images)
CINCINNATI, OHIO - OCTOBER 10: Mason Crosby #2 of the Green Bay Packers kicks a field goal to the Cincinnati Bengals 25-22 in overtime at Paul Brown Stadium on October 10, 2021 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images) /
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CINCINNATI, OHIO – OCTOBER 10: Eric Stokes #21 of the Green Bay Packers breaks up a pass intended for Ja’Marr Chase #1 of the Cincinnati Bengals during the first quarter at Paul Brown Stadium on October 10, 2021 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
CINCINNATI, OHIO – OCTOBER 10: Eric Stokes #21 of the Green Bay Packers breaks up a pass intended for Ja’Marr Chase #1 of the Cincinnati Bengals during the first quarter at Paul Brown Stadium on October 10, 2021 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /

Packers victory over Bengals: The bad: Special Teams (again), run blocking, Eric Stokes, Darnell Savage

The (un)special teams struck again on Sunday. And again, and again, and again. I’m probably missing a few more again’s. Their miscues this week included a shanked punt, a 40-yard kickoff return, a missed extra point and three missed field goals. Ouufta.

The Packers’ depleted offensive line held up fairly well in pass protection, but weren’t very good at creating holes for their running backs. Thankfully, Jones and AJ Dillon were tremendous at making guys miss. The interior of the line struggled the most and they’ll benefit from Elgton Jenkins and Josh Myers hopefully returning next week.

It was a rough week for rookie Eric Stokes, who was picked on in his matchup with Ja’Marr Chase. Stokes had one nice breakup, but was otherwise torched throughout this contest. He and Darnell Savage combined to give up more than 160 receiving yards in the game.

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