The Packers hammered the Saints and are hungry for more.
Everything worked for the Packers in Monday Night’s beatdown of the Saints. The offense hummed, the defense dominated, and the Saints perfectly played their parts as the hapless, listless victims of a team peaking at just the right time.
The Packers, now officially a playoff team, still have work ahead of them. Building on this game is the first step. It’s not really clear how much you can take away from a game like this — the Saints really are that bad — but the Packers gave the NFL (and themselves) a good reminder of exactly how good they can be.
They’re a good enough offense to roll up 34 points on just eight drives. They’re a good enough defense to provide the league’s first shutout this year. They’re good enough as a team to make a bad team look exactly as bad as everybody thinks they are.
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Even after a 34-point outing, the Packers are still hungry for more.
Key to the game: Punishing run game follows Josh Jacobs’ lead | Packers.com
Josh Jacobs really is the tone setter for the Packers offense, and they march to his beat week in and week out.
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On the defensive side of things, the Packers continue to hum along without one of their biggest names.
Christian Watson injures knee in Green Bay Packers’ victory | ESPN
Watson’s injury is about the only blemish on a night of good football.
Saints-Packers on ‘Monday Night Football’: What We Learned from Green Bay’s win over New Orleans | NFL.com
It’s hard to really learn much when teams are this unevenly matched, but at least one national writer thinks there are some takeaways.
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Seems like poor form to steal Jesus just before Christmas, but it looks like the star of the Christmas show has been returned.