Green Bay Packers football is back.  Almost.

The Packers kicked off their preseason slate Thursday night, hosting the Tennessee Titans at Lambeau Field.  With most of their key starters out, Green Bay's coaching staff got a long look at many of the young players who will round out the team's roster.

The Packers picked up a 31-17 win, scoring 24 straight points after falling behind 10-7.  More importantly, they began to get some answers to the questions about what the 2018 team will look like.

It was only a preseason game, but let's take a look at who won and who didn't win the night.

Game Balls

Marquez Valdes-Scantling

Valdes-Scantling, MVS as he's often called, posted a game-high five catches for 101 yards and a touchdown.  He also added in three kick returns for 61 yards.

MVS has had an inconsistent camp so far, his biggest issue being dropping the football.  In this game, he hauled in all but two of his targets and showed up when the lights came on.

In a crowded wide receiver battle, MVS made a nice case for himself to get more reps and attention by the coaching staff.

Oren Burks

Another rookie on the good list.  Burks flashed his speed a few times and led the team in tackles with six on the night.  

Drafted for his athletic ability and maturity, Burks already looks like a seasoned veteran.  Maybe it's the #42 on his jersey, previously worn by Morgan Burnett, a solid veteran in the defense.

It's a small sample size, but it looks like the only thing that can keep Burks from growing and contributing on defense this season would be an injury (knock on wood!).  After losing Jake Ryan last week, the linebacker position has a bigger hole but Burks is already looking like a player who can fill it.

Jamaal Williams

Williams didn't have big numbers or many touches.  But it was his touchdown catch early on that landed him on this list.

Williams took a short pass and gave a tough second effort to get across the goal line for the Packers first score of the preseason.  

Williams filled in admirably for Aaron Jones and Ty Montgomery last season and showed that he can be counted on the carry the load.  He put another stamp on that in this game.

Lame Calls

Quinten Rollins

Brutal.  That's my one-word description for Rollins' night.  The fourth-year defensive back has been moved all over the defense in an attempt to find a role for him.  On a night when he needed to show some signs of life somewhere, Rollins was a total zero.

Starting with the first defensive series, Rollins gave up a long catch-and-run after losing his footing in coverage.  Shortly after, Rollins fielded a punt and had the ball knocked away by the first defender on the scene.  Rollins got on the ball to avoid the turnover, but lost a ton of yardage on the play.

If Head Coach Mike McCarthy is truly serious about players having to earn their opportunities, we should be seeing less and less of Rollins after tonight.  An awful showing at a time when he couldn't afford one.

Injuries

There weren't many other options as far as players to give a lame call to so I'm giving one to the injury bug.  Safeties Jermaine Whitehead (back) and Josh Jones (concussion) left the game and did not return.  Jones will likely be out for some time to ensure that he's ready for the start of the season.  Whitehead's timeline is unknown at this point.

The injuries leave the safety position extremely thin, once again.  It's worth keeping an eye on what the Packers do to address a potential lack of depth.

Others to mention

• Davante Adams may be the best receiver off the snap in the NFL
• Josh Jackson played well.  He was called for holding on a play that I'd hope doesn't get called during the regular season.  In the absence of rookie Jaire Alexander, Jackson stepped in nicely and looks like a guy who will get some snaps when the real games start
• Ha Ha Clinton-Dix already looks re-energized.  It may be Defensive Coordinator Mike Pettine's defensive playbook, but Clinton-Dix knows he's in a contract season and has nay sayers to silence
• Receiver Jake Kumerow didn't make an appearance until late in the first half.  He ended up with just three catches but one was for a touchdown.  A 52-yard touchdown
• Montravious Adams didn't show up big on the stat sheet, but he looked disruptive and carried his dominant play from the practice field to the game.  He needs to clean up his gap responsibilities, but the ability is there 
• The back up quarterback battle is still wide open.  Many feel DeShone Kizer will end up the man behind Aaron Rodgers but Brett Hundley showed well after getting the start.  Tim Boyle also had some nice throws to keep himself in the conversation for a potential spot on the practice squad.  But the "most fun" throw of the night might have been Kizer's leaping bomb to MVS in the third quarter