The Packers activated Center Jacob Monk from injured reserve.  Monk was active but did not play.  The Packers elevated DE Aron Mosby and RB Pierre Strong from the PS.  Josh Jacobs was able to play so Strong was actually inactive.  OT Anthony Belton, Kicker Brandon McManus, DE Devonte Wyatt, and DE Lucas Van Ness were inactive due to injury.  CB Kamal Hadden and OL Donovan Jennings were healthy scratches. 

OFFENSIVE LINEMEN:

The Packers averaged 4.09 yards per carry overall, but the running backs only managed 3.60-yards per attempt.  It looked like Banks and Tom are playing better as they get healthier.  Jordan Morgan became the full-time starter at right guard, as Rhyan got zero snaps.  I thought the lights came on for Jordan Morgan as a run blocker last week, but I guess not.  I watched Jacobs and Wilson run into the back of the offensive linemen all game.  This team needs high quality running backs to have a running game.  

The pass protection was good.  Rasheed Walker gets beaten badly once or twice a game.  For the most part, Walker was fine in pass protection, though not as a run blocker.  I still don't want to pay Rasheed Walker $20M per year, but I do not immediately perceive a likely successor.  The interior linemen allowed a little too much push at times but everyone was good to very good.  Love had plenty of time. 

RUNNING BACKS:

Josh Jacobs finished with 55 yards on 13 carries for a 4.23-yard average and 2 touchdowns.  Jacobs was on a pitch count in the first half (just 4 carries for 21 yards).  Emanuel Wilson managed 17 yards on 6 carries for a 2.83 average.

QUARTERBACKS:

Love completed 19 of 29 (65.6%) for 179 yards (6.17 yards/attempt) and 1 touchdown.    He had a passer rating of 93.9.  He gained 22 yards on 4 carries, one of which looked like a designed run.  He had no big-time throws or turnover-worthy attempts.  

Love plays hard and fearlessly.  He has to stop taking big hits when he runs.  Love recovered both of his own fumbles, fortunately.  He had ample time usually.  I watch the opponent's quarterback unleash passes the moment his back foot hits the ground on their back pedals.  That just does not happen for Love.  Love drops back, then scans the field and only then decides where the ball is going.  There never seems to be a rhythm to the passing game, making the offense seem disjointed.  That said, the Packers scored 27 points (again!), so what they are doing at present mostly works.  The Packers are scoring 26.2 points per game, good for 8th best in the NFL, so they are doing a lot right.

TIGHT ENDS:

Tucker Kraft caught 5 of 10 targets for 58 yards and a touchdown.   A lot of those yards came after the catch.  Fitzpatrick caught 1 pass for 6 yards.  Musgrave was not targeted.  The Packers played 1.61 tight ends per play on average and still could not open holes in the running game.  The back end of the TE room needs an overhaul next year.   

WIDE RECEIVERS:

Doubs caught 6 of 8 targets for 72 yards.  Love missed Doubs on a deep pass in the end zone or Doubs' statistics would be even better.  Golden caught all 4 of his targets for 37 yards.  Golden caught 3 passes for 20 yards on the Packers first possession, and then largely disappeared, catching 1 pass in the third quarter.  Doubs is so reliable, a guy who can move the chains.  Green Bay needs Golden to add volume to his statistics, at least until Watson and Reed return.  Wicks caught 1 of his 2 targets for 5 yards.  He is coming back from an ankle injury and there are reports that he was seen in a walking boot after this game.  Nobody else did anything.  That is just not enough yards from the wide receivers.  The return of Watson and Reed cannot come too soon.

DEFENSIVE TACKLES:

Wooden is making me rue some things I wrote.  He had had 6 tackles (3 solo) and a tackle for loss.  PFF credited him with 3 stops and 4 pressures, including a QB hit.  Brooks had 1 assisted tackle and a QB hit.  PFF credited Brooks with 5 pressures (4 hurries and a QB hit).  He continues to be productive as a pass rusher if a little deficient in run defense.  Brinson had 4 tackles (1 solo) and PFF credited him with 2 hurries.  Stackhouse had 2 assisted tackles. Arizona only managed 3.4-yards per carry.  Those are good pressure numbers for interior defensive linemen, considering how fast and in rhythm Brissett got the ball out.

DEFENSIVE ENDS:

Parsons had 5 tackles (3 solo) and 3 sacks.  PFF credited Parsons with 10 pressures (4 sacks, 2 QB hits, and 4 hurries for a 31.3% pressure rate).  That is a monster game, plus a lot of the pressures and sacks came late in the game when the outcome was uncertain.  Gary had 2 solo tackles, a tackle for loss, a sack, 2 QB hits, and a big forced fumble that led to a recovery by Evan Williams.  PFF credited Gary with 4 pressures (1 sack, just 1 QB hit, and 2 hurries).  Enagbare added 5 tackles (2 solo), a half sack, 1 QB hit, and a tackle for loss.  Sorrell had a goose egg in a lot of snaps. Mosby contributed a penalty on special teams.

LINEBACKERS:

Cooper had 5 tackles (3 solo) with a pass defensed.  PFF credited Cooper with 3 stops and a 98.2 passer rating allowed (4 of 5 completions for 38 yards).  Quay Walker had 9 tackles (5 solo), with 3 QB hits, a tackle for loss, and 1.5 sacks.  PFF credited Walker with 5 pressures (2 sacks, 2 QB hits and 1 hurry) but also listed him with a 120.8 passer rating allowed.  I loved watching Quay overpower Arizona's running back when he pass rushed.  McDuffie had 7 tackles (3 solo) and was fine in coverage (1 completion for 3 yards and a 56 PRA).  Hopper had a solo tackle for loss.  

DEFENSIVE BACKS:

A lot of articles are zeroing in on Nate Hobbs as a problem.  I note that I have advocated for moving Hobbs to the slot so Nixon and Valentine can play on the perimeter.  That leaves Bullard on the bench.  That said, everyone in the secondary was bad, except for Bullard, at lest according to PFF.  Hobbs had a 109.7 passer rating allowed (4 of 6 completed for 86 yards).  That is a lot of yards, and some of them were back-breakers that converted 3rd and 4th and long (really long sometimes).  Evan Williams had a 118.8 PRA (2 of 2 for 40, including a pass interference penalty).  Nixon had a 116.7 PRA (3/5 for 30 yards), and McKinney had a 108.3 (3 of 3 for 30 yards).  Bullard allowed 3 completions on 3 targets but they went for just 14 yards (86.1 PRA).  

Mckinney had 8 tackles (2 solo) and a pass defensed.  Evan Williams had 7 tackles (3 solo), a pass defensed, a Pass Interference penalty, and he recovered a fumble. Bullard had 7 tackles (3 solo).  Hobbs had 6 tackles (3 solo).  Nixon had 2 solo tackles and a pass defensed.  

When 4 of your 5 defensive backs and 2 of your 3 linebackers are bad in coverage, that strikes me as a systemic problem rather than a personnel issue.     

SPECIAL TEAMS:

Whelan punted 3 times for a net average average of 53.67 yards per punt, with 1 inside the 20 yard line.  Havrisik made 2 field goals including a 61-yarder with 2 seconds left in the half and all three extra points.  There were no major mistakes on special teams.

Photo courtesy of Joe Camporeale of Imagn Images.

RB: 1.02

TE: 1.61 (high)

WR: 2.39

DT: 1.86

DE: 2.14

LB: 2.33

DB: 4.67