The Green Bay Packers jumped out early on the back of a strong Jordan Love performance and held on late to beat the New Orleans Saints 20-10 in the second week of the 2022 NFL preseason.
Editor’s note: All grades in this article are subject to review. All PFF player grades will be finalized by 12 pm ET tomorrow.
Green Bay Packers
QUARTERBACK: Jordan Love
Player | Comp/Att | Yds | YPA | Rtg |
Danny Etling | 1 / 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 79.2 |
Jordan Love | 12 / 24 | 113 | 4.7 | 77.3 |
• The stat line may not impress, but that’s because he suffered four drops from his receivers totaling 71 lost air yards.
• Quite simply, it was the most encouraging performance of Love’s rocky career.
RUNNING BACKS
• There wasn’t much that stood out from Packers' running backs. None of their backs averaged more than 2.1 yards after contact per carry.
RECEIVERS
Player | Tgt | Rec | Yds | YPT | YPR |
Juwann Winfree | 6 | 3 | 41 | 6.8 | 13.7 |
Romeo Doubs | 5 | 3 | 24 | 4.8 | 8.0 |
Amari Rodgers | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1.0 | 2.5 |
Josiah Deguara | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5.5 | 11.0 |
Tyler Goodson | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 10.0 |
• Romeo Doubs continues to get open, but he also continues to drop balls. Doubs dropped two of his five catchable targets tonight.
• Juwann Winfree led all receivers in the game with 41 yards, averaging 6.8 yards per target.
OFFENSIVE LINE
• Zach Tom continues to impress in pass protection. After not allowing a single pressure on 18 pass-blocking snaps a week ago, he didn’t allow one yet again on 19 pass-blocking snaps.
• Royce Freeman didn’t have his best day splitting time between tackle and guard. He allowed two pressures and had two other losses on 19 pass-blocking snaps.
DEFENSIVE LINE
• Last week’s standout, Kingsley Enagbare, had a solid performance with two pressures.
• First-rounder Devonte Wyatt got an extended run but came up empty-handed as a pass-rusher on 15 snaps.
LINEBACKER
• Isaiah McDuffie showed the most we’ve seen from him in his young career — the 2021 sixth-rounder's four defensive stops led all linebackers.
• Krys Barnes was playing upset that his job got taken away. He only tallied one stop but will likely end up the highest-graded Packers defender in the game.
SECONDARY
• Kiondre Thomas and Shemar Jean-Charles both had tremendous days at the office. They didn't allow a single catch between them on five targets while playing the majority of the game.
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS
QUARTERBACK: Ian Book
Player | Comp/Att | Yds | YPA | Rtg |
Ian Book | 16 / 28 | 113 | 4 | 63.5 |
• This is a much, much improved Ian Book. He didn’t commit a single turnover-worthy play on 36 dropbacks.
• Sacks continue to be an issue for the former Notre Dame star. He took two more on only eight pressured dropbacks after taking five in Week 1.
RUNNING BACK
• Devine Ozigbo stood out on his limited touches. He picked up 40 yards on seven carries for one first down.
RECEIVERS
Player | Tgt | Rec | Yds | YPT | YPR |
Abram Smith | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1.2 | 1.7 |
Chris Olave | 3 | 2 | 28 | 9.3 | 14 |
Tony Jones Jr. | 3 | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 6.7 |
Devine Ozigbo | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2.3 | 3.5 |
Deonte Harty | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 6.0 |
Taysom Hill | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 10.0 |
• Chris Olave flashed on only 11 receiving snaps. He caught his first pro touchdown and recorded two catches for 28 yards.
OFFENSIVE LINE
• Trevor Penning was much improved in pass protection this time around. On 26 pass-blocking snaps, Penning allowed only one pressure.
• Cesar Ruiz also looks improved from his first two seasons in the league. He didn’t allow a pressure on 18 pass-blocking snaps.
DEFENSIVE LINE
• Defensive tackle Malcolm Roach led all players with three pressures on 15 pass-blocking snaps.
• Payton Turner has been held off the stat sheet as a pass-rusher for the second straight week. The 2021 first-rounder didn’t register a pressure on 12 pass-rushing snaps.
LINEBACKER
• Kaden Elliss made a number of plays in the run game to finish as the highest-graded run defender in the game.
• Eric Wilson was the only Saints linebacker to allow a reception in the game.
SECONDARY
• The Saints were reaching deep down their depth chart to field a squad for this one. Bradley Roby was the only player with a chance at playing time who played and it was only 10 snaps.