The Green Bay Packers improved to 4-2 with a convincing and comfortable win over the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday at Lambeau Field. Matt LaFleur’s team jumped out to a 24-0 lead in the first half, absorbed a counter punch from the Cardinals and then finished the job with three takeaways and a productive run game down the stretch.
The Packers produced more first downs, total yards, passing yards, rushing yards and third down conversions while also winning the turnover battle.
Here are the stars, studs and duds from the Packers’ Week 6 win over the Cardinals:
Stars
QB Jordan Love: Without a truly unfortunate interception thrown when Bo Melton slipped down, Love’s passer rating would have been 132.8 — a better representation of how well he played. Love was excellent on third or fourth down, throwing three touchdown passes and producing seven total conversions. When not blitzed, Love sliced and diced the Cardinals, averaging almost 10 yards per attempt. Even against pressure, he found Romeo Doubs for a touchdown against a free runner. Love hit a layup deep shot to Christian Watson, and he consistently found the underneath or intermediate target. His throw to Watson on fourth down — a perfectly layered ball into the smallest of windows — was incredible. Love completed passes to nine different players, scrambled three times for positive gains and wasn’t sacked.
S Evan Williams: The rookie safety killed two drives with elite plays. In the first half, Williams took the quarterback on a zone read and made a terrific open-field tackle on Kyler Murray behind the line of scrimmage, forcing a punt. Later, his punch — perfectly timed and placed on the ball — forced a fumble with the Cardinals driving. Williams is mixing down-to-down reliability with impact plays.
Studs
RT Zach Tom: Another quietly dominant performance. Tom didn’t allow a pressure over 38 pass-blocking snaps, per PFF.
DE Rashan Gary: This might have been Gary’s best game of the season. He created three pressures, including one near-sack and a quarterback hit. Gary also had two stops against the run, and his pass-rushing discipline helped keep Kyler Murray in the pocket.
CB/PR Keisean Nixon: He was in on a run stuff on the Cardinals’ first play from scrimmage. He broke up a third down pass in the first half, forcing a punt. He returned a punt 39 yards, flipping the field and setting up a touchdown. He even returned two kicks. Nixon finished with 99 return yards, a season high.
RB Josh Jacobs: He produced an explosive run on the Packers’ first touchdown drive, consistently gained tough yards between the tackles, caught all three targets for 28 yards, forced five missed tackles and produced four total first downs. His 90 total yards were a team high.
DL Karl Brooks: His turnover was a fantastic individual play. Brooks read the screen, pursued the ball and stripped James Conner before recovering the fumble. Without Devonte Wyatt available, Brooks has consistently made big plays.
LB Edgerrin Cooper: The rookie linebacker stuffed Trey Benson after a 1-yard gain and made a tackle covering a kickoff. He flew around the field, showcasing speed and aggressiveness. The Packers want more consistency with his run fits but his talent can’t be kept off the field. Cooper played 38 snaps.
LB Ty’Ron Hopper: Over 15 special teams snaps, Hopper produced three tackles — two solo and one assisted — covering kickoffs.
Duds
K Brayden Narveson: Another miss. Narveson’s 44-yarder went wide right in the second half. The rookie has a miss in four of six games this season and leads the NFL with five total misses through six weeks. He did remain perfect on extra points.