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6 things to know from Packers’ joint practice with Ravens

Six things to know coming out of the Packers joint practice with Lamar Jackson and the Ravens on Thursday in Green Bay.

The Green Bay Packers welcomed the Baltimore Ravens to Ray Nitschke Field for a one-day joint practice on Thursday. The joint practice represented the final open practice of training camp and the last practice before the Packers’ preseason finale against the Ravens on Saturday.

John Harbaugh’s team — featuring Lamar Jackson at quarterback and one of the NFL’s best defenses — is expected to be one of the best in football again in 2024, so this was a strong test for the Packers coming off a disappointing couple of days in Denver.

Did the Packers bounce back?

Here are six things to know:

Packers end with big wins in two-minute

The Packers and Ravens finished the joint practice with six different two-minute situations, and the Packers “won” all three. All three offenses got into field goal range and converted the game-tying points, while the defenses recorded three stops, including one featuring an Evan Williams interception. The No. 1 offense drove over 50 yards to set up a short field goal for Anders Carlson, while the No. 1 defense won the situation after a sack helped force Justin Tucker to attempt a 62-yard field goal, which he missed.

Strong day for Carlson

Anders Carlson had a strong day, finishing 5-for-5 on kicks, including a pair of game-tying conversions in the two-minute drill. The Packers need a kicker to emerge from the competition, and Carlson appears to be building a lead here late. He was perfect in last Friday’s joint practice in Denver and perfect Thursday, and he made all three of his kicks in the preseason opener. It’s looking more and more like Carlson’s job to lose over the last few days of camp.

Red-zone dominance from Jordan Love

Jordan Love was terrific in the red zone, throwing four touchdown passes on seven attempts. He hit Romeo Doubs twice for scores, Christian Watson made an impressive catch over Kyle Hamilton and Tucker Kraft scored on a screen. Keep in mind, the Ravens were the second-best defense in football at denying touchdowns in the red zone last season. Situationally, the Packers offense had a terrific practice.

Tucker Kraft emerges

He missed the first part of training camp while recovering from offseason surgery, but Kraft is starting to come on as Week 1 nears. He was productive on Thursday, catching at least five passes in 11-on-11 work. The Packers found him in the passing game in a variety of ways, including the screen in the red zone, another completion on a designed rollout and another big gain over the middle of the field. Kraft is going to be a big part of this offense in 2024.

Clifford and Heath connect

In Denver on Sunday, Sean Clifford just barely overshot Malik Heath on what would have been a big gain against the Broncos No. 1 defense. On Thursday, the quarterback-receiver combo connected twice, including on a deep ball against first-round pick Nate Wiggins early in the practice. Michael Pratt also hit Grant DuBose for a big gain down the field. Heath and DuBose might be competing for just one open roster spot at receiver.

Win the line of scrimmage

Games are so often won and lost in the trenches, and the Packers had a nice day along the line of scrimmage on both sides of the ball. The defensive front was disruptive against NFL MVP Lamar Jackson and the Ravens offense, creating several pressures and potential sacks, while Jordan Love was mostly well protected against one of the NFL’s best defenses from a year ago. The Ravens are tough and physical up front, so the Packers got terrific work along the offensive and defensive lines and held up well.

Live updates, highlights from Packers’ joint practice with Ravens

Live updates and highlights from the Packers’ joint practice with the Ravens on Thursday, the last open practice of training camp.

The Green Bay Packers’ final open practice of training camp in 2024 will include a visit from the Baltimore Ravens, who are in Green Bay for a one-day joint practice ahead of Saturday’s preseason finale.

Matt LaFleur’s team will take on the AFC powerhouse in competitive periods and 11-on-11 work, providing one of the last tune-ups before the start of the regular season.

So, what will Day 19 bring at Ray Nitschke Field?

Here’s everything to know from Thursday’s joint practice with the Ravens:

Matt LaFleur pre-practice press conference

LaFleur still isn’t sure if Jordan Love will play the preseason finale on Saturday. “We’ll see.”

LaFleur said the tape from last Friday’s joint practice showed that Nik Bonitto did hit Jordan Love’s arm. The message: “They are in a difficult colored uniform for a reason. Stay off the quarterback,” LaFleur said.

Injury updates

LaFleur said rookie Jordan Morgan will go through individual periods before the team decides if he’ll return to 11-on-11 work on Thursday.

The Packers are still awaiting tests/opinions on A.J. Dillon’s stinger.

Live news and updates from practice

The Packers signed defensive lineman Keonte Schad, who played in the UFL over the last two seasons, per Bill Huber.

Jaire and Lamar, college teammates from Louisville, chatting at practice.

Jeff Hafley and one of his star players at Boston College:

Somewhat quietly, Colby Wooden has had a nice summer. Two strong preseason games and a good start to 1-on-1s on Thursday:

Big play from Michael Pratt and Grant DuBose:

Roquan Smith intercepts Jordan Love:

Sean Clifford to Malik Heath for a big play:

Xavier McKinney making plays early:

Slow start for Jordan Love:

Tight end screen to Tucker Kraft for a touchdown in red zone:

Love and the Packers on fire inside the 10-yard line. Romeo Doubs caught two of the touchdown passes:

Pressure in the red zone for the Packers No. 1 defense:

BIG day for Tucker Kraft:

Love dealing in move-the-ball period:

A couple of big plays from Anthony Johnson Jr. with the No. 2 defense:

No. 1 offense gets the game-tying field goal in the two-minute period:

No. 1 defense also gets a stop in the two-minute:

Another interception for Packers rookie Evan Williams:

Michael Pratt gets the backup offense into field goal range and Greg Joseph ties it:

Anders Carson was a perfect 5-for-5, including long field goals to finish off two different two-minute scenarios.

The Packers went 3/3 tying the game and 3/3 preventing a score in the two-minute drills.

Open practices during training camp are now complete. The preseason finale is Saturday, and roster cutdown day is Tuesday. Then? It’s onto the regular season.

Jabrill Peppers to Jalen Hurts “you know what happened last time”

Jabrill Peppers subtly disses Jalen Hurts in this funny banter after joint practice between #Eagles and #Patriots

There was an amusing moment between Jalen Hurts and Jabril Peppers during the Philadephia Eagles and New England Patriots joint practice camp recently when Peppers explained to QB Hurts that he was just sacked on the last play in the drill.

The moment between them was posted on the official NFL Twitter. It’s worth watching the banter between the two while they laugh about the last time Hurts was sacked by Peppers, who subtly tries to dig into the QB about how hard he was hit.

This part of the practice was no-contact given the flags visible on each player, so it’s understandable why Hurts and Pepper may not have been on the same page about whether the play was finished or not as Hurts tossed the ball after Pepper rushed past him. Watch the play here on the official Patriots YouTube channel.

There’s no question these two will meet again and hopefully, both are mic’d up when it happens.

Friendly fire on Jordan Love causes skirmish at Packers-Broncos joint practice

Packers QB Jordan Love believes Zach Tom hit his arm on a play that caused a brief skirmish at the joint practice with the Broncos on Friday.

Although his head coach and teammates came to his defense, Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love said he believes the brief skirmish during Friday’s joint practice with the Denver Broncos was the result of a friendly fire incident.

Coach Matt LaFleur and the Packers weren’t pleased after it was believed Broncos edge rusher Nik Bonnito hit Love’s arm during 11-on-11 work. In practice, hitting the quarterback in any way is off limits. It’s especially off limits in a joint practice.

But Love believes the hit on his throwing arm actually came from right tackle Zach Tom.

“I was going to throw and I think Zach Tom got pushed and hit my shoulder,” Love said post-practice. “I don’t think it was anything with the D-line or anything like that. I think just friendly fire.”

Love’s arm got hit as he was throwing, resulting in a fluttering throw and an easy interception for a Broncos defender.

Love wasn’t 100 percent sure it was Tom — “I gotta see it on film,” he said — but he understands the strong reaction from the coaching staff and teammates after seeing him get hit.

“I think a lot of guys didn’t really see it and know what happened,” Love said. “We make it a big point to stay away from the quarterback, so they might’ve thought the D-lineman hit my arm or something like that, which I don’t think happened.”

You be the judge. Here’s video of the play from a Broncos fan in attendance:

Love might have it wrong. Either way, the Packers don’t want any close calls on a quarterback who just signed a $220 million contract extension.

While Love was intercepted on a busted play, the Packers No. 1 offense struggled for much of the joint practice.

Love said the Packers offense wanted to “push the limit” and “test the water” on a few plays but admitted they missed a few plays too. Training camp practices are for trying new things and understanding what needs to get done for plays or throws to work when the games matter.

“It wasn’t our best day productivity wise,” Love said. “We’ll be able to go back and watch the film and learn from these opportunities.”

Hear more from Love below:

Broncos share highlights after joint practice with Packers

After practicing together on Friday, the Broncos and Packers will face off on Sunday night.

The Denver Broncos hosted the Green Bay Packers for a joint training camp practice session on Friday afternoon.

After practice, the Broncos’ official Twitter/X page shared video highlights from the day:

Unfortunately, there aren’t many clips from actual practice and no clips from the scrimmage. The Broncos have a strict video policy for media that does not allow sharing videos that show formations and plays, which limits the type of highlights that can be shown from practice.

There’s no practice footage, but here’s a verbal report from KOA Radio’s Ryan Edwards:

And a quick report from Chase Daniel and Dianna Russini:

After practicing together on Friday, the Broncos and Packers are now set to face off at Empower Field at Mile High on Sunday night. That game will be nationally televised on NFL Network. After that, Denver will wrap up preseason at home against the Arizona Cardinals on Aug. 25.

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Peyton Manning visits Broncos-Packers joint training camp practice

Peyton Manning was in attendance when the Broncos hosted the Packers for a joint practice on Friday.

The Denver Broncos hosted the Green Bay Packers for a joint training camp practice on Friday with a special guest in attendance.

Former NFL quarterback Peyton Manning — who won Super Bowl 50 with the Broncos following the 2015 season — was on hand to watch Bo Nix lead Denver’s offense and Jordan Love lead Green Bay’s squad.

Nix is technically still competing with Jarrett Stidham for the starting job, but the rookie is widely expected to win QB1 duties this summer. Nix had a pretty solid showing with the GOAT in attendance.

Manning, 48, played the final four seasons of his NFL career with the Broncos and he still lives in the Denver area and he attends the team’s home games when his schedule allows it. Manning launched Omaha Productions in 2020 and that keeps him busy juggling various projects, perhaps most notably including ESPN’s ManningCast during the regular season.

After he made an appearance at Friday’s practice, it wouldn’t be surprising to see Manning also show up to Sunday’s game at Empower Field at Mile High. The Broncos’ showdown with the Packers will be nationally televised.

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Quick notes and takeaways from Broncos-Packers joint practice

The Broncos and Packers held a joint practice on Friday. Here are a few quick notes from the training camp scrimmage.

The Denver Broncos hosted the Green Bay Packers for a joint practice on Friday ahead of their preseason showdown on Sunday night. Here are a few quick notes and takeaways from the joint training camp practice.

Broncos injury report: Cornerbacks Levi Wallace (hamstring) and Art Green (hamstring) were held out of practice and wide receiver Devaughn Vele (undisclosed) did not practice after exiting yesterday’s session with an unknown ailment.

Scuffles, but no big fights: Denver and Green Bay had a few scuffles — including some hoopla after Nik Bonitto appeared to make contact with Jordan Love — but the teams didn’t have any big fights.

Zach Wilson impresses: All three of the Broncos’ quarterbacks had pretty good practices, but Wilson seems to have stood out. Of course, fans and Denver want to know about his competition …

Bo Nix was solid: Nix fooled Rashan Gary on a play-action play and connected with Tim Patrick (who had a good practice). Nix also tossed touchdown passes to Phillip Dorsett and Michael Bandy. It sounds like it was a solid day overall for the rookie.

Courtland Sutton gets style points: After catching a touchdown pass from Jarrett Stidham, Studdon dunked a ball over the goalposts.

Broncos’ defense played well: Defenders aren’t supposed to contact QBs at practice, but Barron Browning likely would have sacked Love at least once in a real game. Bonitto was also credited with a “sack.” Denver’s secondary also had a good showing and they clinched a “victory” during end-of-game drills.

No big fights, no big injuries. Good reps across the board. We’ll call it a successful joint practice for Denver and Green Bay.

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Broncos and Packers had a few ‘scuffles’ at joint practice

No big fights during the joint practice between the Broncos and Packers, but a few “scuffles” did break out.

The Denver Broncos and Green Bay Packers did not have any big fights during their joint practice on Friday, but a few scuffles did happen.

The first incident happened after Broncos pass rusher Nik Bonitto appeared to hit Packers quarterback Jordan Love during a pass attempt, according to the Denver Post‘s Ryan McFadden. Green Bay coach Matt LaFleur did not like Bonitto making contact on Love and “both teams got into it,” McFadden tweeted from practice.

Later in the practice, another scuffle broke out on a Marvin Mims punt return involving Broncos safety Devon Key and Packers long snapper Matt Orzech, according to the Denver Gazette‘s Chris Tomasson. That scuffle “did not rise to the level of a kerfuffle,” the Denver Post‘s Parker Gabriel joked on Twitter/X.

Overall, Denver and Green Bay will be happy to leave Friday’s joint session without any major incidents or injuries. Following the practice, the team two teams will face off in Week 2 of NFL preseason on Sunday night.

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Live updates, highlights from Packers joint practice with Denver Broncos

Live updates from the Packers’ joint practice with the Denver Broncos on Friday, Aug. 16, 2024.

The Green Bay Packers and Denver Broncos will share the field during a one-day joint practice on Friday.

Coach Matt LaFleur is expecting to use Friday’s practice as a way to get live reps for his team’s starters and veterans, who are not expected to play in Sunday’s preseason game.

The practice represents the 16th practice of training camp for the Packers. On Sunday, the Packers and Broncos will face off in the second of three preseason games for both teams.

Here’s everything to know the joint practice on Friday, Aug. 16:

Matt LaFleur pre-practice press conference

Injury updates

Rookie linebacker Ty’Ron Hopper has returned to 11-on-11 work, per Wes Hodkiewicz.

Live news and updates from joint practice

Crowd filling up in Denver:

Go Pack Go at joint practice in Denver:

Pass-rush winning early in 11-on-11 work:

A few good runs from Josh Jacobs:

Good start for Jordan Love in 11-on-11:

First-team work for rookie Jacob Monk at right guard:

Lukas Van Ness making more splash plays:

No hitting the quarterback! (Especially a $220 million quarterback in a red uniform!)

Schneidman has 11-on-11 notes:

Odd sequence for long snapper Matt Orzech, the only long snapper on the roster currently:

Red zone struggles:

Jaire highlight:

Kickers have a perfect start:

Packers No. 1 offense struggles in end-of-game situation:

Sean Clifford is intercepted:

Sounds like a humbling day at the office for the Packers offense in Denver:

Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel grateful for Dan Quinn’s influence

Dan Quinn has had a significant impact on Mike McDaniel’s life and career.

Every week, we seemingly hear of a player or another NFL coach expressing appreciation for Washington Commanders head coach Dan Quinn. Ahead of Washington’s preseason opener, Jets coach Robert Saleh spoke of his appreciation for Quinn, who he worked under early in his NFL career.

The Commanders are in Miami for Thursday’s joint practice with the Dolphins ahead of their preseason clash on Saturday. That means Quinn will reunite with another head coach who holds him in high regard.

When the Atlanta Falcons hired Quinn as head coach in 2015, he hired Kyle Shanahan as his offensive coordinator. The duo hired the then-33-year-old McDaniels as an offensive assistant. After his first year with the Falcons, McDaniel went to the team, specifically Quinn, for help with his alcohol dependency. McDaniel entered rehab, and when he returned to the team, Quinn offered him more responsibility in helping Shanahan with the game plans.

McDaniel has been sober since 2016 and took over as head coach of the Dolphins in 2022 and has led them to the playoffs twice.

On Wednesday, McDaniel spoke of Quinn’s importance in his life.

“Absolutely, I’m kind of an old guy, so there are a good amount of coaches in the NFL that I do have relationships with,” McDaniels said.

“Dan Quinn has been a big influence, a gigantic influence on my career. Not only from what I learned under him from a head coaching perspective and just the way he looked at really anything team-related and how the culture that he really instilled. There was a lot of breakthroughs in terms of how to approach certain issues with a team, how to really set the tonality of a building each and every day by example. Those things I really got from Dan Quinn, forever grateful for that. And on top of that, from a whole life perspective or just from my journey, it just so happened that it was under his leadership that I had a crossroads in my life. And to have somebody that supports you, that pushes you in the direction of ‘No, you can,’ that believes in you and that decides on his own accord that you’re worth investing in and believing in – how big of a deal is that? It’s everything. It wouldn’t be honest to say I’d be here if it weren’t for him, along with a ton of other people, but I don’t know where my career would have gone if I didn’t have the fortune of being under his leadership, so really excited to see him.”

It’s safe to say that McDaniel has a ton of respect for Quinn. McDaniel’s comments on Quinn are further proof that he’s more than a football coach. Dan Quinn cares about people.