The offense put to rest (at least for the moment) any debate of whether the Packers’ roster improved after their 13-3 season. Lafluer had the Vikings off balance and running in circles, Rodgers was aggressive and accurate and the run game was efficient.
However, the defense’s 4th quarter performance was reminiscent of the 2016 Packers who gave up over 25 points per game. Jaire Alexander was the lone bright spot as his play in the first half was all offense needed to pull away.
I am going to go through each phase of the offensive and defensive side of the ball and determine whether that aspect of the Packers is due for regression or progression in week two.