After more than a month of early game struggles, the Green Bay Packers offense managed a fast start and scored on each of its first three possessions. Head coach and offensive play-caller Mike McCarthy displayed some badly needed creativity on those drives, utilizing misdirection, unbalanced formations, and, just as crucially, running back Aaron Jones to impressive effect.
In the first quarter, the Packers gained large chunks of yardage via play action, most notably Marquez Valdes-Scantling’s 60-yard reception on the team’s first offensive play from scrimmage and Jimmy Graham’s 54-yard catch and run two drives later.