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Green Bay Packers followers may have gotten a soar begin on wrapping Christmas presents for his or her family members as their crew dominated the New Orleans Saints on Monday night time, 34-0.
The Saints’ protection had no reply for Packers operating again Josh Jacobs and as they inched nearer to the crimson zone on every drive, they nonetheless got here away with no factors. The struggles coupled collectively was a demoralizing late-season loss for a season that was already completed.
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The Packers seemed good early and sometimes on their strategy to clinching a playoff spot.
Jacobs’ speeding assault helped get Green Bay on the board on its first drive. It ended with a Jordan Love 2-yard landing go to broad receiver Dontayvion Wicks. Then, Jacobs was rewarded with a landing of his personal on the crew’s second drive of the sport.
Before anybody knew it, Green Bay was up 21-0 and the halftime whistle sounded. Aside from a two second-half subject targets, it was all of the Packers wanted to win the sport and enhance to 11-4.
Love was 16-of-28 with 182 passing yards and a landing go.
Jacobs, Emanuel Wilson and Chris Brooks every had a speeding landing. Jacobs led everybody with 68 speeding yards. Jayden Reed had three catches for 76 yards. Wicks had three catches for 13 yards.
New Orleans Saints quarterback Spencer Rattler (18) is sacked by Green Bay Packers defensive sort out Devonte Wyatt (95) throughout the first half of an NFL soccer recreation, Monday, Dec. 23, 2024, in Green Bay, Wis. (AP Photo/Mike Roemer)
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Saints quarterback Spencer Rattler completed 15-of-30 with 153 passing yards and an interception. He led the crew with 28 speeding yards. He was sacked thrice. New Orleans solely ran the ball 20 occasions.
Jordan Mims had 5 catches, main the crew, however solely had 16 yards. No different participant had greater than two catches. Foster Moreau had 33 receiving yards to steer the crew.
It’s been a very aggressive NFC North. The Packers have top-of-the-line information in soccer however discover themselves in third place within the division as a result of the Detroit Lions and Minnesota Vikings are each 13-2. Both groups have additionally wrapped up playoff spots.
New Orleans Saints tight finish Foster Moreau (87) pulls in a go towards Green Bay Packers linebacker Eric Wilson (45) throughout the first half of an NFL soccer recreation, Monday, Dec. 23, 2024, in Green Bay, Wis. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
Green Bay has yet another win than the Washington Commanders, which give them the No. 6 seed within the playoffs if the common season ended Monday night time. The Packers clinched a playoff spot.
The Saints have suffered by means of a training change and a plethora of accidents to most of their key gamers. If that they had been a little bit luckier, they may have been within the NFC South division race with the Atlanta Falcons and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
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For now, the Falcons nonetheless maintain the important thing to the playoff berth.
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