Packers Beat Lions: Snaps, Stud, Dud, Defining Play

The Green Bay Packers did what they couldn’t do last season.

They beat a really good team.

The Packers trounced the Detroit Lions 27-13 on Sunday. Dan Campbell’s Lions are built on physicality and mentality but it was Matt LaFleur’s Packers who dominated the trenches on both sides of the ball.

Here’s a look at the snap counts and some additional analysis.

Packers Snap Counts on Offense

The Packers ran 48 plays on offense.

Quarterback: Playing with his injured left thumb, Jordan Love had light duty while being one of only three players to go the distance. Love threw 22 passes, wasn’t sacked and was hit only twice. The only real punishment he took was when he was clobbered by Aidan Hutchinson on the overturned interception.

Running backs: It was a tale of two halves for Josh Jacobs, who played 42 snaps. He carried six times for 8 yards in the first half but 13 times for 58 yards in the second half. His work against the blitz was impressive. Chris Brooks played nine snaps, mostly in a tandem with Jacobs, and rushed once for 1 yard and caught one pass for 1 yards. Emanuel Wilson played two snaps and carried once for 4 yards. Brooks added three assisted tackles on special teams.

Receivers: Romeo Doubs led the way with 34 snaps. He was followed by Matthew Golden (23), Dontayvion Wicks (22), Jayden Reed (18), Malik Heath (11) and Savion Williams (three). Reed had a team-high three catches, Doubs had a career-long 48-yard catch and Wicks and Golden had third-down conversions on the opening touchdown drive.

Tight ends: Tucker Kraft, not surprisingly, was on the sideline for only four snaps. He’s just too good to not be on the field. He had a 15-yard touchdown catch and a 3-yard run. In a bit of a surprise, Luke Musgrave (17 snaps) played only two more snaps than John FitzPatrick (15). Ben Sims was a healthy scratch.