THIS PACKERS NEWS TOOK EVERYONE BY SURPRISE

Packers PFF grades top performers and struggles from week one loss to the Eagles in their season opener against the Philadelphia Eagles the Green Bay Packers showcase standout performances from players like Zack Tom and Jaden Reed as well as impressive Debs from defensive additions a jiren Cooper and Xavier mcken despite these efforts a dominant showing by The Eagles offensive line coupled with big games from AJ Brown devont Smith and Zack Bond proed too much for the Packers to overcome culminating in a 34 to 29 defeat on Friday night the highly anticipated debut of Jeff Halley's defensive scheme largely fell short of expectations based on Pro Football Focus PFF grades here are the top and bottom performers for the Packers in their week one loss top five offensive performers one RT Zack Tom 92.0 Tom was a wall in pass protection not allowing ing a single pressure over 43 pass blocking snaps and earning an elite run blocking grade two WR Jaden Reed 89.2 despite a drop Reed averaged 4.93 yards per route run recorded 54 yards after the catch and had a spectacular 33 yd rushing touchdown three LG Elton Jenkins 78.4 Jenkins didn't allow any pressure in pass protection and was solid in the Run game demonstrating his versatility and strength four RB Emanuel Wilson 69.4 Wilson contributed with two runs over 10 yards a tough first down catch and a crucial block on Reed's touchdown run five RG Jordan Morgan 67.7 Morgan allowed just one quarterback hit over 19 pass blocking snaps and was effective in the Run game top five defensive performers one lb aaren cooper 85.9 cooper made an impact with a run stop a batted pass and three total tackles on only 11 snaps showcasing his playmaking ability two s Xavier mckin 76.2 mckin intercepted a pass allowed just one completion into his primary coverage and registered four tackles without a Miss three lb Eric Stokes 66.7 sto allowed two catches into his coverage but minimized the damage with solid positioning four CB K Shan Nixon 65.4 Nixon recorded a sack on Jaylen Herz broke up a pass and had two stops though he also surrendered four catches and missed two tackles five D Lucas Van Ness 65.3 Van Ness made his presence felt with a hurry and a run stop over 19 snaps bottom five offensive per formers one t Luke Musgrave 43.8 Musgrave struggled running eight routes without a reception and was the Target on Jordan Love's interception two WR Davian Wix 44.0 Wix had a drop and failed to secure any of his three targets reflecting a challenging start three C Josh Meyers 50.1 Meyers allowed two pressures was penalized once and received average run blocking grades four T Tucker craft 55.1 craft was a solid run blocker but his 30 routes resulted in just two Targets five WR Christian Watson 59.6 Watson managed a touchdown but converted 28 routes and five targets into only 13 yards bottom five defensive performers one lb Isaiah McDuffy 35.7 McDuffy missed two tackles and allowed a touchdown pass from Jaylen Herz to saquan Barkley struggling in coverage two DL Kenny Clark 39.4 Clark generated four hurries but received poor grades for his run defense three D Kingsley enbar 41.3 enbar failed to register a pressure or a tackle over 30 total snaps struggling to make an impact four DL Carl Brooks 42.4 Brooks recorded a pressure and two stops but earned the lowest run defense grade on the team five DL TJ Slayton 42.7 Slayton had three assisted stops and a hurry but was similarly graded poorly against the Run special teams highlights a Jaren Cooper was the highest rated special teams player with a tackle on kickoff coverage zaye Anderson also added a tackle the Packers didn't miss a tackle on special teams but penalties were an issue with infractions against Rashid Walker Xavier mckin and Isaiah McDuffy Braden narvon missed a crucial 43 yd field goal while Daniel whan managed to pin the Eagles inside the 20- yard line with one Punt and forced a fair catch on another averaging a net of 37 yards per punt quarterback performance Jordan love 64.6 love had two big-time throws and two turnover were worthy plays he faced three drops was hit on two throws and had three throwaways his adjusted completion percentage was 69% with an average depth of Target close to 10 yards he completed three of five passes over 20 yards downfield but was just 248 in the intermediate range Under Pressure he managed a 3410 performance including a 70 yard touchdown pass Malik Willis 42.5 Willis's brief appearance saw an incomplete pass on his first snap followed by a sack before a final Hail Mary attempt stat to know CBJ Alexander despite an interception Alexander allowed four catches for 108 yards and was flagged for holding all four catches came against AJ Brown including a game-changing 67 yd touchdown early in the second half sealing a decisive victory for the Eagles in this Prime Time Clash