The Inexperienced Bay Packers earned a formidable 34-0 victory over the New Orleans Saints in Week 16.
Monday night time’s victory punched the Packers’ ticket to the NFC playoffs, the fifth time in six years Inexperienced Bay will compete for the Lombardi Trophy.
That wasn’t the one purpose the victory was spectacular, nonetheless.
The Packers made historical past in opposition to the Saints as Inexperienced Bay met a number of milestones throughout the identical NFL recreation.
In Monday’s win, the Packers grew to become the primary group to mix the next gadgets in a single outing: earn a 30-point or higher shutout; obtain 400 yards of whole offense whereas holding their opponent to fewer than 200 whole offensive yards; report no turnovers, fumbles, sacks allowed, or missed kicks.
The @packers‘ Monday night time efficiency:
30+ level shutout
400+ yards whereas permitting below 200
0 turnovers
0 fumbles
0 sacks taken
0 missed kicksNo different group in NFL historical past has achieved all of that in the identical recreation. pic.twitter.com/xX9g71crQz
— OptaSTATS (@OptaSTATS) December 24, 2024
The whole victory Inexperienced Bay loved can be like pitching an ideal recreation in baseball, particularly with the Packers dominating the sport in practically each part of the competitors.
Practically all the things went proper for the Packers on Monday, significantly for working again Josh Jacobs.
Jacobs, the NFL’s fourth-leading rusher, punched in his thirteenth speeding landing of the season, scoring for the sixth consecutive recreation.
That is Josh Jacobs’ sixth straight recreation with a speeding TOUCHDOWN. That is the second longest streak in #Packers historical past. pic.twitter.com/QDED9FF68p
— Lily Zhao (@LilySZhao) December 24, 2024
Quarterback Jordan Love additionally completed and not using a turnover for the fifth consecutive recreation because the Packers earned their fourth victory previously 5 contests.
The Packers improved their top-10 defensive stats with the shutout, decreasing their common factors allowed per contest to 19.1 factors; that’s the sixth-best efficiency within the NFL via Week 16.
Regardless of incomes their postseason berth, Inexperienced Bay nonetheless has lots to play for in opposition to the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday, together with postseason positioning.
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