Packers clinch playoff spot with dominant win over Saints

Green Bay Packers followers might have gotten a head begin on wrapping Christmas presents for his or her family members as their group dominated the New Orleans Saints on Monday evening, 34-0.

THE The defense of the saints had no solutions for Packers working again Josh Jacobs and whereas they received nearer to the pink zone on each drive, they at all times got here away with no factors. The coupled struggles become a demoralizing late-season defeat for a season already over.

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Inexperienced Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love (10) passes throughout the first half of an NFL soccer recreation in opposition to the New Orleans Saints, Monday, Dec. 23, 2024, in Inexperienced Bay, Wisconsin. (AP Photograph/Mike Roemer)

The Packers appeared good early and sometimes on their method to clinching a playoff spot.

Jacobs’ speeding assault helped put Inexperienced Bay on the board on its first drive. It ended with a 2-yard landing go from Jordan Like to vast receiver Dontayvion Wicks. Then, Jacobs was rewarded with a landing of his personal on the group’s second drive of the sport.

Earlier than anybody knew it, Inexperienced Bay led 21-0 and the halftime whistle blew. Apart from two subject objectives within the second half, that 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 Inexperienced Bay Packers defensive sort out Devonte Wyatt (95) throughout the first half of an NFL soccer recreation, the Monday, December 23, 2024, in Inexperienced Bay, Wisconsin. (AP Photograph/Mike Roemer)

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Saints quarterback Spencer Rattler completed 15 of 30 with 153 passing yards and one interception. He led the group with 28 speeding yards. He was sacked thrice. New Orleans solely ran the ball 20 occasions.

Jordan Mims had 5 catches, main the group, however solely managed 16 yards. No different participant had greater than two catches. Foster Moreau had 33 receiving yards to guide the group.

The NFC North has been very aggressive. The Packers have among the finest information in soccer however discover themselves in third place within the division as a result of the Detroit Lions and the Minnesota Vikings are each 13-2. Each groups additionally clinched their playoff spots.

New Orleans Saints tight finish Foster Moreau (87) completes a go in opposition to Inexperienced Bay Packers linebacker Eric Wilson (45) throughout the first half of an NFL soccer recreation, the Monday, December 23, 2024, in Inexperienced Bay, Wisconsin. (AP Photograph/Morry Gash)

Inexperienced Bay has yet another win than the Washington Commanders, giving them the sixth playoff spot if the common season ends Monday evening. The Packers clinched a playoff spot.

The Saints have suffered from a training change and a plethora of accidents to most of their key gamers. If they’d been just a little 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 spot.

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