2. The offense then developed very efficiently over long stretches of the game.

The first TD began a series of five scores (three TDs, two field goals) in a span of six possessions as the Packers built a 27-3 lead through two and a half quarters. Then a late field goal restored the three-point lead and put the game away.

Love posted a 129.2 passer rating, his best season, as he went 21 of 28 for 274 yards with two touchdowns against Reed. Four ball carriers rushed for at least 20 yards and three pass catchers had at least 65 receiving yards, with running back Josh Jacobs doing both and finishing the game with 117 total yards.

For the second game in a row, the offense couldn’t turn the ball over and went 3 of 5 in the red zone.

“It starts with, you know, not putting our defense in bad positions and making it easy for the other team,” Love said of protecting the football. “Areas we needed to focus on, the red zone, we did a lot better … we just tried to stay on the field, keep the offense going and keep the defense off the field. “We’re doing really well.” Rille.

“I think the offense is playing at a high level right now.”

Head coach Matt LaFleur also praised the physicality of the offense: receivers threw key blocks, tight end Tucker Kraft rushed people and Jacobs was difficult to tackle, especially in the cold.

“We are physical in every phase of football,” LaFleur said. “When you get it from the skill positions, it changes the look of your team.”

3. The defense rallied in a huge moment.

Miami tried to mount a comeback, getting within 27-11 and then going for another potential score early in the fourth quarter. But on second-and-goal from the 1-yard line — where a touchdown and two-point conversion would have made it a one-possession game — the defense stood firm.

The Packers got a run stop from Rashan Gary, a pass deflection from Nixon and a fourth-down sack from Quay Walker, set up by TJ Slaton’s strong push up the middle, causing the turnover on downs that led the Dolphins from posing serious threats.

“I was really proud of our defense,” LaFleur said. “It was a pivotal moment in the game to be able to keep them out of the end zone there.”

“We had good penetration on this play in the fourth and went for the sack. Our guys did their job.”