The Green Bay Packers posted their best overall grade of the 2024 season in a 34-0 win over the New Orleans Saints at Lambeau Field on Monday night at Pro Football Focus.

Matt LaFleur’s team was powered by a dominant running game led by Josh Jacobs and a suffocating pass rush led by Rashan Gary. The Packers led 21-0 at halftime and the Saints – who had lost several key players – never threatened to attempt a comeback.

Based on Pro Football Focus’ grades, here are the best and worst players from the Packers’ Week 16 win over the Saints:

Top 5 offenses

1. RB Josh Jacobs: 90.4
2. RB Emanuel Wilson: 80.9
3. RT Zach Tom: 76.6
4. WR Jayden Reed: 73.1
5. RB Chris Brooks: 73.0

Jacobs forced four missed tackles, produced two runs for 10 yards, scored five first downs or touchdowns and caught all four of his targets out of the backfield. Wilson had a 10-yard run and two broken tackles. Tom allowed no pressure over 28 pass-blocking snaps and was the team’s highest-rated run blocker. Reed caught three passes, including a contested catch, and averaged over 3.0 yards per route run. Brooks forced four missed tackles on just six runs, caught one pass and posted excellent marks in pass blocking.

Top 5 defense

1. DE Rashan Gary: 90.6
2. DE Brenton Cox: 88.7
3. S Zayne Anderson: 85.2
4. LB Edgerrin Cooper: 81.2
5. CB Eric Stokes: 80.6

Gary only played 23 snaps but managed six hurries in 18 pass rushing snaps. Cox had five pressures (including a sack and a QB hit) in just 17 pass-rushing snaps and added a run stop. Anderson intercepted a pass, nearly intercepted a second pass and missed a completion in coverage. Cooper delivered a team-high four stops and allowed just 14 yards against his coverage. Stokes allowed just one catch on three targets for four yards of coverage.

Below 5 attack

1. TE John FitzPatrick: 53.6
2. WR Bo Melton: 56.7
3. WR Christian Watson: 57.9
4. TE Ben Sims: 58.0
5.C Josh Myers: 62.3

FitzPatrick played 19 run-blocking snaps but only achieved an average blocking grade. Melton had a 14-yard rush but was only average as a blocker. Watson carried the ball twice for 23 yards but was only targeted once in the passing game. As a blocker, Sims was average. Myers gave up two pressures and was only OK as a run blocker.

Defending the bottom 5

1. DL TJ Slaton: 35.5
2. DL Colby Wooden: 40.0
3. DE Kingsley Enagbare: 49.9
4. DL Karl Brooks: 50.1
5. LB Eric Wilson: 51.6

Slaton, Wooden and Brooks all posted poor run defense grades. Enagbare had two pressures in 16 pass-rushing snaps, but posted an average grade overall. Wilson missed two tackles and allowed two completions for 29 yards of coverage.

Special teams

Edgerrin Cooper delivered two more special teams tackles and received elite rating. Chris Brooks, Bo Melton, Arron Mosby and Brandon McManus all had tackles, and Melton missed a tackle. Lukas Van Ness and Kingsley Enagbare had a penalty. McManus kicked two field goals of 45 yards, including a season-long 55 yards.

Quarterback game

Jordan Love: 68.7

Love excelled from clean pockets, completing 13 of 18 passes for 170 yards (72.7 completion percentage, 9.4 yards per attempt) when not under pressure. Under pressure, he threw his only touchdown pass. Love completed just one of four passes thrown over 20 yards in the air. He had a “big throw” on a 37-yarder to Jayden Reed and no “turnover-worthy plays.” Two of his passes were deflected and three were thrown away. Love was not sacked despite being pressured on 10 dropbacks.

Stat knowing

Saints quarterback Spencer Rattler was pressured on 20 of his 38 dropbacks, for a pressure percentage of 52.6. The Packers were credited with 30 total pressures, including at least three pressures by five different players – six by Rashan Gary, five by Brenton Cox, four by Lukas Van Ness, three by Devonte Wyatt and three by Karl Brooks. The pass rush has come alive in the last two games.