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Based on grades from Pro Football Focus, here are the best and worst players from the Packers’ Week 6 win over the Cowboys.
The Green Bay Packers got a terrific effort from quarterback Jordan Love and a smothering overall performance from many starters on Jonathan Gannon's defense to power a 23-13 win over the Dallas Cowboys on "Sunday Night Football" in Week 6.
Based on grades from Pro Football Focus, here are the best and worst players from the Packers’ Week 6 win over the Cowboys (note: grades are subject to change based on review, per PFF):
QB Jordan Love: 79.2
LT Jordan Morgan: 73.1
WR Christian Watson: 67.3
WR Matthew Golden: 66.5
RB Pierre Strong Jr.: 65.0
Love had four "big time throws," and he was particularly good under pressure, completing 9 of 15 passes for 135 yards and a touchdown when pressured. Morgan allowed two pressures, but he earned the offensive line's top pass-blocking grade and second-best run-blocking grade while not committing a penalty. Watson caught three of his eight targets for 64 yards, but he was 0-for-2 on contested catches. Golden caught six passes for 104 yards and a touchdown and averaged 2.54 yards per route run, but he also dropped two passes, was targeted on the interception and went 1-for-5 on contested catches. Strong caught five passes, produced 36 yards after the catch and created four total first downs rushing and receiving, and he was excellent in pass pro.
CB Carrington Valentine: 91.5
S Evan Williams: 87.6
CB Brandon Cisse: 77.6
CB Javon Bullard: 74.6
EDGE Barryn Sorrell: 73.6
Valentine broke up a pass, had an interception negated by a penalty and made four tackles without a miss, and his coverage grade was an elite 91.4 over 25 coverage snaps. Williams had two QB hits, eight tackles without a miss, a team-high four stops and an interception. Cisse also had a pick, and he allowed only three catches for 30 yards on eight targets into his coverage. Bullard broke up two passes and gave up only 53 yards into his coverage despite being targeted 10 times, and he made six tackles without a miss and drew a holding penalty. Sorrell produced two QB hits and two stops against the run over 40 snaps.
RB MarShawn Lloyd: 31.2
RG Travis Glover: 49.9
WR Savion Williams: 51.8
WR Bo Melton: 52.5
TE Tucker Kraft: 55.0
Lloyd's eight rushing attempts gained only 10 yards, and he dropped his only target. Glover allowed three pressures and was penalized for being illegally downfield. Williams caught all four of his targets, including a contested catch for 15 yards, but he averaged only 1.19 yards per route run. Melton didn't have a target over 13 routes run. Kraft struggled as a run blocker and was charged with giving up three pressures in pass pro.
DL Devonte Wyatt: 40.7
LB Ty'Ron Hopper: 40.8
DL Chris McClellan: 40.9
EDGE Dani Dennis-Sutton: 47.5
EDGE Brenton Cox Jr.: 51.9
Wyatt had zero pressures despite playing 36 pass-rushing snaps, and he finished with only one tackle. Hopper missed two tackles and had an illegal contact penalty on 3rd-and-20. McClellan had just one hurry over 29 pass-rushing snaps, and his 38.7 grade against the run was a team-low. Dennis-Sutton missed a tackle, was evaded on a potential sack and was penalized for taunting. Cox Jr. missed a tackle and finished with only two pressures across 29 pass-rushing snaps.
Ty'Ron Hopper led the way with three total tackles covering kicks and punts, while J. Michael Sturdidvant earned the top special teams grade (75.5). The Packers didn't have a missed tackle or a penalty, and Trey Smack made all five of his kicks, including a 44-yard field goal. Coleman Owen had a 16-yard punt return in his Packers debut. Smack didn't have a touchback over six kickoffs. Daniel Whelan's net punting average was 44.3, but all three of his punts were returned.
Jordan Love: 79.2
Love finished with four "big time throws" and two "turnover worthy plays," and he created his top passing grade under pressure of the season. He averaged 9.0 yards per attempt and had a touchdown back under pressure. PFF credited the Packers with only four drops. Play-action passes didn't work; Love was 1-of-6 passing for seven yards and a sack over seven dropbacks with run action. He was also 1-for-7 passing on throws over 20 yards, although his receivers did him no favors. Overall, Love was under pressure on 40 percent of dropbacks and averaged 2.65 seconds time to throw.
CeeDee Lamb and George Pickens ran a combined 99 routes and were targeted an incredible 29 times, but the pair produced only 143 total receiving yards, or 1.44 yards per route run and 4.9 yards per target, and their longest catch was only 21 yards. Lamb was targeted on both interceptions, including one where he slipped down. Dak Prescott's passer rating when targeting the Lamb and Pickens was only 37.0. The Packers did a terrific job on the dynamic receiver pair.