The Green Bay Packers continued putting up big numbers on offense, improving to 3-0 on the season with a 37-30 win over the New Orleans Saints (1-2) on Sunday night at the Superdome in New Orleans.
Aaron Rodgers passed for 283 yards and three touchdowns and the Packers scored 10 points in the final nine minutes to break a 27-27 tie and secured the victory.
Playing without their top receiver Davante Adams (hamstring), Rodgers turned to number two receiver Allen Lazard, who caught six passes for 146 yards and a touchdown.
Saints running back Alvin Kamara gained 197 yards from scrimmage, scoring a pair of touchdowns. His 52-yard reception included four broken/missed tackles on the way to the end zone to tie the game at 27. [Read more…]