The Green Bay Packers were able to escape MetLife Stadium with an overtime win over the New York Jets on Sunday, but the PFF grades coming out of Week 2 highlight how poorly Matt LaFleur's team played for most of the rainy afternoon in the Meadowlands. In fact, the Packers graded out worse both overall and on offense in Week 2 than in Week 1, but ugly wins are still wins and Green Bay both avoided the 0-2 start and snapped a six-game losing streak dating back to last year.
However, after two weeks, the Packers are currently the lowest graded team overall at PFF, pending the results of the "Monday Night Football" showdown between the Rams and Giants.
Based on grades from Pro Football Focus, here are the best and worst players from the Packers’
Week 2 win over the Jets:
Top 5 offense
- TE Mark Redman: 66.9
- WR Matthew Golden: 66.6
- RG Jacob Monk: 62.3
- LT Jordan Morgan: 57.8
- LG Aaron Banks: 55.0
Redman earned an excellent 76.6 run blocking grade while playing 15 run-blocking snaps. Golden caught four passes, gained 32 yards after the catch, averaged 2.0 yards per route run and drew two pass interference penalties, although he did have a drop. Monk allowed only one pressure (a hurry), but he was below average as a run blocker and committed a penalty. Morgan had a 76.2 pass-block grade, but he gave up a sack and committed a team-high three penalties, including a false start. Banks was excellent as a pass-blocker (82.3) before exiting after 22 snaps.
Top 5 defense
- EDGE Lukas Van Ness: 81.2
- S Evan Williams: 77.2
- DB Javon Bullard: 76.6
- EDGE Barryn Sorrell: 74.1
- LB Edgerrin Cooper: 65.8
Van Ness created six pressures, including two sacks, and his seven tackles on defense were all considered stops, or failures by the offense, including the fourth down stop. Williams made seven tackles without a miss, had two run stops and gave up just one completion into his coverage, and his pass breakup in the fourth quarter was a huge play. Bullard broke up two passes and led the team with four run stops. Sorrell had two pressures, including a sack, and he was in a run stop. Cooper had a sack, eight tackles without a miss and five total stops, but he gave up four catches for 71 yards into his coverage, hurting his grade.
Bottom 5 offense
- RB Chris Brooks: 42.5
- LG Donovan Jennings: 45.4
- TE Tucker Kraft: 47.5
- WR Christian Watson: 48.4
- TE Jonnu Smith: 50.0
Brooks had a 30.0 pass-blocking grade over five protection snaps, and he dropped a pass and turned four rushes into only 11 yards. Jennings was good in pass pro but earned a 39.0 run blocking grade, the worst on the offensive line. Kraft ran 29 routes but caught only two passes, and he had a fumble and a holding penalty. Watson dropped three passes, turned 10 targets into only four catches and struggled as a blocker, missing at least two blocks. Smith wasn't targeted and struggled as a blocker.
Bottom 5 defense
- DL Jonathan Ford: 29.8
- CB Keisean Nixon: 41.2
- DL Chris McClellan: 44.9
- DL Devonte Wyatt: 49.9
- DL Karl Brooks: 55.4
Ford earned a 29.8 run defense grade and a 28.1 tackle grade across 31 snaps. Nixon gave up seven catches on eight targets into his coverage for 76 yards, and he committed two penalties. McClellan didn't have a pressure over 19 pass-rush snaps and struggled against the run. Wyatt produced nothing more than a hurry on 30 pass-rushing snaps. Brooks had two pressures and was good against the run, but he missed a tackle on a would-be sack.
Special teams
Skyy Moore stole the show, creating a 63-yard punt return and a 43-yard kickoff return. Evan Williams had two tackles covering kicks or punts and earned the top special teams grade at 77.0. Kamal Hadden, Dani Dennis-Sutton and Chris McClellan had penalties while on special teams. The Packers did not miss a tackle covering kicks and punts. Trey Smack made both of his extra points and both field goal attempts (both under 40 yards) during a rainy day at MetLife Stadium. Punter Daniel Whelan had a net punting average of 49.8, with three punts downed inside the 20, and the three punts returned netted only five yards.
Quarterback play
- Jordan Love: 54.1
PFF charted Love as being under pressure on nine of his 32 dropbacks, or 28.1 percent. He completed only one pass for 18 yards and took three sacks on nine pressured dropbacks. Love didn't have a big-time throw and had another turnover-worthy play (fumble). Receivers dropped five of his passes, so his adjusted completion percentage was 75.0. When kept clean, Love completed 15 of 23 passes for 126 yards and two scores, and his passing grade was 68.8. He got the rid of the ball in 2.03 seconds on average when kept clean. On passes of 20 or more yards downfield, Love was 0-for-3.
Stat to know
The Packers committed 18 total penalties, including declined or offsetting penalties: nine by the offense, six by the defense and three by the special teams. Penalties factor heavily into PFF's grade, at least historically, so 18 penalties was a big reason why the Packers graded out so poorly in this game.
This article originally appeared on Packers Wire: Packers PFF grades: Best, worst players from Week 2 win over Jets
