What a way to kick off the season. Matt LaFleur gets to open the season at home for the first time in his career and the Packers knock off the Lions 27-13, in a game that didn’t even feel that close.

In this space, we look at how the Packers passing game performed the previous week. So let’s start with the NFL Next Gen Passing Chart:

Love completed 72.7% of his passes for a QB Rating of 128.6 with an ADOT (Average Depth of Target) of 11.5 yards (per RBSDM). Per NFL Pro, Love EPA per Dropback of +0.42 in the game, 3rd highest in the league in Week 1. For reference, Lamar Jackson led the NFL in EPA per Play in 2024 with +0.29. NFL Pro points out that “Love was most successful attacking the intermediate area (10-19 air yards), completing 6 of 8 passes for 108 yards and two touchdowns.”

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