The Green Bay Packers kicked off the NFL Week 2 schedule on Thursday night with a decisive 27-18 win over the Washington Commanders to improve to 2-0. Here are some key takeaways from their win.

Packers look like Super Bowl contenders

The Packers opened the season with back-to-back home games against playoff teams from the 2024 season, and they completely dominated and outclassed both of them. They followed up their Week 1 win over the Detroit Lions with a one-sided win against Washington that was never really competitive or as close as the nine-point scoreboard deficit would have you believe.

It's a big statement by the Packers early in the season to so easily handle two playoff teams, and it sets the stage for them to be a bona fide Super Bowl contender in the NFC.

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