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Game recap 5 takeaways from Packers' preseason palm over Seahawks

 1. Jordan Love and theNo. 1 offense are in a enough good spot.

The first- platoon offense – disadvantage left wing attack David Bakhtiari, running back Aaron Jones and receiver Romeo Doubs – played three series, producing a field thing and touchdown squeezed around a three- and- out.

The TD drive gauged the break between the first and alternate diggings, and as the first quarter wound down, the Packers went no- huddle to pretend a two- nanosecond drill, which Love &Co. had not executed in a game setting yet.

Head Coach Matt LaFleur called it" good work" for all involved, and Love limited the 80- yard drive with a 6- yard scoring pass to Christian Watson on first- and- thing.

The cons included astral pass protection and Love using his legs to scramble for yards when demanded. He rushed for 21 yards on three attempts while completing 9- of- 15 passes for 63 yards and the TD.

" They did a great job the whole preseason," Love said of the linemen pass guarding up front." I do not indeed suppose I got hit in the fund at all. I could be wrong. But I suppose they did a really good job just keeping me clean."

LaFleur was calling the plays with Love in the game for the first time this preseason to get him habituated to the Week 1 operation before turning it back over to obnoxious fellow Adam Stenavich to make the calls, as he did in the first two preseason games.

All told, theNo. 1 offense had eight series over the three preseason games, producing one touchdown in each game, plus the early field thing Saturday. Love's final preseason figures 21- of- 33 for 193 yards with three TDs, no interceptions and a109.8 standing.

Love declared himself ready for the preseason after the alternate game, and there was clearly no change of study from him or his teammates with the third game in the books.

" I suppose we have all known from the jump that Jordan was ready to go and ready to have his occasion," Watson said." I suppose that he is been suitable to show his poise and his capability to command this offense and command this platoon.

2. There were a couple throws Love would like back, however.

Specifically, he mentioned a deep ball to Watson that was broken up and a pass for novitiate Jayden Reed over the middle when scrabbling to his left wing.Both throws came up a bit short, and as Love looks ahead to Week 1 at Chicago, he mentioned thickness, particularly when big- play openings present themselves, as his primary focus.

Love's 42- yard connection to Doubs in the alternate preseason game was theNo. 1 offense's biggest play in game action over the once three weeks, but he surely felt as however there should've been more.

"You have to find a way to beat them, especially when Christian is so open," Love said of this coming Saturday. “It's a touchdown. 

" That is going to be the test of the season. But right now, going into it, I am confident in the offense. I suppose when we get to being harmonious, hitting on all our big plays, I suppose we are going to be tough to stop."

3. novitiate K Anders Carlson continued his strong run inside Lambeau.

The tough spots in Carlson's training camp came at Nitschke Field and Cincinnati. At Lambeau, he was 9- of- 10 on field pretensions during Family Night, made a 52- yarder plus two PATs last weekvs. New England, and drilled field pretensions from 43 and 57 yards on Saturday, plus one PAT.

He did have a point- after blocked by the Seahawks when the protection broke down, but that wasn't on him. Impressively, the 57- yard field thing with 14 seconds left in the first half was good by plenitude,distance-wise.

"It's really encouraging to see 57 yards there," LaFleur said. - It looked so effortless when he hit it. He is got a big- time leg, so I suppose he is shown enhancement.

 "Like any young player, there will be ups and downs, but we are absolutely confident that he has the ability to play in this league for a very long time."

4. There's no injury concern with backup QB Sean Clifford.

The novitiate quarterback came out of the game shaking his arm after converting on a fourth- and- 1 skulk on the final play of the third quarter.

But LaFleur said he just grabbed the funny bone and he's fine. He would have stayed in the game if it wasn't for the fourth quarter, which was Alex McGough's time to take over. Back to McGough, he drove into the red zone on offense but was stopped on fourth down.

Away on the injury front, Doubs was held out of the game due to a hamstring injury, which LaFleur nominated preventative, though he did not dismiss concern. LinebackerDe'Vondre Campbell, who has missed the tail end of training camp with an ankle injury, spoke to journalists and is not guaranteeing, nor ruling out, his vacuity for Week 1." We have got two weeks, so we'll see," he said.

Back to McGough, he drove into the red zone on offense but was stopped on fourth down. With one further crack late in the game, he hit receiver Jadakis Bonds for 52 yards down the sideline to set up the game- winning TD just after the two- nanosecond warning. The defense made it hold up with Benny Sapp III's interception at the thing line with 13 seconds left.

5. The late- game festivity said commodity about this platoon.

Preseason or not, it's always a lot further fun to win, and the festivity after Sapp's interception showed as important. 

Canon opinions impend on Tuesday for General Manager Brian Gutekunst and the labor force department.

"I feel really good about the guys in the locker room, I feel really good about the guys in the locker room," LaFleur said. tough opinions, but that is a credit to the trouble and the type of locker room that we have. Gutey and his staff have done a nice job getting a veritably competitive canon, especially at certain positions.

" But it's on to the regular season now."