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Saints vs. Packers score, live updates: Green Bay can wrap up a playoff berth with a Monday Night Football win against New Orleans


Last season, the Green Bay Packers were a wild-card team and nearly pulled out a divisional-round victory over the 49ers in San Francisco that would have put Jordan Love and company in an NFC title game matchup with the Detroit Lions. This season, after a couple of losses to the Super Bowl-favorite Lions and also the Vikings and Eagles, Green Bay finds itself in a familiar spot — looking for a wild-card berth and a chance to make some noise in the NFC in January. While the Packers have already reached 10 wins, playing in the NFL’s best division hasn’t been entirely kind, with losses to those heavyweights, but the fact remains that Green Bay is unbeaten against the rest of the NFL.

That may pose some bad news for the Saints, who, after a good start to the year (remember when this team was averaging nearly 50 points per game after two weeks?), have come down back to earth with a thud. Head coach Dennis Allen got fired last month, and with interim boss Darren Rizzi pulling the levers, New Orleans has an eye on next season. With aging starters at key positions and uncertainty around the future, getting some momentum heading into the offseason will be important for the players who’ll be around for the new regime next season.

The Packers can clinch a playoff berth with a win, while the Saints will look to play spoiler at the ‘Frozen Tundra’ with snow showers possible for Monday evening in Green Bay.

Live24 updates

  • Saints punt again

    New Orleans punts after gaining 14 yards on its the first possession of the third quarter. New Orleans is still seeking to crack the scoreboard.

  • Saints start second half with ball

    The Saints have the ball to start the second half. Will they score this time — or at all, tonight?

  • Halftime stats: Packers 21, Saints 0

    This is about as dominant as one NFL team looks against another.

    Jordan Love: 12 of 18, 127 yards, 1 touchdown, 0 turnovers
    Spencer Rattler: 4 of 8, 56 yards, 0 touchdowns, 1 lost fumble

    Josh Jacobs: 10 carries for 53 yards; 4 catches for 38 yards, 1 touchdown
    Kendre Miller: 5 carries for 12 yards

    Tucker Kraft: 3 catches for 63 yards
    Foster Moreau: 2 catches for 33 yards

    Packers total yards: 222 on 6.2 yards per play
    Saints total yards: 81 on 3.5 yards per play

    Packers first downs: 15
    Saints first downs: 6

    Packers turnovers: 0
    Saints turnovers: 1

  • Saints bungle clock, best scoring chance

    Saints head coach Darren Rizzi was not aware that the game clock restarts after a fumble out of bounds. Saints receiver Kevin Austin Jr. fumbled out of bounds after a gain to the Green Bay 34 with 39 seconds left in the half.

    Officials stopped the clock, then started it again after the ball was put back in play, as they’re supposed to. The Saints apparently expected the clock to remain stopped and didn’t call one of their two remaining timeouts until 15 seconds remained on the game clock.

    Spencer Rattler took a sack on the next play, and the Saints came away scoreless after a Hail Mary on third-and-22 hit the turf. A terrible half of Saints football ends in complete mismanagement with Green Bay leading, 21-0.

    The Saints also wasted a bunch of time earlier in the drive that started with 1:49 remaining in the half. Complete mismanagement by New Orleans.

    Rizzi eplained the gaffe to ESPN as a “miscommunication with officials” on his way to the halftime locker room.

  • Saints finally get a stop

    The Packers just punted after scoring touchdowns on each of their first three drives. The Saints have a chance to salvage some respectability with the ball back inside the 2-minute warning.

  • Christian Watson is back

    Packers wide receiver Christian Watson is back on the field after spending some time in the sideline medical tent.

  • Spencer Rattler gives the ball away

    This is brutal. Spencer Rattler just dropped the ball on a hit by Keisean Nixon, and Rashan Gary jumped on it for a Packers takeaway. Rattler was holding the ball carelessly and unaware of the pressure from his right side when he got hit.

    Packers take over with a 21-0 lead in a Monday night laugher.

  • 3 Packers possessions, 3 TDs

    The Packers are now up, 21-0. Backup running back Chris Brooks capped a 67-yard drive with a 1-yard touchdown run. Green Bay’s offense is in peak form with the playoffs around the corner. The touchdown is the first of Brooks’ career in his second NFL season.

  • Christian Watson in the medical tent

    This is one of the last things the Packers want to see. Oft-injured receiver Christian Watson is in the sideline medical medical tent after a catch to put the Packers inside the 10-yard line. The nature of his injury isn’t clear. He was able to limp to the tent on his own.

  • This is going as expected

    The Saints punt again, and the Packers have the ball and a 14-0 lead seeking their third touchdown in three possessions.

    The NFL expanded flex scheduling to Monday nights this season, but the league apparently couldn’t work this matchup of a playoff team against a 5-9 opponent out tonight.

  • Packers convert 2 4th downs, extend lead to 14-0

    This time, Josh Jacobs got the touchdown. After setting up Green Bay’s first score, the Packers running back scored on a 2-yard touchdown run to extend Green Bay’s lead to 14-0.

    The Packers converted twice on fourth down en route to the touchdown, including a 21-yard catch-and-run by tight end Tucker Kraft from Jordan Love.

    That’sTwo touchdowns in two possessions for Green Bay. This one went for 96 yards and 17 plays and ate 8:55 off the clock.

  • Packers convert fourth down

    The Packers ended the first quarter facing fourth-and-1 near midfield. The started the second with a Jordan Love sneak to pick up the first down. They’re over midfield seeking their second touchdown in two possessions.

  • Football guy Troy Aikman with some thoughts on NBA flopping inspired by Ugo Amadi’s blatant flop on Green Bay’s first touchdown:

  • Saints punt

    New Orleans’ first possession ended with a punt after gaining 21 yards. Packers have the ball and a 7-0 lead with 5:38 remaining in the first quarter.

  • Refs don’t bite on Ugo Amadi flop

    Here’s Wicks’ touchdown catch, complete with a flop from Saints safety Ugo Amadi in coverage. Amadi collapsed with minimal contact from Wicks at the line of scrimmage, allowing Wicks to run free for the touchdown.

    Refs weren’t buying Amadi’s weak acting job. No flag.

  • Expect a lot more from Josh Jacobs tonight against a middling Saints run defense.

  • Packers feed Josh Jacobs, score TD on pass to Dontayvion Wicks

    Josh Jacobs touched the ball six times on Green Bay’s opening drive that ended with a two-yard touchdown pass from Jordan Love to Dontayvion Wicks. Jacobs tallied 40 of Green Bay’s 63 yards, including a 20-yard run to set up the touchdown.

  • Green Bay starts with good field position after a kickoff return to the Packers’ 38-yard line.

  • The Saints will kick off, and the Packers will have the ball first.

  • It’s a relatively balmy night in Green Bay for this time of year. There’s snow on the ground outside of the Lambeau Field and the temps are in the low 30s, per the “Monday Night Football” broadcast.

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