NFL power rankings: Where all 32 teams stand entering Week 6
By Peter Panacy
W, 34-24 @ Cowboys
True, Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers is still looking to fully seize head coach Matt LaFleur’s offense, and the future Hall of Famer didn’t have his best effort on the road in Dallas on Sunday.
That said, Rodgers didn’t have to.
Green Bay got off to a 17-0 first-half lead, thanks largely to its running back Aaron Jones and the ground game, which added another score early in the third quarter to make things 24-0.
Jones, who rushed for 107 yards, managed four scores on the ground, taking the pressure of Rodgers to make plays through the air against a good Cowboys secondary. While the Packers defense looked a little shaky down the stretch, it did enough to hold on after getting off to such a big lead early.
Picking off Dak Prescott three times surely helped, too, as the Packers remain in Niner Noise’s top five of the NFL power rankings heading into Week 6.