In the Lambeau Field home-opener, QB Malik Willis completed 12/14 passes for 122 yards behind a brilliant game plan from HC Matt Lafleur and the coaching staff. It is only the 9th time since 1992 the Packers have had a different starting quarterback take center. Offseason additions made their presence felt as RB Josh Jacobs ran 32 times for 151 yards and S Xavier McKinney had another 1st quarter interception and made timely stops. In case you missed it, here is the recap: 

1st Quarter- Packers Receive & Run 

First play Willis hands to Jacobs for a 3 yard gain. After two packers’ penalties negates first down plays, Jacobs gains 34 yards, his longest run of the day, getting tackled in Colts' territory. On a third-and-7 Willis completes to Reed for no gain bringing out Narveson for a 46-yard field goal attempt. The kick is good giving the Packers a 3-0 lead

Packer's defense is able to force a third-and-7 as Colts QB Anthony Richardson incompletes to WR Adonai Mitchell with LB Isaiah McDuffie causing breakup. Colts punt on a three-and-out by the defense. Willis complete to WR Jayden Reed on first down for a 22-yard gain. Jacobs gets 4 handoffs in a row for positive yard gain totaling 7 carries for 67 yards already. After a Willis handoff to Jacobs is called back because of holding penalty, Willis runs a designed QB sneak setting up third-and-4 touchdown pass to WR Dontayvion Wicks. Narveson nails the extra point giving the Packers a 10-0 lead with 3:18 left in the first quarter. 

10-0

The Colts second drive starts with a RB Jonathon Taylor 17-yard gain. Back-to-back no huddles leads to a long bomb Richardson throw intercepted by McKinney taking it back to the GB 31. Willis hands the ball to Reed on the first play who gains 15 yards. On second-and-6 Willis lines up in the shotgun formation faking the handoff to Wicks giving the ball to Jacobs for a first down. End of the first quarter.

Second Quarter: Packers 10 Colts 0 
 

Willis in a no-huddle offense tempo completes to WR Romeo Doubs on third-and-4 for the GB first down at the IND 28. After a couple handoffs to rookie RB MarShawn Lloyd setting up a third-and-5, Willis uses his legs for a 19-yard scramble setting up first-and-goal. Jacobs fumbles on the carry recovered by IND for a touchback and an unfortunate red zone turnover.  At this point in the game the time of possession was Packers 16:11 and Colts 1:43. On a first-and-15 Richardson incompletion, the refs make a roughing-the-passer penalty called on DL Lukas Van Ness. After a holding penalty erases a Richardson to WR Alec Pierce completion, Packers are able to force a fourth-and-8 stopping a WR screen to Mitchell.

Packers start the next drive at the GB 15. On second-and-5 the O-line pushes the pile forward allowing Jacobs to breakout for a 16-yard gain. At this point in the game, Jacobs had 15 attempts for 116 yards rushing moving continuing to move the chains. Willlis, on his 5th pass attempt, throws to Wicks for his first incompletion of the game. Third-and-10 Willis lines up in shotgun as the Colts bring pressure but Willis and his allusiveness is able to avoid the sack for a 4-yard gain forcing a Packers punt. 

After the Packer's defense steps up and prevents the Colts from putting up any points before halftime, Jacobs picks up the first down to let the clock run out until halftime. GB had a total of 262 yards compared to IND 80 total yards. The Packers had 237 rushing yards in the first half, the third-most first-half yards by a team since 2000.

Third Quarter: 10 Packers 0 Colts

Colts start the second half with a handoff to Taylor for 3 yards. Continuing with the no huddle pace, Richardson lines up in shotgun hands to Taylor for the first down. On second-and-10, Packers bring pressure as DT Devonte Wyatt gets the first sack of the game forcing a third-and-16. After a 12 yard completion, Colts go for it on fourth-and-4 as Taylor drops the ball causing a turnover on downs. First play of Packers first drive of the second half is a rare negative gain by Jacobs as he gets stuffed at the line. On third-and-9, Willis finds Musgrave over-the-middle for a 17-yard gain. Jacobs runs for five yards on third-and-10 setting up a Narveson 42-yard field goal attempt. The kick is good giving the Packers a 13-0 lead with 8:25 left in the third quarter. 

Colts pick up right where they left off running the ball as Richardson starts in shotgun handing to Taylor for an 11-yards gain followed by a handoff to Taylor for 16-yards. On a second-and-4 in the GB red zone, Packers finally get pressure on Taylor with Van Ness forcing a a 3-yard loss. Pressure from Wyatt forces a short completion to WR Michael Pittman Jr. setting up a 34-yard field goal made by K Matt Gay. Packers lead 13-3 with 4:32 left in the third quarter.  

Packers continued to stick with the ground game as WR reverse to WR Bo Melton was stopped for a 7-yard loss. On third-and-18 Packers gained big yards on a RB screen to Emanuel Wilson but stopped short. Colts accept another illegal man downfield penalty making it third-and-24. After a 9-yard completion to Reed, P Daniel Whelan punts a beautiful 59 yarder. Taylor keeps the big gains coming with an 18-yard catch then a 29-yard run to conclude the quarter. 

Fourth Quarter: 13 Packers 3 Colts

McKinney & McDuffie stop RB Trey Sermon for a 4-yard loss setting up a Gay 50-yard field goal attempt missing to the left as the score remained 13-3. After finishing the third quarter with -7 rushing yards, Jacobs and Willis runs sets up the Packers on a third-and-5. Willis, looking comfy and confident, throws a long bomb to WR Romeo Doubs who makes an incredible catch for a 39-yard pass landing in the red zone. Packers use their first timeout with 10:59 left on a third-and 10. Willis throws an incomplete pass setting up a 34-yard field goal attempt by Narveson.  The kick is good increasing the lead to 16-3 Packers with 10:50 remaining.  

Colts come out with a sense of urgency as Richardson completes a long pass to Mitchell for a 30 yard-gain at the GB 30. After a timely pass break-up by CB Carrington Valentine, Richardson on a slant route throws a pick to LB Eric Wilson for the 2nd turnover of the game. Packers offense responds with Willis finding Doubs open on a second-and-7 for a 15 yard gain. Jacobs moves the chains on a second-and-8 for the Packers first down on his 27th carry putting him over 130 yards for the day. Willis finds Musgrave for a short gain setting up a third-and-6. Willis finds Wicks to move the sticks getting both feet down for the first on a clutch completion. The clock became the Packers best friend as they continued to run the ball down the Colts' throat forcing them to use their first timeout with 4:58 left in the game. Willis ran up the middle for a 5-yard gain setting up a Narveson 45-yard field goal, which misses wide right. 

With 4:10 remaining and the score still 16-3, Richardson hits Pierce over the middle for an 18-yard gain. A wide-open Pierce slips for an incompletion on a first-and-10 giving the Packers defense a break. The next play, Granson has a 9-yard run setting up a third-and-1 completion to Pierce for a first down. The play is challenged by Coach Lafleur, most likely as a strategy to give his defense a rest, and the play stands as a completed catch.  

On third-and-10, Packers defense stops Sermon with a DT Preston Smith tackle winding the clock down to the 2-minute warning setting up a forth-and-6. After a false start made it fourth-and-11, Richardson uses his feet to pick up the first down setting up a touchdown pass to a wide-open Pierce in the corner of the end zone. The score was 16-10 with a looming onside kick had Packer fans holding their breath. The onside ended up being recovered by Packers rookie S Evan Williams. Jacobs run up the middle for a 3-yard gain forcing the Colts to use their final timeout. Jacobs got the ball one more time gaining one yard as the Packer let the play clock run to 0 taking the delay-of-game penalty with 49 seconds left. After another beautiful punt by Whelan, the Colts started the possession on their own 5 yard line. Richardson threw the ball right to LB Quay Walker, who bobbled the ball ending up in Pierce’s hands for a 15-yard catch. After a spike and incomplete pass setting up third-and-10 with 20 seconds left, Richardson gained 21 yards on a QB scramble leaving 9 seconds left. The final play of the game was a Hail Mary throw picked off by Williams. Packers win 16-10. 

Five Fascinating Stats of the Game:
1. Time of Posession: GB 40:11 IND 19:49
2. Total Yards: GB 383 IND 338
3. Rushing Attempts: GB 53 IND 18
4. Rushing Yards: GB 261 IND 140
5. Passing Yards: GB 122 IND 198