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Best and worst players from Week 12 win over 49ers
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Best and worst players from Week 12 win over 49ers

The Green Bay Packers pulled off a dominant victory over the San Francisco 49ers at Lambeau Field on Sunday, using a strong performance from Josh Jacobs in the run game and a game full of defensive disruptions to win 38-10.

Measured by the overall grade at Pro Football Focus, Sunday was the Packers’ best performance overall and on defense. Facing a depleted 49ers roster, the Packers tackled well, ran the ball well and protected the quarterback well – all while winning the turnover battle 3-0. That’s a winning formula against anyone, anywhere.

Based on Pro Football Focus’ numbers, here are the best and worst players from the Packers’ Week 12 win over the 49ers:

Top 5 offense

1. WR Malik Heath: 92.3
2. LG Elgton Jenkins: 86.6
3.RB Josh Jacobs: 86.3
4. RT Zach Tom: 78.8
5.RB Emanuel Wilson: 75.9

Heath caught both of his targets for 15 yards, including a controversial touchdown catch. Jenkins was charged with giving up a sack, and he was given a holding penalty, but he still earned a near-elite grade as a run blocker and a good grade in the passing game — indicating he was nearly dominant from the bottom up. Jacobs forced 12 missed tackles and had three runs of 10 or more yards, and he was solid as a pass blocker. Tom only gave up two hurries and was strong in the run game. Wilson forced three missed tackles and had a 19-yard run.

Top 5 defense

1. LB Quay Walker: 91.4
2. CB Javon Bullard: 84.9
3. CB Keisean Nixon: 83.2
4. DE Lukas Van Ness: 82.9
5. DE Brenton Cox Jr.: 79.9

Walker had four stops, a pass breakup and two hurries, and he got two more stops that were negated by penalties. He was also perfect as a tackler. This was one of the best games of his NFL career. Bullard created three stops, had seven tackles without a miss and was solid in coverage against the slot, a dangerous position in the 49ers offense. Nixon didn’t give up any coverage and had a forced fumble. Van Ness produced two pressures, including a strip sack, on just 10 pass-rush snaps. Cox Jr. had a tackle against the run and was in a hurry.

Bottom 5 offence

1. RG Sean Rhyan: 33.8
2. WR Christian Watson: 47.1
3. TE Ben Sims: 55.6
4.RB Chris Brooks: 57.7
5. WR Bo Melton: 58.2

Rhyan gave up pressure twice, committed a pre-snap penalty and struggled in the run game. Watson dropped a pinpoint touchdown pass and failed to catch three targets. Sims wasn’t targeted and was only average as a run blocker. Brooks committed a 15-yard tripping penalty. Melton did not have a catch on eight routes run.

Bottom 5 defense

1. CB Carrington Valentine: 29.5
2. CB Eric Stokes: 47.8
3. DL Colby Wooden: 48.5
4. DE Kingsley Enagbare: 54.5
5.DL Devonte Wyatt: 54.9

Valentine gave up three catches for a game-high 68 yards in coverage, including a 31-yarder from George Kittle. Stokes didn’t give up a catch, but earned a team-low grade against the run. Wooden struggled against the run and had no pressure over 14 pass-rush snaps. Enagbare was solid against the run but missed a tackle on a sack. Wyatt had a rush and a quarterback hit, but didn’t hold up well against the run.

Special teams

Corey Ballentine, Isaiah McDuffie, Arron Mosby, Carrington Valentine and Eric Wilson all had tackles for punts or punts, although Ballentine missed two tackles. Bo Melton also missed tackles. In total, the Packers had six misses on special teams – a season high. Brandon McManus made a 51-yard field goal and all five extra points, while Daniel Whelan had a kick inside the 20-yard line. The 49ers had an explosive kickoff return that was called back via penalty.

Quarterback play

Jordan Love: 63.5

Love was great from clean pockets, completing 10 of 15 passes for 112 yards and a touchdown when there was no pressure. He also threw a touchdown while under pressure, but took two sacks and had two turnover-worthy plays. The Packers dropped two of his passes, including what would have been a 49-yard touchdown pass. On 20-yard passes, Love was just 1-for-6, although – again – Watson’s drop was big. Both of Love’s touchdown passes came on passes of less than 10 yards.

Stand to know

Jacobs gained 83 yards after first contact and forced a season-high 12 missed tackles (Next Gen Stats counted 15). Emanuel Wilson and Christian Watson (hurdle) also forced misses, so the Packers runners finished with 113 rushing yards and 16 forced missed tackles, plus four runs of 10-plus yards.