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NFL Week 7 Game Recap: Denver Broncos 19, Green Bay Packers 17

2T32M3P Denver Broncos wide receiver Courtland Sutton, left, celebrates after scoring a touchdown with wide receiver Jerry Jeudy (10) and guard Quinn Meinerz during the second half of an NFL football game against the Green Bay Packers in Denver, Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

The Green Bay Packers failed to complete their comeback and fell to the Denver Broncos by a score of 19-17 in Week 7.

Offensive spotlight: Russell Wilson was once again solid and, for a change, his defense did enough that he was able to come away with a win at the end of it. Wilson passed for only 6.7 yards per attempt, but his adjusted completion rate came out to 87.5%. He had a couple of nice passes downfield and a 21-yard scamper on the ground.

Defensive spotlight: Packers edge rusher Rashan Gary continues to look like one of the best defensive players in the game as he works his way back to full force after injury last year. Gary is now close to a full workload, playing two fewer defensive snaps than Preston Smith in this game. Gary finished the contest with an absurd pass-rush win rate of 40.0%, pending review, and has been leading the league in that area all season.

Rookie spotlight: Six different rookie skill position players saw playing time for the Packers in this game, and they combined to make some of the biggest plays for the team in a losing effort. Receiver Jayden Reed caught a touchdown on a deflected pass off a drop from Romeo Doubs, while Luke Musgrave’s four targets and three catches tied for the team lead.

Box Score

Passing
Green Bay Packers
Player Fantasy Comp/Att Yds YPA TD Int Long Sacks Rtg
Jordan Love 16.3 21 / 31 180 5.8 2 1 29 0 90.8
Dontayvion Wicks 3.36 1 / 1 14 14 0 0 14 0 118.8
Denver Broncos
Player Fantasy Comp/Att Yds YPA TD Int Long Sacks Rtg
Russell Wilson 13.86 20 / 29 194 6.7 1 0 33 1 98.9
Rushing
Green Bay Packers
Player Fantasy Car Yds YPC TD Long Fum Lost
Jordan Love 16.3 3 21 7 0 10 0
AJ Dillon 11.5 15 61 4.1 0 15 0
Aaron Jones 8.7 8 35 4.4 0 11 0
Emanuel Wilson 4.7 2 19 9.5 0 14 0
Dontayvion Wicks 3.36 1 1 1 0 1 0
Denver Broncos
Player Fantasy Car Yds YPC TD Long Fum Lost
Russell Wilson 13.86 1 21 21 0 21 0
Javonte Williams 12.6 15 82 5.5 0 21 0
Samaje Perine 7.1 2 10 5 0 5 0
Jaleel McLaughlin 5.6 5 45 9 0 23 0
Michael Burton -0.2 1 -2 -2 0 -2 0
Marvin Mims Jr. -1.1 1 -11 -11 0 -11 0
Receiving
Green Bay Packers
Player Fantasy Tgt Rec Yds YPT YPR TD Long
AJ Dillon 11.5 2 2 34 17 17 0 29
Jayden Reed 11.1 4 3 21 5.2 7 1 12
Romeo Doubs 11 5 2 30 6 15 1 16
Aaron Jones 8.7 5 3 22 4.4 7.3 0 14
Luke Musgrave 7 5 4 30 6 7.5 0 18
Christian Watson 5.7 5 3 27 5.4 9 0 23
Emanuel Wilson 4.7 2 2 8 4 4 0 4
Dontayvion Wicks 3.36 1 1 17 17 17 0 17
Samori Toure 1.3 2 1 3 1.5 3 0 3
Ben Sims 1.2 1 1 2 2 2 0 2
Denver Broncos
Player Fantasy Tgt Rec Yds YPT YPR TD Long
Courtland Sutton 19.6 6 6 76 12.7 12.7 1 33
Javonte Williams 12.6 4 3 14 3.5 4.7 0 7
Jerry Jeudy 11.4 5 5 64 12.8 12.8 0 18
Samaje Perine 7.1 3 3 31 10.3 10.3 0 19
Jaleel McLaughlin 5.6 2 1 1 0.5 1 0 1
Adam Trautman 1.5 2 1 5 2.5 5 0 5
Nate Adkins 1.3 1 1 3 3 3 0 3
Marvin Mims Jr. -1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
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