For Thursday Night Football, the Packers defeated the Washington Commanders by the score of 27-18, in front of the Lambeau Field faithful.

Green Bay did an exceptional job at limiting the Commanders to zero touchdowns in the first half as it went into the half with a 14-3 lead. 

Washington ended up making a mini-comeback, with two touchdowns in the fourth quarter, but nothing serious to put this game in jeopardy for the Pack, as Green Bay kept up with them, scoring 10 points as well.

Let’s get into it with three observations from the Packers’ Thursday Night Football victory.

And if you haven't already read Andrew Kulha's four stars of the game, make sure you check that out!

To the surprise of no one, Green Bay’s defense was incredible.

Anyone wearing white on the other side of the ball came in with aggression, speed, and high-end anticipation.

The second the Commanders caught the ball, there was instantly a defender waiting for them.

And if not for a holding penalty from Xavier McKinney in the final four minutes of the game, the Commanders would’ve probably been limited to just 10 points.

Edgerrin Cooper led all defenders with seven total tackles, and a half sack. Micah Parsons was the ultimate disruptor, generating eight pressures, with six of them in the second half.

But the secondary was on another level. Javon Bullard recorded five solo tackles and McKinney recorded three tackles and a pass breakup.

Cornerback Keisean Nixon was truly something else as well, as it seemed like nothing could get past him. He only posted two tackles, but successfully defended a game-leading five passes.

No one in all of football broke up five passes in the 2024 season. That’s how good Nixon was.

No franchise has had the kind of quarterback luck like the Green Bay Packers over the past three decades..

Favre. Rodgers. And now Love.

Jordan Love looked the part. He had hop to his game, launched the ball with confidence, and was mostly accurate. He finished the game with 292 passing yards while completing 61% of his passes.

And even when the Packers couldn’t march down the field for a touchdown drive, he still helped put his team in position to score with Brandon McManus’ boot to put three points on the board.

He got ample help from his receiver core and tight end Tucker Kraft. Kraft finished the game with 124 yards for six receptions, while he found guys like Romeo Doubs and Dontayvion Wicks open.

There were even a couple of long balls where he was incredibly close to connecting on with rookie Matthew Golden. However, each of them were a little too far for Golden to haul in.

The vision was there though, and with Golden being a legitimate deep threat, there’s going to be several opportunities to get there.

Overall it was a great game for the Packers, but the one problem coming from this game were the injuries.

Prior to kickoff, it was already reported by ESPN’s Adam Schefter that the Packers would be missing two starting offensive linemen in right tackle Zach Tom, and left guard Aaron Banks.

But potentially the biggest hit to the offense was the injury to wide receiver Jayden Reed.

Reed was already battling a Jones fracture in his foot, and was planning to play out the season. But after catching a touchdown pass that was ultimately called back due to an offensive penalty, Reed landed awkwardly on his shoulder and was seen walking off the field with it hanging.

Packers' head coach Matt LaFleur eventually ended up revealing that Reed suffered a broken collarbone, and that it would take about six-to-eight weeks to heal.