Best and worst players after defeating the Texans in Week 7

The grades at Pro Football Focus support the assumption: The Green Bay Packers didn't play anywhere near their best game, but still managed to beat the AFC South-leading Houston Texans on Sunday at Lambeau Field.

According to PFF, the Packers' overall grade in Week 7 was their second-worst of the season, prior to their only loss in Week 1 to the Philadelphia Eagles. But a powerful performance from Jeff Hafley's defense against CJ Stroud and a few key plays from Jordan Love got the job done against an AFC contender.

Based on Pro Football Focus' grades, here are the best and worst players from the Packers' Week 7 win over the Texans:

Top 5 offenses

1. WR Bo Melton: 81.2
2. WR Romeo Doubs: 76.4
3. RT Zach Tom: 72.6
4. QB Jordan Love: 72.2
5. TE Ben Sims: 69.6

Melton caught a third down pass to extend his scoring streak. Doubs caught eight of 10 targets, averaged 2.97 yards per route run and made four of five contested catches. Tom gave up two presses but received the best run blocking grade on the line. Love made three great throws and was excellent when he stayed clean. Sims was the team's top-rated run blocker and made one catch.

Top 5 defense

1. LB Eric Wilson: 82.7
2. LB Quay Walker: 76.8
3. DE Rashan Gary: 74.0
4. S Xavier McKinney: 69.1
5. S Javon Bullard: 66.1

Wilson made a team-high four stops, including two sacks and two more tackles for loss, and broke up a pass on third down. Walker had one tackle and was solid in coverage for 13 snaps before exiting with a concussion. Gary generated a team-high six pressures, including two quarterback hits and his first sack since Week 1. He also had two run stops. McKinney did well on both blitz attempts, including one that ended in a third-down sack. Bullard held up solidly and finished the race with three stops.

Below 5 attack

1. WR Jayden Reed: 40.1
2. WR Christian Watson: 53.3
3.LT Rasheed Walker: 55.6
4. RG Sean Rhyan: 56.0
5. TE Tucker Kraft: 56.8

Reed dropped two passes and had just 10 receiving yards on 32 runs. Watson caught only one pass and was stopped for a loss on his only rushing attempt, and he performed poorly as a run blocker. Walker gave up three pressures, including a sack, and struggled in the run game. Rhyan gave up one sack and was just average in the run game. Kraft caught three passes, including a touchdown, but averaged 0.92 yards per route run on 36 routes.

Defending the bottom 5

1. DE Lukas Van Ness: 30.2
2. LB Edgerrin Cooper: 34.4
3. DL TJ Slaton: 35.1
4. DE Preston Smith: 37.5
5. DL Colby Wooden: 55.5

Van Ness played 32 snaps, 22 as a pass rusher, but was not credited with any pressures. He also missed two tackles. Cooper missed two tackles, gave up two completions in his coverage and received a poor run defense grade. Slaton played 22 snaps against the run, but missed two tackles and received a poor run defense grade. Smith was on the field for a season-low 28 snaps and didn't feel a single pressure. Wooden had a quarterback hit but was not effective against the run.

Special teams

Corey Ballentine was responsible for losing a fumble on a punt return, but he also had a tackle. Matt Orzech had a bad snap on the punt and final field goal attempt, but he also had a tackle. Eric Wilson had one tackle and one missed shot. Zayne Anderson had a tackle. Kingsley Enagbare and Arron Mosby received penalties – Mosby's ball prevented a long kickoff return by Keisean Nixon. Brandon McManus made all four of his kick attempts. Daniel Whelan averaged 51.8 net yards, a season high.

Quarterback game

Jordan Love: 72.2

Love had three great throws and two turnover plays, matching his touchdown and interception totals. He completed 80.8 percent of passes and threw three touchdown passes from clean pockets, but struggled under pressure. Love only connected on 2 of 7 attempts for 20 yards, but two of those were touchdowns. When throwing from 0 to 9 yards, Love had a pass rate of 14 for 15. The Packers only used play-action on six dropbacks.

Stat knowing

Texas quarterback CJ Stroud was under pressure on 15 of his 29 dropbacks, or 51.7 percent. He completed just three passes for 14 yards and recorded four sacks under pressure.