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The good, bad and ugly of the Packers' 34-13 win over the Cardinals in Week 6

The good, bad and ugly of the Packers' 34-13 win over the Cardinals in Week 6

The Green Bay Packers overhauled the Arizona Cardinals at Lambeau Field on Sunday, using four straight first-half points to build a 24-0 lead and three second-half takeaways to seal the 21-point win.

The 34-13 win improved the Packers' record to 4-2 in six games.

Here's the good, the bad and the ugly about the Packers' win over the Cardinals:

The good

The beginning: The Packers scored on four straight possessions and forced punts on four straight possessions to build a 24-0 lead in the first half. Complementary football did it early on. The crucial sequence occurred in the second quarter when a turnover on a fumbled punt turned into a Christian Watson touchdown, as compensating penalties negated the turnover and gave Keisean Nixon a chance to turn the field over.

Depth of play on offense: Ten different players produced at least 10 total yards, and the Packers had four different players with an explosive run of 10 or more yards and four different players with an explosive catch of 18 or more yards. Jordan Love completed 22 passes and nine different players had a catch. Jayden Reed, Christian Watson and Romeo Doubs caught touchdown passes. No player had more than 90 total yards, but the Packers still totaled 437 yards. This attack is deep and diverse, and becomes increasingly difficult to defend when everyone is involved.

Three more takeaways: For the fifth time in six games, the Packers scored three takeaways – all in the second half as Jeff Hafley's team ensured there would be no comeback attempt. The Packers rank first in the NFL in takeaways and became just the ninth team since 2010 to record 17 or more takeaways in the first six games of a season. Karl Brooks and Evan Williams both made great individual plays to create turnovers on Sunday.

The evil

Melton briefs: An unfortunate game in wet conditions led to an unnecessary rally. As the passing game got rolling late in the first half, Bo Melton slipped midway and turned what would have been an easy score near midfield into an interception. The Cardinals turned the lead into three points and cut the deficit to 24-10 at halftime.

The ugly

Another miss from Narveson: Packers kicker Brayden Narveson missed from 44 yards, marking his fourth missed game in six games. With a field goal percentage of 70.6, Narveson ranks last among 33 qualified kickers. He missed four kicks between 40 and 49 yards, by far the most among NFL kickers this season, and his five total misses are also the most. Matt LaFleur again expressed his confidence in his rookie kicker, and Narveson came back from the miss and scored from 41 yards out on the next possession. But when will patience run out in Green Bay?

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