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The Packers' tight ends came to play Sunday night at the Superdome.
The trio of Robert Tonyan, Marcedes Lewis and Jace Sternberger combined for nine catches for 104 yards and two touchdowns during Green Bay's 37-30 win over the New Orleans Saints.
Tonyan, who had a career-high five catches for 50 yards, sparked two scoring drives with first-down catches and hauled in a pivotal 1-yard touchdown pass off play-action in the fourth quarter that gave the Packers their first two-score lead with two minutes remaining in the contest.
Lewis set a crucial block of Saints defensive end Cameron Jordan to help pave the way for Aaron Jones' 1-yard touchdown run on fourth-and-goal on Green Bay's first possession after halftime.
Later in the quarter, on third-and-2, the 36-year-old tight end skied over Malcolm Jenkins to come down with an 18-yard touchdown to put the Packers ahead 27-20.
Sternberger shook off a couple drops the past two weeks to catch three passes for 36 yards, all of which came in the fourth quarter. His 23-yard reception was actually what started the seven-play, 64-yard drive that culminated in Tonyan's score.
Aaron Rodgers touted Lewis' catch as a "huge" moment in the game, and praised the performances of Tonyan and Sternberger.
"Bobby had a number of plays where we got him sliding, coming across the formation, did a really nice job. Jace had the same opportunities for a couple of his plays," Rodgers said. "I wasn't intentionally trying to throw (Sternberger) the ball … but you love to see it. To get him that first catch on the sly, catch and run, was great for everybody because we're a family, we're a tight-knit group. … Jace tonight had a couple really important plays for us and we're really happy for him."