Cheesehead
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It takes until the last play of the first quarter for the Packers to get going, and this is the play that jumpstarts them. There is a TON going on here that creates a void in the defense for QB Aaron Rodgers to find Adams for a relatively easy pitch and catch, so here's the step-by-step.
First, the motion by RB Tyler Ervin (32) pulls CB Nickell Robey-Coleman (31) from one side of the field to the other. Second, the play-action fake to RB Aaron Jones (33) draws LBs Alex Singleton (49) and T.J. Edwards (57) multiple steps forward, about four yards. Third, that play-action fake also catches Adams' man, CB Darius Slay (24), peeking in the backfield, and he slips and loses track of his guy. Fourth, the go route by WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling (83) keeps S Rodney McLeod (23) deep to help CB Avonte Maddox (29).
When it's all said and done, as Adams runs the crossing route, Slay is nowhere to be found, Singleton is a full five yards in front of Adams, and the two deep DBs are at least 15 yards behind him. It's a huge amount of space.
Play No. 2: Second-and-9 from the Green Bay 19, second quarter, 4:00 left
Result: 36-yard completion to TE Marcedes Lewis