The Green Bay Packers took a comfortable 33-13 victory over the Denver Broncos in their NFL preseason encounter on Saturday evening. The result was decided well before the final whistle, with the visitors establishing control early and maintaining it throughout.
Green Bay had been looking to put behind them their 28-9 defeat to the Steelers the previous day, and showed more cohesion than in that outing. Denver were coming off a convincing 27-7 win against Atlanta, but could not match the pace set by the Packers in this contest.
The home side found themselves on the back foot from the outset. They struggled to find any rhythm in attack and gave up possession too readily, which the Packers capitalised on. By then it was clear this would not be a close affair.
Denver's coaching staff had hoped to build on their Atlanta victory, but the game did not go to plan. The visitors camped in the final third for long periods and took their chances when they came. Things came to a head when the Broncos could not respond to another Green Bay score.
The final margin of twenty points tells the story without embellishment. Neither side had much to prove in a preseason fixture, but the Packers at least showed they were ready to hit the ground running.