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This is more like it for the Green Bay Packers. Rodgers gutted through another game with a brace on his injured left knee. The defense had seven sacks and pitched a shutout for the first time in eight seasons.They put together their most complete game of the year in a 22-0 win over the Buffalo Bills on Sunday."I'll just definitely start off with the defense. I mean Green Bay Packers Hats , the shutout is huge. It's what you're looking for," coach Mike McCarthy said.And just the edge that the Packers (2-1-1) needed with Rodgers not necessarily playing at his best. He was 22 of 40 for 298 yards with one touchdown. Green Bay had decisive edges in total offense (423-145) and first downs (22-11).Rodgers also threw an interception off a deflected pass and fumbled the ball away on a sack early in the fourth quarter. The offense wasn't as productive in the second half after a fast start.Ever the perfectionist, Rodgers certainly wasn't pleased, even if he seemed to be moving a little bitter this week."It was as bad as we've played on offense with that many yards in a long time," Rodgers said.The Bills (1-3) were much worse.Rookie quarterback Josh Allen accounted for three turnovers, including two interceptions and a fumble late in the fourth quarter that stood on review. He was 16 of 33 for 151 yards.The Bills had a much tougher time on the road in the NFC North, a week after a stunning win at heavily favored Minnesota."I take this one on my shoulders," Allen said. "We can only go as far as the quarterback goes."Buffalo did manage to force Rodgers to throw his first interception of the year .But a 16-0 lead at the half was more than enough cushion against Buffalo's feeble offense. Even the return of running back LeSean McCoy, who missed a game because of a rib injury, didn't help the Bills (1-3)."We were out of rhythm on offense. We needed to find some consistency," Bills coach Sean McDermott said.GOING TO GRAHAMRodgers and Jimmy Graham connected on their first touchdown pass of the year . Signed in the offseason as a free agent, the athletic tight end made his first official Lambeau Leap after a touchdown earlier this season was wiped out by a flag."Usually they come in bunches, so hopefully this is the beginning Green Bay Packers Womens Hoodie ," said Graham, who finished with 21 yards on three catches.ANOTHER AARONAaron Jones added 65 yards and a score on 11 carries for the Packers, who slowed in the second half after a fast start on offense. A slasher with big-play ability, Jones could eventually emerge as the top ballcarrier in the Packers' crowded backfield.PACKER POINTSGreen Bay posted its first shutout since a 9-0 win over the Jets in 2010. ... Mason Crosby kicked two 52-yard field goals, bouncing back after an extra-point attempt in the first quarter hit the right upright. ... S Ha Ha Clinton-Dix picked up his third interception of the year.BAD BILLSA physical defense for Green Bay held the Bills to eight punts and three turnovers on their first 11 drives. Allen was sacked seven times, three by Kyler Fackrell."We've got to make sure we establish the line of scrimmage and that sets up the running game, that sets up the pass game," McDermott said. "But you've got to make sure you're winning your one-on-one, whatever that is."McCoy finished with 24 yards on five carries, and 13 yards on three receptions. He walked out of the locker room after the game with what appeared his left hand heavily wrapped.HEY CLAYThings went so well for the D that linebacker Clay Matthews was credited for a half-sack after drawing roughing-the-passer penalties in each of the first three weeks. He finished with five tackles and a hurry on the 6-foot-5 Allen."Allen is a big kid, so I don't think any of his sacks were those weight or pressure on them that you've seen weeks prior," Matthews said. "But hopefully they call it like that moving forward because I didn't see any today, which is great."INJURY REPORTBills WR Kelvin Benjamin had one catch for 34 yards before leaving in the third quarter to be evaluated for a head injury. Benjamin absorbed a hard hit from Clinton-Dix on a play that also led to the safety's interception. ... S Micah Hyde had a disappointing return to Lambeau after leaving in the first quarter with a groin injury. Hyde left the Packers as a free agent after the 2016 season. ... Packers WR Geronimo Allison left in the third quarter to be evaluated for a concussion.UP NEXTBills: Host Tennessee Titans on Oct. 7.Packers: Visit Detroit Lions on Oct. 7.This version corrects that Matthews had five tackles.Packers Power Rankings Womens Customized Green Bay Packers Jerseys , Week 1: Green Bay sits just inside the top 10 It’s finally the lead-up to week one of the 2018 NFL season, and you know what that means: power rankings are back.The Green Bay Packers missed out on the playoffs last year thanks mainly to Aaron Rodgers’ broken collarbone, but that isn’t dampening the view of the franchise overall heading into 2018. With a healthy Rodgers, a revamped defensive scheme under Mike Pettine, and many new and promising faces on the 53-man roster, the arrow appears to be pointing up for the Green and Gold.In SB Nation’s week one rankings from Tuesday, the Packers sit in seventh place, behind three teams in each of the other two conferences. Not surprisingly, the defending Super Bowl champion Eagles claim the top spot, followed in second place by the team they defeated 38-7 in the NFC Championship Game: the Vikings. Rounding out the top six in order are the Patriots, Rams, Jaguars, and Steelers. That puts the Packers ahead of three NFC playoff teams from last year www.packerscheapshoponline.com , all of whom are in the NFC South and all of whom show up between the 8th and 11th slots.NFL.com’s Elliot Harrison is back with his power rankings as well, and he has the Packers in ninth place on his list. He has the Saints much higher, however, slotting them third overall. In fact, Harrison’s list is very high on NFC teams, as they occupy the top four spots and six of the top nine.Meanwhile, the NFC North has no team lower than 20th on either list, with the Chicago Bears suddenly getting vaulted into the top half of the league. The Khalil Mack trade clearly is the reason for the latter’s shift up the board, as Harrison moved them up nine spots from his previous rankings, which came out between the Hall of Fame Game and week one of the preseason.Here’s a look at the division in its entirety:NFC North RankingsVikings — SB Nation: 2nd; NFL.com: 4thPackers — SB Nation: 7th; NFL.com: 9thLions — SB Nation: 20th; NFL.com: 18thBears — SB Nation: 13th; NFL.com: 15th