Good, bad and ugly from Packers' win over Cardinals in Week 7

The Green Bay Packers started slow in Arizona and trailed 13-6 at halftime, but a strip-sack from Rashan Gary helped recharge Matt LaFleur's team, and a strong finish in the fourth quarter allowed the Packers to escape with a 27-23 win over the Cardinals on Sunday.

The Packers got a road win and are now 4-1-1 through six games, and the pass-rushing production and finish overall were encouraging signs, but a flat start and a big-time struggle from a starter on defense are reasons for concern moving forward.

Here's the good, the bad and the ugly coming out of the Packers' win in Week 7:

The Good

The finish: The Packers trailed 20-13 to start the fourth quarter. The response? A 14-3 run to end the game. Matt LaFleur's team made more big plays late and survived. Jordan Love threw a game-tying touchdown pass to Tucker Kraft, Micah Parsons forced a field goal with a sack in the red zone, the Packers defense stuffed a 4th-and-1 quarterback sneak attempt, Love found Kraft again for a big fourth down conversion, Josh Jacobs scored the go-ahead touchdown with just under two minutes to go, Parsons got another sack to complicate Arizona's final drive, and the Packers calmly defended a final throw into the end zone on fourth down. This wasn't a perfect performance by any means. In fact, the Packers labored through much of the contest. But the quality of the finish -- a point of emphasis this week -- resulted in a winning outcome.

The pass-rush: The Packers sacked Jacoby Brissett six times, including three from Micah Parsons and a huge strip-sack from Rashan Gary. The veteran backup quarterback completed 25 passes for 279 yards and two scores, but the Packers got him down six times and hit him 12 times overall. The defense struggled overall, but the pass-rush was a bright spot. Green Bay doesn't win without the impact of Parsons' sacks and the game-changing moment provided by Gary's strip-sack.

The kicker: The Packers could have been in a bad spot at kicker after Brandon McManus got hurt in practice last Wednesday, but credit Lucas Havrisik for coming in and giving the Packers 10 perfect kicks during his first two games. After making two field goals and three extra points last week, Havrisik matched the production on Sunday in Arizona, and one of his field goals was a 61-yarder before the half. The franchise record kick provided three big and unexpected points to end the first half.

The Bad

Flat start: The Packers had travel complications on Saturday, and it's fair to note that 11 different players had status designations on the final injury report. But it's also accurate to say the Packers started flat and were sleepwalking through a good chunk of the first three quarters. The Packers were fortunate to get to halftime down only 13-6, especially after the Cardinals scored 10 points to end the second quarter, and the offense opened the second half with a three-and-out. It took a big play defensively -- a turnover created by Rashan Gary -- to get Matt LaFleur's team going. The deficit could have been much greater against a better opponent.

The Ugly

Nate Hobbs: The Packers have a problem at cornerback. Hobbs, one of the team's big free agent signings, struggled through Sunday. He picked up a knee injury on the final injury report released Friday, but the performance Sunday wasn't good enough. He gave up multiple explosive gains in coverage, got flagged for holding and missed a tackle on Trey McBride's second touchdown catch. He looks like a slot corner struggling to survive on the perimeter. The Packers need to consider using Carrington Valentine (who incredibly didn't play on Sunday) on the outside and having Hobbs split time with Javon Bullard in the slot. It'd be tough to have a $48 million player in a rotational role, but Hobbs is hurting an otherwise good defense. Cornerback looks like an increasingly concerning roster hole.

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