The Green Bay Packers held on for a 42-34 victory in the NFL opener Thursday by stonewalling New Orleans running back Mark Ingram on a last-gasp play at the goal line.
The clock had expired, but the Saints were able to run one extra play because the Packers had been flagged for pass interference in the end zone on the final play of regulation.
Ingram, the 2009 Heisman winner, tried to run up the middle but was stopped by a swarm of Packers, allowing the defending Super Bowl champions — and the packed house at Lambeau Field — to exhale.
It was a wild comeback in a shootout of an opener, one that featured almost twice as many touchdowns (10) as punts (six).
In the end, the Aaron Rodgers-led Packers walked away victorious, even though Green Bay linebacker A.J. Hawk continued to plea his case to officials on the pass-interference call long after his teammates headed up the tunnel.
This game wasn't about defense, though. It was Green Bay's offense that clicked.
