Packers Edgerrin Cooper's athleticism was on display again against the Jaguars

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Below are four bonus observations from the Green Bay Packers' 30-27 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday:

Edgerrin Cooper's speed helps him prevent a potential deep reception

Rookie linebacker Edgerrin Cooper made one of the Packers' most eye-catching plays of the day when he intercepted a big third-down pass about 40 yards downfield in the fourth quarter.

Cooper ended up covering the Jaguars' top receiver, Christian Kirk, on a seam route. Trevor Lawrence's pass was on the money, and at first it looked like Kirk had caught the ball, but as he went to the ground, the trailing Cooper threw the ball out of bounds, resulting in an incompletion. The Jaguars stumbled on the next play.

“I think we were right there in the Tampa 2,” LaFleur said, “that was just a run-through from Mike (linebacker), Mike is responsible for taking the middle run-through.” It looked like that whether they would be in for a major completion. It was third place if I'm not mistaken. I saw it live, it happened right in front of my eyes, I just saw the ball come out, but it sounded like he hit the ball from the (coaches) upstairs.”

The Packers executed the Jaguars' trick perfectly and allowed them to score

The Packers were ready for Jaguars coach Doug Pederson's decision to let them score a touchdown in the final minute of the game.

The game was tied and the Jaguars were out of timeouts when the Packers had the ball at the Jacksonville 12-yard line with 59 seconds left. The Packers didn't quite manage to run out the clock, but they were able to cut it to about 15 seconds by completing one play and then kicking the field goal. So when the Packers passed the ball to running back Chris Brooks, the Jaguars tried to have him score a touchdown so they could at least get the ball back and have a chance to tie the game.

However, Brooks went down alone on the Jaguars' 5th point. That gave the Packers a first down and allowed them to take a knee twice, running the clock down to 2 seconds before calling a timeout to kick the game-winning field goal.

“We call it a Rolex situation, so no matter what happens, you go down, the clock has to start,” coach Matt LaFleur said. “Obviously he’s making a play right there for the field goal. (Brooks) did a good job executing and not scoring. He will have his time. I’m confident about that.”

Relative newcomer Chris Brooks is carving out a role in the Packers' backfield

Chris Brooks saw his longest playing time of the season on Sunday, often as part of a two-running back set.

On several plays, Brooks was paired with Josh Jacobs or Emanuel Wilson in the backfield, with one pointing out of the backfield to receive a threat in one direction and the other as a threat to accept a handoff in the other direction.

Brooks also played as a lone defender on the Packers' two-minute offense on their game-winning drive. He finished the game with 16 yards rushing on four carries and one reception for 1 yard. General manager Brian Gutekunst signed Brooks to the Packers' practice squad after the Miami Dolphins cut him at the end of training camp – he had played for Miami last season after joining the team as an undrafted rookie out of BYU. The Packers then added him to their roster on September 17 when MarShawn Lloyd was placed on injured reserve.

“I think Chris Brooks has been a great asset to this team, a great addition,” LaFleur said. “You have to give (Brian Gutekunst) and his group a lot of credit for that.”

The Jacksonville kicker ensures a perfect kickoff

The Jaguars got a great kickoff in the third quarter, requiring the Packers to start the possession at their own 20 under the new kickoff rules.

After the Jaguars' touchdown that gave them a 17-13 lead, kicker Cam Little hit a squib-type line drive kick that hit the ground inside the 20, but was so low and hot that the Packers Returner Keisean Nixon and Bo Melton didn't try to catch it, so it went through the end zone for a touchback.

Because the ball ended up in the air in the landing zone (between the goal line and the 20) and was not returned, the touchback occurred on the 20 and not the 30. However, Malik Willis led the Packers with an 80-yard touchdown drive anyway .

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The Packers executed the Jaguars' trick perfectly and allowed them to score

Relative newcomer Chris Brooks is carving out a role in the Packers' backfield

The Jacksonville kicker ensures a perfect kickoff

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