With the New Orleans Saints giving almost all of their starters the second preseason game of 2022 off, one veteran did start and made the most of it. Kicker Wil Lutz, who missed all of the 2021 season because of injury, drilled a 59-yard field goal at the end of the first quarter against the Green Bay Packers on Friday night at Lambeau Field. Lutz's longest kick in the regular season is 58 yards. Friday's kick may have been good from 65 yards.
Another potential starter - first round draft pick Chris Olave - provided a touchdown with a 20-yard reception from quarterback Ian Book in the closing seconds of the second quarter as the Saints entered halftime down 13-10.
Saints receiver Kirk Merritt also turned in a highlight with his 59-yard kickoff return. It was the play that set up Lutz's big kick.
The Packers scored on a 25-yard field goal in the first quarter and a 4-yard touchdown pass by Jordan Love. The score capped an 11-play, 80-yard drive that was kept alive by a roughing-the-passer call against Saints defensive tackle Malcolm Roach.
Book started at quarterback and he finished the half 10 of 15 for 100 yards and the touchdown but lost a fumbled snap that ended a promising drive in the second quarter and threw an interception toward the end of the second quarter. The Packers converted the first turnover into a 45-yard field goal and the 10-point halftime lead and the Saints took the second turnover right back with a forced turnover of their own (linebacker Eric Wilson with the forced fumble and P.J.Williams with the recovery). The Saints converted the turnover into the Olave touchdown.
Tony Jones Jr. got the start at running back for the Saints and carried the ball four times for 19 yards. Deonte Harty led the receivers with two catches for 12 yards.
The Saints will get the ball to start the second half.
New Orleans Saints players in action during their 2022 Preseason Week 2 game against the Green Bay Packers.
New Orleans Saints players in action during their 2022 Preseason Week 2 game against the Green Bay Packers.
New Orleans Saints players in action during their 2022 Preseason Week 2 game against the Green Bay Packers.
New Orleans Saints players in action during their 2022 Preseason Week 2 game against the Green Bay Packers.
New Orleans Saints defensive lineman Payton Turner (98) in action during their 2022 Preseason Week 2 game against the Green Bay Packers.
New Orleans Saints players in action during their 2022 Preseason Week 2 game against the Green Bay Packers.
New Orleans Saints running back Devine Ozigbo (28) and quarterback Ian Book (16) in action during their 2022 Preseason Week 2 game against the Green Bay Packers.
New Orleans Saints linebacker Eric Wilson (58) and defensive back P.J. Williams (26) in action during their 2022 Preseason Week 2 game against the Green Bay Packers.
New Orleans Saints running back Devine Ozigbo (28) and quarterback Ian Book (16) in action during their 2022 Preseason Week 2 game against the Green Bay Packers.
New Orleans Saints wide receivers Chris Olave (12) and Tre'Quan Smith (10) in action during their 2022 Preseason Week 2 game against the Green Bay Packers.
New Orleans Saints running back Tony Jones Jr. (34) in action during their 2022 Preseason Week 2 game against the Green Bay Packers.
New Orleans Saints players in action during their 2022 Preseason Week 2 game against the Green Bay Packers.
New Orleans Saints running back Tony Jones Jr. (34) in action during their 2022 Preseason Week 2 game against the Green Bay Packers.
New Orleans Saints running back Devine Ozigbo (28) in action during their 2022 Preseason Week 2 game against the Green Bay Packers.
New Orleans Saints wide receiver Kevin White (17) in action during their 2022 Preseason Week 2 game against the Green Bay Packers.
New Orleans Saints running back Devine Ozigbo (28) in action during their 2022 Preseason Week 2 game against the Green Bay Packers.
New Orleans Saints players in action during their 2022 Preseason Week 2 game against the Green Bay Packers.
New Orleans Saints players in action during their 2022 Preseason Week 2 game against the Green Bay Packers.
New Orleans Saints wide receiver Deonte Harty (11) in action during their 2022 Preseason Week 2 game against the Green Bay Packers.
New Orleans Saints wide receiver Deonte Harty (11) in action during their 2022 Preseason Week 2 game against the Green Bay Packers.
New Orleans Saints players in action during their 2022 Preseason Week 2 game against the Green Bay Packers.
New Orleans Saints defensive lineman Carl Granderson (96) in action during their 2022 Preseason Week 2 game against the Green Bay Packers.
New Orleans Saints players in action during their 2022 Preseason Week 2 game against the Green Bay Packers.
New Orleans Saints defensive back J.T. Gray (48), defensive lineman Payton Turner (98), and linebacker Eric Wilson (58) in action during their 2022 Preseason Week 2 game against the Green Bay Packers.
New Orleans Saints players in action during their 2022 Preseason Week 2 game against the Green Bay Packers.
New Orleans Saints players in action during their 2022 Preseason Week 2 game against the Green Bay Packers.
New Orleans Saints players in action during their 2022 Preseason Week 2 game against the Green Bay Packers.
New Orleans Saints defensive lineman Jordan Jackson (59) in action during their 2022 Preseason Week 2 game against the Green Bay Packers.
New Orleans Saints defensive end Taco Charlton (54) in action during their 2022 Preseason Week 2 game against the Green Bay Packers.
New Orleans Saints wide receiver Kevin White (17) and linebacker Andrew Dowell (50) in action during their 2022 Preseason Week 2 game against the Green Bay Packers.
New Orleans Saints kicker John Parker Romo (15) in action during their 2022 Preseason Week 2 game against the Green Bay Packers.
New Orleans Saints wide receiver Chris Olave (12) in action during their 2022 Preseason Week 2 game against the Green Bay Packers.
New Orleans Saints players in action during their 2022 Preseason Week 2 game against the Green Bay Packers.
New Orleans Saints wide receiver Kirk Merritt (85) in action during their 2022 Preseason Week 2 game against the Green Bay Packers.
New Orleans Saints defensive linemen Shy Tuttle (99) and Carl Granderson (96) in action during their 2022 Preseason Week 2 game against the Green Bay Packers.
New Orleans Saints players in action during their 2022 Preseason Week 2 game against the Green Bay Packers.
New Orleans Saints wide receiver Kirk Merritt (85) in action during their 2022 Preseason Week 2 game against the Green Bay Packers.
New Orleans Saints defensive end Taco Charlton (54) in action during their 2022 Preseason Week 2 game against the Green Bay Packers.
New Orleans Saints players in action during their 2022 Preseason Week 2 game against the Green Bay Packers.
New Orleans Saints linebacker Eric Wilson (58) in action during their 2022 Preseason Week 2 game against the Green Bay Packers.
New Orleans Saints players in action during their 2022 Preseason Week 2 game against the Green Bay Packers.
New Orleans Saints defensive lineman Malcolm Roach (97) in action during their 2022 Preseason Week 2 game against the Green Bay Packers.
New Orleans Saints defensive back P.J. Williams (26) in action during their 2022 Preseason Week 2 game against the Green Bay Packers.
New Orleans Saints players in action during their 2022 Preseason Week 2 game against the Green Bay Packers.
New Orleans Saints players in action during their 2022 Preseason Week 2 game against the Green Bay Packers.
New Orleans Saints players in action during their 2022 Preseason Week 2 game against the Green Bay Packers.
New Orleans Saints wide receiver Deonte Harty (11) in action during their 2022 Preseason Week 2 game against the Green Bay Packers.
New Orleans Saints players in action during their 2022 Preseason Week 2 game against the Green Bay Packers.
New Orleans Saints players in action during their 2022 Preseason Week 2 game against the Green Bay Packers.
New Orleans Saints defensive lineman Shy Tuttle (99) and linebacker Kaden Elliss (55) in action during their 2022 Preseason Week 2 game against the Green Bay Packers.
New Orleans Saints players in action during their 2022 Preseason Week 2 game against the Green Bay Packers.
New Orleans Saints defensive lineman Shy Tuttle (99) in action during their 2022 Preseason Week 2 game against the Green Bay Packers.
New Orleans Saints kicker John Parker Romo (15) in action during their 2022 Preseason Week 2 game against the Green Bay Packers.
New Orleans Saints players in action during their 2022 Preseason Week 2 game against the Green Bay Packers.
New Orleans Saints defensive back P.J. Williams (26) in action during their 2022 Preseason Week 2 game against the Green Bay Packers.
New Orleans Saints wide receiver Chris Olave (12) in action during their 2022 Preseason Week 2 game against the Green Bay Packers.
New Orleans Saints wide receiver Chris Olave (12) and running back Devine Ozigbo (28) in action during their 2022 Preseason Week 2 game against the Green Bay Packers.
New Orleans Saints wide receivers Marquez Callaway (1) and Chris Olave (12) and offensive lineman Lewis Kidd (66) in action during their 2022 Preseason Week 2 game against the Green Bay Packers.
New Orleans Saints players in action during their 2022 Preseason Week 2 game against the Green Bay Packers.
New Orleans Saints players in action during their 2022 Preseason Week 2 game against the Green Bay Packers.
New Orleans Saints wide receivers Marquez Callaway (1) and Chris Olave (12) and offensive lineman Lewis Kidd (66) in action during their 2022 Preseason Week 2 game against the Green Bay Packers.
New Orleans Saints wide receiver Chris Olave (12) in action during their 2022 Preseason Week 2 game against the Green Bay Packers.
New Orleans Saints players in action during their 2022 Preseason Week 2 game against the Green Bay Packers.
New Orleans Saints defensive back Paulson Adebo and linebacker Demario Davis in action during their 2022 Preseason Week 2 game against the Green Bay Packers.
New Orleans Saints players in action during their 2022 Preseason Week 2 game against the Green Bay Packers.
New Orleans Saints head coach Dennis Allen in action during their 2022 Preseason Week 2 game against the Green Bay Packers.
New Orleans Saints head coach Dennis Allen in action during their 2022 Preseason Week 2 game against the Green Bay Packers.
New Orleans Saints defensive back C.J. Gardner-Johnson in action during their 2022 Preseason Week 2 game against the Green Bay Packers.
New Orleans Saints players in action during their 2022 Preseason Week 2 game against the Green Bay Packers.
New Orleans Saints players in action during their 2022 Preseason Week 2 game against the Green Bay Packers.
New Orleans Saints players in action during their 2022 Preseason Week 2 game against the Green Bay Packers.
New Orleans Saints players in action during their 2022 Preseason Week 2 game against the Green Bay Packers.
New Orleans Saints players in action during their 2022 Preseason Week 2 game against the Green Bay Packers.
New Orleans Saints quarterback Ian Book (16) in action during their 2022 Preseason Week 2 game against the Green Bay Packers.
New Orleans Saints players in action during their 2022 Preseason Week 2 game against the Green Bay Packers.
New Orleans Saints players in action during their 2022 Preseason Week 2 game against the Green Bay Packers.
New Orleans Saints players in action during their 2022 Preseason Week 2 game against the Green Bay Packers.
New Orleans Saints players in action during their 2022 Preseason Week 2 game against the Green Bay Packers.
New Orleans Saints running back Abram Smith (33) in action during their 2022 Preseason Week 2 game against the Green Bay Packers.
New Orleans Saints players in action during their 2022 Preseason Week 2 game against the Green Bay Packers.
New Orleans Saints quarterback Ian Book (16) in action during their 2022 Preseason Week 2 game against the Green Bay Packers.
New Orleans Saints linebacker J.P. Holtz (88) and running back Tony Jones Jr. (34) in action during their 2022 Preseason Week 2 game against the Green Bay Packers.
New Orleans Saints quarterback Ian Book in action during their 2022 Preseason Week 2 game against the Green Bay Packers.
New Orleans Saints players in action during their 2022 Preseason Week 2 game against the Green Bay Packers.
New Orleans Saints running back Tony Jones Jr. (34) in action during their 2022 Preseason Week 2 game against the Green Bay Packers.
New Orleans Saints defensive linemen Cameron Jordan and Malcolm Roach (97) in action during their 2022 Preseason Week 2 game against the Green Bay Packers.
New Orleans Saints players in action during their 2022 Preseason Week 2 game against the Green Bay Packers.
New Orleans Saints wide receiver Kirk Merritt (85) in action during their 2022 Preseason Week 2 game against the Green Bay Packers.
New Orleans Saints defensive lineman Malcolm Roach in action during their 2022 Preseason Week 2 game against the Green Bay Packers.
New Orleans Saints defensive end Payton Turner (98) in action during their 2022 Preseason Week 2 game against the Green Bay Packers.
New Orleans Saints defensive lineman Malcolm Roach (97) in action during their 2022 Preseason Week 2 game against the Green Bay Packers.
New Orleans Saints players in action during their 2022 Preseason Week 2 game against the Green Bay Packers.
New Orleans Saints players in action during their 2022 Preseason Week 2 game against the Green Bay Packers.
New Orleans Saints linebacker Nephi Sewell (45) in action during their 2022 Preseason Week 2 game against the Green Bay Packers.
New Orleans Saints tight end J.P. Holtz (88) in action during their 2022 Preseason Week 2 game against the Green Bay Packers.
New Orleans Saints players in action during their 2022 Preseason Week 2 game against the Green Bay Packers.
New Orleans Saints players in action during their 2022 Preseason Week 2 game against the Green Bay Packers.
New Orleans Saints defensive linemen Albert Huggins (95) and Josh Black (57) in action during their 2022 Preseason Week 2 game against the Green Bay Packers.
New Orleans Saints running back Abram Smith (33) in action during their 2022 Preseason Week 2 game against the Green Bay Packers.
New Orleans Saints players in action during their 2022 Preseason Week 2 game against the Green Bay Packers.
New Orleans Saints punter Blake Gillikin (4) in action during their 2022 Preseason Week 2 game against the Green Bay Packers.
New Orleans Saints wide receiver Kevin White (17) and defensive back Brian Allen (37) in action during their 2022 Preseason Week 2 game against the Green Bay Packers.
New Orleans Saints quarterback Ian Book (16) in action during their 2022 Preseason Week 2 game against the Green Bay Packers.
New Orleans Saints wide receiver Marquez Callaway (1) in action during their 2022 Preseason Week 2 game against the Green Bay Packers.
New Orleans Saints safety Justin Evans (30) in action during their 2022 Preseason Week 2 game against the Green Bay Packers.
New Orleans Saints linebacker Jon Bostic (47) in action during their 2022 Preseason Week 2 game against the Green Bay Packers.
New Orleans Saints linebacker Jon Bostic (47) and safety Justin Evans (30) in action during their 2022 Preseason Week 2 game against the Green Bay Packers.
New Orleans Saints defensive back J.T. Gray (48) and Jon Bostic (47) in action during their 2022 Preseason Week 2 game against the Green Bay Packers.
New Orleans Saints defensive back DaMarcus Fields (39) in action during their 2022 Preseason Week 2 game against the Green Bay Packers.
New Orleans Saints defensive lineman Josh Black (57) in action during their 2022 Preseason Week 2 game against the Green Bay Packers.
New Orleans Saints defensive linemen Albert Huggins (95) and Josh Black (57) and linebacker Nephi Sewell (45) in action during their 2022 Preseason Week 2 game against the Green Bay Packers.
New Orleans Saints running back Tony Jones Jr. (34), linebacker Eric Wilson (58), and defensive back DaMarcus Fields (39) in action during their 2022 Preseason Week 2 game against the Green Bay Packers.
New Orleans Saints linebacker Eric Wilson (58) in action during their 2022 Preseason Week 2 game against the Green Bay Packers.
New Orleans Saints linebacker Jon Bostic (47) in action during their 2022 Preseason Week 2 game against the Green Bay Packers.
New Orleans Saints punter Blake Gillikin (4) in action during their 2022 Preseason Week 2 game against the Green Bay Packers.
New Orleans Saints defensive lineman Shy Tuttle (99), defensive back Alontae Taylor, and wide receiver Marquez Callaway (1) in action during their 2022 Preseason Week 2 game against the Green Bay Packers.
New Orleans Saints wide receiver Kirk Merritt (85) in action during their 2022 Preseason Week 2 game against the Green Bay Packers.
New Orleans Saints running back Tony Jones Jr. (34) and punter Blake Gillikin (4) in action during their 2022 Preseason Week 2 game against the Green Bay Packers.
New Orleans Saints players in action during their 2022 Preseason Week 2 game against the Green Bay Packers.
New Orleans Saints tight end Lucas Krull (44) in action during their 2022 Preseason Week 2 game against the Green Bay Packers.
New Orleans Saints players in action during their 2022 Preseason Week 2 game against the Green Bay Packers.
New Orleans Saints players in action during their 2022 Preseason Week 2 game against the Green Bay Packers.
New Orleans Saints players in action during their 2022 Preseason Week 2 game against the Green Bay Packers.
New Orleans Saints running back Devine Ozigbo (28) in action during their 2022 Preseason Week 2 game against the Green Bay Packers.
New Orleans Saints quarterback Ian Book (16) and center Nick Martin (72) in action during their 2022 Preseason Week 2 game against the Green Bay Packers.
