Takeaways from the Green Bay Packers' joint practice with the Indianapolis Colts varied depending on which field you watched.
On one, the Packers' defense dominated against the Colts' struggling offense. The opposite story played out on the other side, with Green Bay's injury-hit offense failing to find consistency. It's unsurprising given how many key players didn't practice. More on that in a moment.
It's one thing to get reps against your teammates, but joint practices are valuable in getting competitive snaps with an unfamiliar opponent. The Packers arrived in Indianapolis aiming to put last week's preseason embarrassment against the New York Jets behind them, and that mission was, for the most part, successful.