The Green Bay Packers won a hard-fought 28-27 decision over the New Orleans Saints.

The Packers had a +3.6 advantage in The Trench Counter, losing the turnover battle and matching the Saints nearly yard for yard. Green Bay had a +2 edge in Total Rushes/Completions.

Aaron Rodgers went 31-for-41 for 319 yards with four touchdowns and one interception, but more importantly, he wasn't sacked once.

Jordy Nelson caught eight balls for 93 yards and one touchdown, while James Jones caught five balls for 56 yards and two touchdowns.

Cedric Benson also allowed the Packers to open up the running game, averaging 4.7 yards on 18 carries.

Drew Brees went 35-for-54 for three touchdowns, including an 80-yarder to Joseph Morgan that allowed the Saints to take the lead late in the third quarter.

Marques Colston caught nine balls for 153 yards and a touchdown.

Gregg Williams has been given permission to attend Sunday's game against the Seahawks as a fan.

Williams is not employed by the Rams and currently barred from employment by the NFL.

Sean Payton was denied permission to attend any games of the Saints during his suspension.

ESPN plans to televise this weekend a “character study TV feature” on Jonathan Vilma and Gregg Williams, according to sources.

ESPN has contacted players via letters signed by Barry Abrams, a Feature Producer. 

Whether the conclusions would be positive or negative are unknown.

The New Orleans Saints have released wide receiver Greg Camarillo.

Linebacker Ramon Humber returned from his three-game suspension to take his roster slot.

Camarillo didn't record a catch in the two games in which he was active.

The Kansas City Chiefs picked up their first win of 2012, defeating the now 0-3 New Orleans Saints 27-24 in overtime at the Superdome.

The Chiefs had a +4.8 advantage in The Trench Counter, with 13 more first downs and averaging 0.6 more yards per play. Kansas City had a +32 edge in Total Rushes/Completions.

The Chiefs turned the ball over three times, but moved the ball fairly well. Kansas City went 7-for-18 on third down and 2-for-2 on fourth down.

Matt Cassel went 26-for-44 for 248 yards, but it was Jamaal Charles' explosive 33 carries for 233 yards and a 91-yard run that helped the Chiefs move the ball.

The Chiefs also recorded a safety when Justin Houston sacked Drew Brees to push the game to 24-21 in the final six minutes of the fourth quarter.

Brees went 2-for-36 for 240 yards with three touchdowns and an interception.

Reggie Bush has become a different running back since joining the Miami Dolphins after being a relative disappointment with the Saints.

"I always knew it was in me," Bush said. "But New Orleans wasn't a ground-and-pound team. I've got no problem with that. We won a Super Bowl playing that way. And I enjoyed my time there, and I'm not mad at anybody. But I always knew if I was given the chance to be this kind of back, I could do it."

Bush has played in every game of a season just once.

Gregg Williams testified that the bounty program preceded his arrival with the New Orleans Saints in 2009, according to a source with knowledge of the situation.

Williams said no money was ever exchanged within that program for penalized hits.

Before securing this affidavit, the NFL did not have any signed statement from Williams, according to sources.

In 2009, defensive captains Jonathan Vilma and Will Smith "endorsed the program," according to the testimony and made initial contributions to the pool.

Jonathan Vilma met with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell on Monday to discuss his suspension that was temporarily lifted.

Former Saints defensive coordinator Gregg Williams signed a sworn affidavit that Vilma offered $10,000 to any player that knocked Brett Favre out of the 2010 NFC Championship Game, a source with knowledge of the meeting told Adam Schefter.

Williams confirmed the Saints had a pay-for-performance pool funded by the Saints players, the source said.

The Carolina Panthers defeated the New Orleans Saints by a final score of 35-27 behind an outstanding game from Cam Newton.

The Panthers had a +9.2 advantage in The Trench Counter, averaging 12.2 yards per pass while limiting Drew Brees to 6.6. The Saints, however, had a +3 advantage in Total Rushes/Completions.

Newton went 14-for-20 for 253 yards and one touchdown through the air, connecting with Steve Smith three times for 104 yards and Brandon LaFell six times for 90 yards. Newton heled Carolina establish an effective ground game after a rough Week 1, rushing 13 times for 71 yards with a touchdown.

Brees threw for 325 yards, but again was far from completely effective by completing 31 of his 49 pass attempts with two interceptions. Darren Sproles caught 13 balls for 128 yards and Jimmy Graham caught a goalline touchdown pass.

A side judge assigned to the Week 2 game between the New Orleans Saints and Carolina Panthers has been pulled after a photo emerged of Brian Stropolo wearing Saints' gear.

The NFL was unaware of Stropolo's open allegiance as a Saints fan until ESPN contacted the league Sunday morning.

Stropolo posted pictures of himself in Saints gear tailgating at an Aug. 25 preseason game.