For those that are new, star ratings features the major players from last night’s football game, and it puts them into different categories ranging from ‘five stars’ to ‘one star’. This is based off restaurant ratings when a reviewer is taking a look at new hot joint in town. This week, Star Ratings focuses a great deal on the Packers defense who were dominant in a 17-9 victory over the Seattle Seahawks.

Five Stars
Mike Daniels – What more can be said about Mike Daniels? He had seven tackles with one and a half sacks in the game frustrating Russell Wilson from start to end in the middle of that defense. Daniels controlled that football game and played a major role in controlling the trenches in the middle. This offseason, we heard the former Iowa Hawkeye wanted to play more on passing downs, and Dom Capers granted him that wish. He looked very hard to beat in the pass rush. This is only the beginning for Daniels.

Nick Perry – Another defender deserves five star honor, and that’s Nick Perry. He played really well off the edge for Green Bay. Seattle misses George Fant with an ACL tear, and Perry completely took advantage of second-year tackle Rees Odhiambo who had zero answers for the Packers off the edge. It’s good to see Perry get himself going with a fast start.

Four Stars
Morgan Burnett – Packers glue guy will fall under the radar but not here. Morgan Burnett did a great job of patrolling the middle of the field for the greater part of the game. When Seattle did have their big drive late, it was due to Burnett playing a QB spy versus in the secondary. He also made a terrific play on Amara Darboh to guarantee Seattle wouldn’t have first and goal.

Kenny Clark – This was an encouraging game for the second-year player out of UCLA. FOX broadcast told us a few times about how the Packers love Clark, and sometimes, that’s a cover-up for someone who might look really bad out on the field. That did not happen with the former Bruin. With Daniels, Clark controlled the middle of the field. He didn’t show up in the stat sheet but made sure the Packers linebackers had places to fill.

Randall Cobb – While Aaron Rodgers deserves some credit for going over 300 yards in a game he started out poorly, let’s hear it for Cobb. He finished with nine catches and 92 yards. We knew he would be a factor as Seattle has issues against slot receiver, and that held true on Sunday. Cobb dazzled out there including a 29-yard reception early on. The thoughts of Cobb’s demise may have been overstated.

Three Stars
Ty Montgomery – Ty is worthy of a shout in his first game as the main dude. Fans may point to the yards-per-carry, and if they do, they’re a pinhead. This Seattle defense is routinely near the top of the league in running defense, so, it’s not surprise Monty struggled a bit. But he finished with 20 touches and 93 total yards in the game which is fantastic to see from him. Watch out for Montgomery against Atlanta. It could be quite the game for him.

Martellus Bennett – In his first Packers game, Martellus Bennett did just enough here. He had three catches for 43 yards, but two were very important. Bennett made a big completion on third down to keep a drive moving in the second, then, Rodgers and him run a perfect playaction late for a gain of 26 yards to put the game on ice. Packers are a scary team using Bennett as a closer.

Two Stars
Mike McCarthy’s first half – I would like to throw a challenge flag on myself – I defended McCarthy’s decision to use his timeouts late in the first, but in reality, it was probably a bad idea from all standpoints. He did not have enough time to make something happen even if the Packers hold Seattle there on third down. I’ll say to those who criticized him and me that’ you’re right, and we’ll move forward.

One Star
Kyle Murphy – I want to do the Good Will Hunting scene to Kyle and go ‘It’s not your fault’ a 100 times. Tough task in your first game to play Seattle’s pass rush. It will get better for him. Murphy starting over Spriggs, who hurt his hamstring, is not a good look for Ted Thompson.

Charlie.