The Green Bay Packers defeated the New Orleans Saints, 42-34, on Thursday night, as the NFL regular season football returns with the 2011 season opener.

Here is how the scoring went:

Team – 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – Total

New Orleans – 7 – 10 – 10 – 7 – 34
Green Bay – 21 – 7 – 7 – 7 – 42