Veteran cornerback Tramon Williams set the tone for the defense when he picked off another Steelers quarterback, Mason Rudolph, on the very first play of the game and returned it for a 25-yard touchdown.

A 12th-year veteran who re-signed with the Packers in March, Williams said it's the first time he's returned an interception for a touchdown at Lambeau Field.

"You know, the first 15 plays, you're going to get a lot of different looks from teams so they can see what your adjustments will be. It just so happened the first look was an empty look," Williams said. "Most times, most teams run quick game out of empty looks. If you run a lot of blitzes, they know they've got to get the ball out quick. I was aware of that and I was ready to make a play."

Reggie, Reggie: The Packers started Reggie Gilbert opposite six-time Pro Bowler Clay Matthews at outside linebacker Thursday night and the former undrafted free agent capitalized.

Gilbert recorded 2½ sacks, three quarterback hits and forced a fumble after playing the entire first half against the Steelers.

Two of those sacks came on the same series in the second quarter. First, Gilbert stripped Rudolph of the ball after going unblocked on first-and-10. While the Steelers recovered, Gilbert then forced the initial pressure and shared a sack with Kyler Fackrell on third-and-17 to force the three-and-out.