GREEN BAY, Wis. — Jordan Love threw a landing move and likewise scored on a 1-yard keeper and the Inexperienced Bay Packers held Dallas’ high-powered offense in test and beat the Cowboys 23-13 in a penalty-filled sport Sunday night time.
Love went 23 of 41 for 276 yards to assist the Packers enhance to 11-1-1 of their final 13 conferences with the Cowboys, together with a 40-all tie final season at Arlington, Texas. A 9-yard landing move to Matthew Golden capped Inexperienced Bay’s first collection and put the Packers forward for good.
The Packers (4-2) have gained three straight as they await the return of three-time Professional Bowl operating again Josh Jacobs, who comes off the commissioner’s exempt checklist Monday. Jacobs hasn’t performed all season and pleaded no contest final month to 2 misdemeanor fees stemming from an altercation together with his then-girlfriend in Might.
Inexperienced Bay intercepted Dak Prescott twice to thwart scoring alternatives. Prescott went 34 of 54 for 258 yards. He threw a 6-yard landing move to Ryan Flournoy with 44 seconds left, however couldn’t join with CeeDee Lamb on a 2-point conversion try.
The sport featured 22 penalties — 11 by every group. Dallas had 108 penalty yards, whereas Inexperienced Bay had 96.
Love’s night time may have been even higher.
Golden dropped what would have been a 43-yard landing and couldn’t full the catch on a possible 23-yard rating within the second quarter. A possible 26-yard landing move went out and in of Christian Watson’s palms within the third quarter, although that move was deflected in the long run zone by Dallas’ Malachi Lawrence.
The Lambeau Discipline fireworks began prematurely after Golden couldn’t dangle on to the 23-yarder even because the officers had been signaling the incompletion. Inexperienced Bay nonetheless scored a landing after a type of drops and settled for Trey Smack discipline targets after the opposite two.
Golden nonetheless caught six passes for 104 yards, plus the early landing. Love went 6 of 8 for 109 yards on that opening possession, a 90-yard drive throughout which the Packers withstood a few penalties.
Dallas (2-4) trailed 17-0 at halftime, the primary time the Cowboys went scoreless within the first half of a sport since Nov. 7, 2021, once they had been down 16-0 in an eventual 30-16 loss to Denver.
Prescott’s two interceptions proved pricey.
The Cowboys confronted second-and-8 from Inexperienced Bay’s 17 when Prescott absorbed a punishing hit from Zaire Franklin whereas throwing an incompletion. On the following play, Evan Williams picked off a move throughout the center that was supposed for Lamb.
Dallas had a primary down from Inexperienced Bay’s 23 on its subsequent drive earlier than a holding penalty pushed it again to the 33. The Cowboys had first-and-15 from the 28 when Lamb fell on a route, enabling Packers rookie Brandon Cisse to make his first profession interception.
Inexperienced Bay capitalized on that second turnover by driving 77 yards and scoring on Love’s 1-yard sneak with 23 seconds left within the half.
Dallas scored on a 1-yard run from Javonte Williams early within the third quarter. Inexperienced Bay prolonged the lead on a pair of discipline targets by Smack.
A optimistic improvement for Dallas was an improved efficiency from its protection, which entered the night time permitting a league-high 6.4 yards per play.
Dallas’ protection held a players-only assembly within the days main as much as this sport. The Cowboys additionally introduced in veteran defensive assistant Mike Pettine to help first-year defensive coordinator Christian Parker.
Dee Winters made a diving catch late within the first quarter for Dallas’ first interception of the season. Winters then received up and weaved between a number of defenders to run over 40 yards for an obvious landing, however a replay evaluate decided he was touched by Golden whereas nonetheless on the bottom.
Accidents
Cowboys: WR KaVontae Turpin left with a rib damage within the first quarter. Winters damage his ankle within the second quarter.
Packers: CB Brandon Cisse left with a stinger within the second half.
Up subsequent
Cowboys: At Philadelphia on Oct. 26.
Packers: At Detroit subsequent Sunday.
