GREEN BAY – Brandon McManus made three field goals and Josh Jacobs caught his second career touchdown pass to propel the Packers to a 16-14 lead over the Denver Broncos at halftime.
Packers lead Broncos 3-0 after first quarter
Green Bay won the coin toss and elected to defer. Starting at their 31, the Broncos converted the initial first down with a 2-yard Bo Nix sneak on third-and-1.
With Denver facing another third-and-1 after crossing midfield, defensive lineman Micah Parsons forced a R.J. Harvey fumble that Edgerrin Cooper recovered at the Green Bay 48.
Christian Watson caught a 5-yard out from Jordan Love on first down. Josh Jacobs gained four yards on second down but was stopped for no gain on third-and-1. Jordan Love ran a bootleg left to convert on fourth down.
A false start penalty backed Green Bay up but Jayden Reed caught a 13-yard out on second down. Talanoa Hufanga ran through Josh Whyle's block on a Jacobs third-and-1 run that lost two yards. Whyle went directly to locker room after the play and was ruled out for the game with a concussion.
Brandon McManus made a 53-yard field goal to put the Packers up 3-0 with 7 minutes, 2 seconds left in the first quarter.
Green Bay forced a three-and-out on the Broncos' next possession after Edgerrin Cooper backed Nate Adkins into Tyler Badie on a third-and-5 screen play that gained one yard.
Kingsley Enagbare was flagged for unnecessary roughness on Jeremy Crawshaw's 43-yard punt, backing the Packers up to their 3-yard line.
Love found a wide-open Luke Musgrave for 26 yards on second-and-8 before then connecting with Romeo Doubs for another 26-yard gain to push the ball to the Denver 43.
Chris Brooks gained seven yards on a draw before John FitzPatrick caught a 6-yard pass on a free play. Matthew Golden caught an 18-yard pass to move the ball to the Denver 12.
Packers lead Broncos 16-14 at halftime
Watson caught a 5-yard pass to open the second quarter. Love completed his first eight passes for 100 yards before missing Doubs on third-and-6 from the Denver 8.
Green Bay settled for a McManus 26-yard field goal to extend its lead to 6-0 with 14:11 left in the first half. The 10-play, 9-yard drive lasted 5:45.
Micah Parsons drew a holding penalty against Garrett Bolles on first down, but Denver received a first down on the next play after Javon Bullard was flagged for unnecessary roughness during the tackle of Troy Franklin.
The Broncos converted three third downs on a 10-play scoring drive, culminating in a 20-yard touchdown pass from Bo Nix to Michael Bandy on third-and-3 to pull ahead 7-6 with 8:19 left in the first half.
Musgrave gained seven yards on a quick pass on first down. Reed went uncovered on a third-and-3 out and picked up 29 yards down the left sideline to the Denver 39.
Green Bay used its first timeout after Jacobs gained eight yards on an inside run. The Packers fed Jacobs again after the timeout and he ran 11 yards to the Denver 20.
The Packers picked up another red-zone penalty on an illegal shirt on first-and-goal at the 9. Musgrave dropped a pass in flat on the next play and Green Bay used its second timeout.
Rasheed Walker was flagged for holding on second-and-goal, but Denver opted to decline it after Love threw the ball away. On third-and-goal, Jacobs caught a 14-yard touchdown pass – the second of his career – to put the Packers back up 13-7 with 4:29 left in the half.
Right tackle Zach Tom was injured on the play. Denver bolted back down the field, though, with Nix hitting Courtland Sutton for 42 yards to the Green Bay 22.
An 8-yard pass to Franklin set up first-and-goal at the Green Bay 8. Coming out of the two-minute warning, Nix hit Lil'Jordan Humphrey for a 5-yard touchdown to put Denver ahead 14-13 with 1:56 left in the first half.
Darian Kinnard stepped in for an injured Tom at right tackle. Green Bay started at its own 14 but quickly moved down field after a 19-yard slant to Watson and a 16-yard pass to Musgrave. John Franklin-Myers was flagged for roughing the passer on the latter, moving Green Bay to the Denver 33.
Romeo Doubs caught a 10-yard slant on third-and-6 while Broncos sent an all-out blitz. Green Bay used its final timeout with 17 seconds left. Chris Brooks caught a quick pass for six yards and went out of bounds with 10 seconds left.
McManus made a 35-yard field goal to put the Packers back up 16-14.
