GREEN BAY – Trey Smack made a 44-yard field goal to push the Packers' lead over the Dallas Cowboys to 20-7 after three quarters.
Packers lead Cowboys 7-0 after first quarter
Dallas won the coin toss and elected to receive. KaVontae Turpin returned the kickoff to the Cowboys' 34 but then went to the locker room with a rib injury. He was ruled out shortly thereafter.
Dak Prescott beat a zero-blitz with a 7-yard pass to Ryan Flournoy on third-and-4. The Dallas drive would stall, though, when Evan Williams tackled Javonte Williams for no gain on a third-and-4 pass.
Coleman Owen, elevated from the practice squad, handled punt return duties after Skyy Moore was placed on injured reserve Saturday. Green Bay started at its 10 after a fair catch.
MarShawn Lloyd lost two yards on first down, but a returning Savion Williams caught back-to-back passes for 22 total yards to pick up the initial first down. Christian Watson caught a 27-yard pass over the middle to convert a third-and-13.
Matthew Golden then beat DaRon Bland down the sideline for a 37-yard catch but was flagged for taunting afterwards, placing the ball at the Cowboys' 24.
Pierre Strong extended a check down for a 14-yard pickup on third-and-13 and then Love fired a 9-yard touchdown to Golden on third-and-6 to put the Packers up 7-0 with 4 minutes, 43 seconds left in the first quarter.
Green Bay converted four third downs on the 14-play, 90-yard scoring drive that lasted 6:30.
False start and illegal man downfield penalties pushed Dallas back into first-and-10 on its next possession and the Cowboys couldn't work out of it, as Prescott's third-and-12 pass for CeeDee Lamb fell incomplete.
Owen returned Bryan Anger's 45-yard punt 16 yards to the Green Bay 41. On second-and-12, Linebacker Dee Winters picked off Love with 1:40 left in the first quarter. It was initially ruled an INT returned for a TD but overturned upon review. Running back MarShawn Lloyd was injured on the play.
Taking over at the Packers' 42, Dallas picked up nine yards on a pass to Goodson. He then was stopped for a 2-yard loss on second-and-1. The Cowboys moved into Packers' red zone with a 16-yard pass to Lamb on third-and-3.
Packers lead Cowboys 17-0 at halftime
Zaire Franklin came free on an A-gap blitz and drilled Prescott to force an incompletion on second-and-8 from the Green Bay 17. On the next play, Evan Williams came over the top and picked off Prescott on a pass intended for Lamb.
The Packers took over at their 20 after a 17-yard INT return. The offense struggled to find much room on the ground but Strong picked up 10 yards on a third-and-8 pass to the flat.
A holding penalty pushed Green Bay back to its 22. The Packers ran a reverse into a flea flicker, resulting in a 7-yard screen to Williams. On second-and-13, Love found an open Watson for a 38-yard completion to the Dallas 43.
Golden dropped a potential touchdown on the next play after beating Ameer Speed. Savion Williams gained five yards and then Love gained 13 yards off a read-option on third-and-5. Lloyd also returned to the game during the drive.
Strong gained six yards on third-and-2 to set up first-and-goal at the Dallas 6, Green Bay's seventh consecutive third-down conversion. Strong gained five yards on first down but lost a yard on second down.
After a quick pass to Kraft went for no gain, Trey Smack made a 25-yard field goal to extend the Packers' lead to 10-0 with 5:58 left in the first half.
Dallas began to establish its run game on the next series with Javonte Williams gaining 11 yards on three straight carries. Dani Dennis-Sutton missed a sack of Prescott, who completed a 16-yard pass to George Pickens.
Dallas was flagged for holding on Goodson's run as the first half reached the two-minute warning. On the next play, Brandon Cisse caught his first NFL interception after Lamb slipped and returned it to the Green Bay 23.
Kraft gained nine yards on a short pass but was injured on the play. Strong picked up the first down on a draw. On third-and-8, Bo Melton drew a 37-yard pass interference penalty against Joey Porter Jr.
Golden nearly caught a 23-yard touchdown but couldn't survive the catch to the ground. He came back with a 21-yard pickup on third-and-6, setting up first-and-goal at the Dallas 2. He then drew a DPI against DaRon Bland on the next play.
On first-and-goal at the Cowboys' 1, Love pulled off a successful sneak for a touchdown to make it 17-0 with 23 seconds left in the first half.
Packers lead Cowboys 20-7 after three quarters
Kraft returned at the start of the second half. Sean Rhyan drew a holding penalty on first down, moving Green Bay back to its 14.
Savion Williams gained three yards on a screen, but the Packers went three-and-out after a deep ball for Watson fell incomplete. Jonathan Mingo returned Daniel Whelan's 45-yard punt 16 yards to the Green Bay 46.
Prescott scrambled for seven yards on third-and-9 and Dallas chose to go for it on fourth-and-2. Lamb came free on a slant for 17 yards to continue the drive.
Williams carried the ball three straight times, finding the end zone on a 1-yard touchdown run on first-and-goal to cut Green Bay's lead to 17-7 with 9:19 left in the third quarter.
After J. Michael Sturdivant's 27-yard kickoff return, Strong gained eight yards on a carry and quick pass. A 9-yard out to Watson gained the first down and moved the ball to the Green Bay 49.
A 7-yard pass to Strong set up third-and-3 at the Dallas 44. The Packers fired a deep ball for Golden, but the pass fell incomplete. Green Bay called its first timeout and chose to go for it on fourth down, which Kraft converted on a 14-yard gain after motioning across pre-snap.
Love nearly threw a 26-yard touchdown pass on second-and-6 to Watson, but he dropped it. Trey Smack made a 44-yard field goal to make it 20-7 with 5:02 left in the third quarter.
Lamb gained the initial first down with an 11-yard catch to the Dallas 43. Evan Williams came free on a delayed safety blitz on third-and-7 to force the incompletion and Cowboys punt. Green Bay took over at its 6-yard line after a fair catch.
After Kraft caught a 6-yard pass on second-and-8, Kenny Clark sacked Love for a loss of 10 yards to the Green Bay 4. Whelan cranked a 56-yard punt and Dallas started at its own 31 after a holding penalty.
The Cowboys lost three yards on first down when the snap bounced off a motioning Jake Ferguson's hip. Green Bay nearly forced the three-and-out when Prescott threw the ball away on third-and-6 but a taunting penalty on Dennis-Sutton wiped out a holding penalty.
Prescott completed the first down on the next play to end the third quarter.
