GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Jordan Love threw a touchdown pass and also scored on a 1-yard keeper and the Green Bay Packers held Dallas’ high-powered offense in check and beat the Cowboys 23-13 in a penalty-filled game Sunday night.
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Packers → throw → game
Love went 23 of 41 for 276 yards to help the Packers improve to 11-1-1 in their last 13 meetings with the Cowboys, including a 40-all tie last season at Arlington, Texas.
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Packers → go → Arlington
A 9-yard touchdown pass to Matthew Golden capped Green Bay’s first series and put the Packers ahead for good.
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pass → cap → Packers
The Packers (4-2) have won three straight as they await the return of three-time Pro Bowl running back Josh Jacobs, who comes off the commissioner’s exempt list Monday.
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who → win → list
Jacobs hasn’t played all season and pleaded no contest last month to two misdemeanor charges stemming from an altercation with his then-girlfriend in May.
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Jacobs → play → May
Green Bay intercepted Dak Prescott twice to thwart scoring opportunities.
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Bay → intercept → opportunities
Prescott went 34 of 54 for 258 yards.
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Prescott → go → yards
He threw a 6-yard touchdown pass to Ryan Flournoy with 44 seconds left, but couldn’t connect with CeeDee Lamb on a 2-point conversion attempt.
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He → throw → attempt
The game featured 22 penalties — 11 by each team.
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game → feature → team
Dallas had 108 penalty yards, while Green Bay had 96.
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Bay → have → 96
Golden dropped what would have been a 43-yard touchdown and couldn’t complete the catch on a potential 23-yard score in the second quarter.
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what → drop → quarter
A potential 26-yard touchdown pass went in and out of Christian Watson’s hands in the third quarter, though that pass was deflected in the end zone by Dallas’ Malachi Lawrence.
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pass → go → Lawrence
The Lambeau Field fireworks started prematurely after Golden couldn’t hang on to the 23-yarder even as the officials were signaling the incompletion.
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officials → start → incompletion
Green Bay still scored a touchdown after one of those drops and settled for Trey Smack field goals after the other two.
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Bay → score → two
Golden still caught six passes for 104 yards, plus the early touchdown.
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Golden → catch → yards
Love went 6 of 8 for 109 yards on that opening possession, a 90-yard drive during which the Packers withstood a couple of penalties.
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Packers → go → penalties
Dallas (2-4) trailed 17-0 at halftime, the first time the Cowboys went scoreless in the first half of a game since Nov. 7, 2021, when they were down 16-0 in an eventual 30-16 loss to Denver.
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they → trail → Denver
Prescott’s two interceptions proved costly.
The Cowboys faced second-and-8 from Green Bay’s 17 when Prescott absorbed a punishing hit from Zaire Franklin while throwing an incompletion.
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Prescott → prove → incompletion
On the next play, Evan Williams picked off a pass across the middle that was intended for Lamb.
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that → pick → Lamb
Dallas had a first down from Green Bay’s 23 on its next drive before a holding penalty pushed it back to the 33.
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penalty → have → 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 career interception.
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Lamb → have → interception
Green Bay capitalized on that second turnover by driving 77 yards and scoring on Love’s 1-yard sneak with 23 seconds left in the half.
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Bay → capitalize → half
Dallas scored on a 1-yard run from Javonte Williams early in the third quarter.
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Dallas → score → quarter
Green Bay extended the lead on a pair of field goals by Smack.
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Bay → extend → Smack
A positive development for Dallas was an improved performance from its defense, which entered the night allowing a league-high 6.4 yards per play.
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which → improve → play
Dallas’ defense held a players-only meeting in the days leading up to this game.
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defense → hold → game
The Cowboys also brought in veteran defensive assistant Mike Pettine to assist first-year defensive coordinator Christian Parker.
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Cowboys → bring → Parker
Dee Winters made a diving catch late in the first quarter for Dallas’ first interception of the season.
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Winters → make → season
Winters then got up and weaved between multiple defenders to run over 40 yards for an apparent touchdown, but a replay review determined he was touched by Golden while still on the ground.
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he → get → ground
Injuries
Cowboys: WR KaVontae Turpin left with a rib injury in the first quarter.
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Turpin → leave → quarter
Winters hurt his ankle in the second quarter.
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Winters → hurt → quarter
Packers: CB Brandon Cisse left with a stinger in the second half.
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Cisse → leave → half
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