Packers defeat Cardinals, 34-13

The Packers started the second quarter with Love checking on the line of scrimmage and hitting Doubs on a back-shoulder throw that the third-year receiver prolonged right into a 10-yard landing to increase Inexperienced Bay’s result in 14-0 with 14:55 left within the first half. The 11-play, 80-yard drive lasted a season-long 6 minutes, 42 seconds.

The Packers pressured a second three-and-out with Edgerrin Cooper tackling Trey Benson after a 1-yard acquire on second-and-6. Inexperienced Bay dialed up an ILB blitz on third down, pressuring Murray into an incompletion.

On second-and-5, Tucker Kraft motions to the appropriate perimeter whereas fellow tight finish Ben Sims got here unlock the left sideline for a 28-yard acquire. Sims had 4 profession catches for 21 yards coming into Sunday.

A 9-yard cross to Kraft moved the ball previous midfield. On fourth-and-2 from the Arizona 37, Love threw an ideal ball over the center to Christian Watson for 22 yards.

Love accomplished eight straight passes previous to having a third-and-6 cross for Watson damaged up ultimately zone, however Brayden Narveson made a 36-yard discipline objective to push the Packers’ result in 17-0 with 6:32 left within the first half.

Jaire Alexander broke up a slant cross to Marvin Harrison Jr. on first down. Harrison was sluggish to stand up after the play, although he walked off below his personal energy. Arizona went three-and-out and punted. Reed initially fumbled throughout his return however there have been off-setting penalties on board groups, together with the Cardinals being whistled for a horse-collar deal with.

Keisean Nixon dealt with the subsequent punt and registered a career-long 39-yard return to the Arizona 44. On the primary play of the drive, Watson gained separation on a put up and Love discovered him for a 44-yard TD to increase Inexperienced Bay’s result in 24-0 with 4:32 left within the first half.

Penalties damage the Packers on the Cardinals’ subsequent possession, with Jaire Alexander being flagged for pointless roughness after a Murray scramble and Nixon getting an unlawful palms to the face penalty on the finish of an 8-yard Conner run.

Arizona was referred to as for a holding penalty after a 2-yard Conner run, because the two-minute warning beckoned.

The Cardinals acquired on the board with an 18-yard TD cross to Wilson, reducing the deficit to 24-7 with 1:56 left within the first half.

Inexperienced Bay tried to mount a late drive however Bo Melton slipped out of the slot and Sean Murphy-Bunting picked off Love on the Packers’ 45. Arizona rebounded from a holding penalty on the primary play of the sequence to mount a scoring drive, capped by a Chad Ryland 38-yard discipline objective to tug Arizona again inside two scores, 24-10.