Packers outlast Bengals 27-18, improve to 3-1-1
The third quarter began with Jacobs powering up the middle for a 14-yard touchdown to push the Packers’ lead to 17-7 with 14:56 left in regulation.
Flacco opened with an 18-yard pass to Chase. On third-and-6, Flacco avoided an unblocked Barryn Sorrell to find Tee Higgins for seven yards and the first down. Higgins caught a 19-yard pass on the next play
The drive stalled at the Green Bay 27 and Cincinnati settled for a 45-yard McPherson field goal to cut the Packers’ lead to 17-10 with 10:43 remaining.
Bo Meltonn returned the ensuing kickoff 36 yards to the Green Bay 38. Doubs caught a 15-yard pass on first down. Love scrambled for four yards on third-and-2 to the Bengals’ 35.
The Packers moved into the red zone with a 16-yard Jacobs run and Kraft torpedoed into the end zone on a 19-yard touchdown to put the Packers ahead 24-10 with 7:33 left.
Bullard exited to the locker room to be evaluated for a concussion.
Flacco and the Bengals pushed the ball down the field again before Carrington Valentine deflected a third-and-5 pass to Chase at the Green Bay 19.
On fourth down, Flacco connected with Chase for the 19-yard touchdown with 4:11 remaining. The Bengals made it 24-16 after a pass from Flacco to Brown for the two-point conversion.
The Packers started again at their 38 after a 36-yard Williams return. On third-and-8, Golden came free for a 31-yard completion to the Bengals’ 29. Cincinnati used its second timeout with 2:19 left after a 3-yard Jacobs run. Love scrambled on a bootleg for five yards to reach the two-minute warning.
Love and Golden couldn’t connect on fourth-and-2, but Havrisik was good from 39 to give Green Bay a two-score lead, 27-18, with 1:52 remaining.
Cincinnati worked the ball up to the Green Bay 38 before sending out McPherson for a 56-yard field goal on first down with 46 seconds left. He missed wide right and Love kneeled out the win.
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