GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Green Bay Packers beat the Dallas Cowboys 23-13 on Sunday Night Football. Green Bay led 17-0 at halftime and held on as Dallas scored late in the fourth quarter.
Dallas moved the ball well on paper but could not turn it into points. The Cowboys had more first downs and ran just as many plays, but two interceptions and a failed two-point try hurt them.
How the game went
- First quarter: Jordan Love threw a 9-yard touchdown pass to Matthew Golden to make it 7-0.
- Second quarter: The Packers kicked a 25-yard field goal, then Love scored on a 1-yard run with 25 seconds left in the half. It was 17-0 at halftime.
- Third quarter: Javonte Williams scored for Dallas on a 1-yard run, and Brandon Aubrey kicked the extra point. Green Bay answered with a 44-yard field goal to lead 20-7.
- Fourth quarter: The Packers added a 29-yard field goal to make it 23-7. Dak Prescott threw a 6-yard touchdown pass to R. Flournoy with 52 seconds left, but a two-point attempt to CeeDee Lamb failed. Dallas also tried an onside kick and did not recover it.
Key numbers
- Total yards: Green Bay 318, Dallas 303.
- First downs: Dallas 24, Green Bay 20.
- Turnovers: Dallas had two, both interceptions by Prescott. Green Bay had one.
- Love: 23 of 41 for 276 yards, one touchdown and one interception. He was sacked three times and also ran for a score.
- Prescott: 34 of 54 for 258 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions.
- Rushing: Green Bay 57 yards on 26 carries; Dallas 48 yards on 15 carries.
- Field goals: Green Bay’s kicker made all three attempts, from 25, 44 and 29 yards.
- Penalties: 11 on each team, for 96 yards against Green Bay and 108 against Dallas.
Why Dallas fell short
The Cowboys threw 54 times and completed 34, but those passes averaged less than five yards each. Dallas had eight red zone targets and only one touchdown pass to show for them.
What’s next
Green Bay plays at Detroit on Sunday, Oct. 25. Dallas is scheduled to visit Philadelphia on Monday Night Football on Monday, Oct. 26. For the rest of Sunday’s results, see our NFL Sunday schedule and win probabilities.
