Live Updates: Packers at Raiders on ‘Monday Night Football’
GREEN BAY, Wis. – The Green Bay Packers are 4-0 heading into their bye week under coach Matt LaFleur. The Las Vegas Raiders have lost three in a row overall and three in a row at home. Who will win this Monday Night Football showdown? Follow along all night for updates.
Final Score
Raiders 17, Packers 13
The Packers had a chance to win, but Jordan Love underthrew Christian Watson on a deep ball in the final moments. Love threw three interceptions against a defense that forced one turnover the first four games.
Fourth Quarter
Raiders 17, Packers 13 (1:56 remaining)
The Raiders had a chance to close out the game, but safety Jonathan Owens made a key stop of Josh Jacobs on first down. A few plays later, Daniel Carlson drilled the right upright from 52 yards. So, the Packers will need to move the ball 58 yards to win the game.
Raiders 17, Packers 13 (5:35 remaining)
Could the Packers drive 83 yards to the go-ahead touchdown? Not with rookie Tucker Kraft tackling Tyree Wilson on first down for a holding penalty and the usual inability to block Maxx Crosby, who looped all the way across the defense and pressured Jordan Love into an underthrown deep ball to Christian Watson.
It will be up to the defense to give the offense another shot.
Raiders 17, Packers 13 (7:03 remaining)
Rashan Gary kept the Packers alive with a huge third-and-3 sack to force a three-and-out.
Raiders 17, Packers 13 (9:11 remaining)
Robert Spillane’s second interception of the night killed Green Bay’s scoring opportunity. On the second play of the drive, Jordan Love threw a perfect deep ball to Christian Watson but it slipped just through his fingers – it would have been a great catch near the Raiders’ 20 but there was an opportunity. On the interception, Marcus Peters broke in front of Watson for the deflection, with Spillane coming down with the pick.
Raiders 17, Packers 13 (14:56 remaining)
The Raiders are back in front, thanks to their big stars. On the first play of the drive, Josh Jacobs froze Jaire Alexander on a 24-yard run. Then, Davante Adams – somehow matched at the line against Preston Smith – got open for a catch-and-run of 21. Adams had only one catch in the first half but added receptions of 5 and 7 yards before Jacobs punched it in from the 2.
Third Quarter
Packers 13, Raiders 10 (5:16 remaining)
Anders Carlson’s 22-yard field goal put the Packers in front. Starting at their 18, Jordan Love hit Christian Watson for a gain of 77. The last player on the field you want to blow coverage against is Watson. But, the Raiders blew coverage and Watson was wide open at midfield. He juked cornerback Marcus Peters and was off the races. Finally, Peters dragged Watson down with a horse-collar tackle at the 6. The penalty moved the ball to the 3, but the drive stalled. AJ Dillon was stuffed twice and Love threw it away on third down.
The Packers were one of five teams that had scored a touchdown on every goal-to-go possession.
Packers 10, Raiders 10 (7:15 remaining)
The Packers forced a three-and-out, with linebacker Eric Wilson’s late pressure on Jimmy Garoppolo leading to an incompletion. The Packers got a huge break when Garoppolo missed wide-open tight end Michael Mayer for what would have been a big gain on the opening play of the series.
Packers 10, Raiders 10 (8:27 remaining)
The Packers are back in the game and maybe AJ Dillon is back as a quality runner. After Rudy Ford’s interception, Dillon did the heavy lifting on a 37-yard touchdown drive. Dillon got the ball six times on the eight drive and gained 34 of the yards. He had broken only three tackles all season but broke three on the touchdown drive, including running through Maxx Crosby’s arm-tackle attempt for the 5-yard score.
Injury update: S Darnell Savage (calf) played the opening series of the third quarter but has been ruled out. Jonathan Owens is in the game.
Raiders 10, Packers 3 (12:49 remaining)
After unblocked Kingsley Enagbare dropped Josh Jacobs for minus-3, the Raiders dialed up a bootleg for Jimmy Garoppolo. Just like Love threw one right to the Raiders’ defense in the second quarter, Garoppolo threw one right to Green Bay. Safety Rudy Ford grabbed his second interception in as many weeks to set up the Jordan Love-led offense at the Raiders’ 37. Will the great read by Ford change the trajectory of the game?
Injury update: LB Quay Walker (knee) is out.
Preston Smith had one sack and one pass defensed in the first half.
Photo by Kirby Lee/USA Today Sports Images
Halftime
Raiders 10, Packers 3
Yosh Nijman got a finger on Daniel Carlson’s 53-yard field-goal attempt with 7 seconds to go to keep it a one-score game.
Packers coach Matt LaFleur thought he could get his offense one more opportunity. Instead, on third-and-10, Jimmy Garoppolo had time and found Jakobi Meyers, who made a sliding catch for 18. On the next play, Garoppolo had all day and hit Meyers for 16 more; Packers safety Darnell Savage made a bee-line for an interception but failed to make the play and limped off the field. But Nijman used every bit of his 6-foot-7 frame to keep the Raiders off the scoreboard.
Defensively, the Packers held Davante Adams to one catch for 12 yards. It wasn't all Jaire Alexander; it was a total team effort.
Offensively, Green Bay’s final four possessions of the half gained just two first downs, with one of them coming on a useless Love scramble that ran out the clock.
The Packers have been outscored 54-6 in the first half of games against New Orleans, Detroit and Las Vegas.
Injury update: S Darnell Savage (calf) is questionable. He started the second half.
Second Quarter
Raiders 10, Packers 3 (55 seconds remaining)
Facing one of the worst defenses in the NFL – and one that’s playing without a starting cornerback and its starting slot – Green Bay’s offense has been terrible. They just went three-and-out because they can’t block Maxx Crosby and they can’t get anyone down open. Jordan Love is 7-of-12 passing for 56 yards. Green Bay’s receivers have caught two passes for 13 yards.
The defense absolutely needs a stop before halftime.
Raiders 10, Packers 3 (2:32 remaining)
It’s early, but the Packers’ defense might have saved the game. The Raiders started at their 7 following Jordan Love’s interception. Preston Smith and Kenny Clark stuffed Josh Jacobs on first down, Keisean Nixon was all over a pass into the flat to Jacobs for no gain and Smith batted down a receiver screen on third down. Daniel Carlson’s 26-yard field goal made it a seven-point game.
A key moment awaits. Remember, the Raiders will get the ball to start the second half.
Injury update: LB Quay Walker missed the series with a knee injury and is questionable to return. With De'Vondre Campbell inactive with an ankle injury, the Packers will count on backups Isaiah McDuffie, who started, and former Vikings starter Eric Wilson.
Raiders 7, Packers 3 (4:00 remaining)
Jordan Love just threw a terrible interception. On a run-pass option look, Love came out of his fake to AJ Dillon and tried to hit Romeo Doubs on a slant. The pass went right to linebacker Robert Spillane for the interception. His return set up the Raiders with a first-and-goal at the 7.
Raiders 7, Packers 3 (4:09 remaining)
Jimmy Garoppolo found Jakobi Meyers open over the middle for an easy completion, and Meyers overpowered Rudy Ford near the goal line for a 9-yard touchdown. The Raiders converted a third-and-11 with a screen to Ameer Abdullah, and DeAndre Carter gained 3 on an end-around to move the chains on fourth-and-1. The Packers missed three tackles on the 14-play scoring drive. Garoppolo is 8-of-9 passing.
Packers 3, Raiders 0 (12:37 remaining)
Well, that wasn’t good. On first down, the Packers motioned tight end Tucker Kraft across the formation to block Maxx Crosby. Kraft didn’t get there in time and Crosby dropped Patrick Taylor for minus-3. Crosby’s pressure on second down led to a checkdown and 2-yard completion to Taylor. A third-down screen to Taylor, which had a chance to get at least a decent chunk of yards, was off-target.
The Raiders’ defense is playing without two starting cornerbacks. Jordan Love is 6-of-9 for 52 yards.
Packers 3, Raiders 0 (14:53 remaining)
On third-and-5, Preston Smith beat left tackle Kolton Miller and Devonte Wyatt burst up the middle to drop Jimmy Garoppolo. The Raiders had a chance at a 58-yard field goal until the sack. A 19-yard pass to tight end Michael Mayer and a 16-yard end-around by Tre Tucker put the Raiders, briefly, into scoring position.
First Quarter
Packers 3, Raiders 0 (2:38 remaining)
The Packers struck first as Anders Carlson kicked a 37-yard field goal. Credit right tackle Zach Tom for two unsung plays. First, he took a belly-flop when shoved from behind by Raiders star Maxx Crosby. That delivered a 15-yard penalty to get the Packers out of a hole after they started at the 7.
On the next play, Jordan Love took a bootleg for a 26-yard gain. It appeared that Crosby might have a chance to chase Love down from the back side, but Tom used his athleticism to get in front of him. Love’s run was the team’s longest of the season. After a 20-yard pass to tight end Josiah Deguara, who had a key block on Love’s run, the drive died. On first down from the 19, Christian Watson lined up at running back and lost 5 yards.
Packers 0, Raiders 0 (6:30 remaining)
The Raiders got a couple first downs on completions to Michael Mayer and Davante Adams – line-of-scrimmage passes that included 32 yards after the catch – but Kenny Clark buried Jimmy Garoppolo on third-and-6. A great punt pinned the Packers at their 7.
Packers 0, Raiders 0 (10:21 remaining)
Getting the start for injured Aaron Jones, AJ Dillon rumbled for a couple first downs. On third-and-3 from the Raiders’ 47, quarterback Jordan Love could have thrown a checkdown into the flat to Patrick Taylor, who would have had a head of steam for a one-on-one battle at the first-down marker. Instead, Love chucked it deep to Jayden Reed. Three Raiders defenders were in the neighborhood. Afterward, coach Matt LaFleur had a chat with tight end Luke Musgrave.
The Packers lost the toss; the Raiders deferred and kicked to start the game.
The scene at Allegiant Stadium.
Photo by Packer Central
Primetime Davante
As expected, former Packers receiver Davante Adams is active. He’s been among the brightest lights under the lights.
In 42 primetime games, Adams has tallied 249 receptions for 3,088 yards and 31 touchdowns. If he scores against the Packers, he’ll surpass Antonio Brown and Jimmy Graham for the fourth-most touchdown receptions in primetime games in NFL history. Three Pro Football Hall of Famers, Jerry Rice (46), Randy Moss (44) and Terrell Owens (34), are ahead of Adams.
Adams is trying to become the first player in NFL history with five consecutive 100-yard receiving games on Monday Night Football.
Ultimately, Adams probably is Hall of Fame-bound, as well.
“Tae is one of the current and one of the best of all time. It will be a great challenge for us,” defensive coordinator Joe Barry said.
While Adams (shoulder) will play, running back Aaron Jones (hamstring) will not. Adams, Jones and Aaron Rodgers were the fulcrums of offenses that led the Packers to homefield advantage in the NFC in 2020 and 2021.
“Davante is a role model to me, somebody I looked up to like a big brother,” Jones said. “He took me under his wing when I first got here. In the receiver room, they had a thing going, like an ongoing bet, of who’s going to come out as the running back?” Jones said, thinking back to when he, Jamaal Williams and Devante Mays were drafted in 2017.
“Tae picked me and he let me know that. He bumped me sometimes like, ‘Hey, go prove it.’ Or I’d make a play and he’d be like, ‘That’s why I chose you.’ Just little things like that to do a lot for my confidence and keep me going. As I kept going and kept having success, he would just stay in my ear, keep pushing me and giving me things to be successful; things that helped him. I view him as a big brother. I love Tae. I’m obviously excited to see him.”
Youth Movement
Entering Week 5, the Packers had a league-high 10 players with at least one reception who are age 25 or younger. Romeo Doubs leads that group with 20.
“I think the biggest thing with him is the way he’s attacking the football, catching it,” receivers coach Jason Vrable said. “Coming out, I definitely believe he had good hands but, right now, he’s just running through the catch, strong aggressive hands. Getting the hands in front and just really good body control. It’s equated to success when the ball has gone his way.”
Meanwhile, Jayden Reed (12 catches, 203 yards) and Luke Musgrave (12 catches, 125 yards) were the only rookie teammates with at least 100 receiving yards.
Extra Point
Raiders All-Pro Daniel Carlson and Packers rookie Anders Carlson are two of 10 kickers who are perfect on field goals and extra points.
They’ve always been competitive.
“Right before I got here, he was in Auburn,” Anders Carlson said this week. “Most of the days were talking about what we were working on and it’s a little more friendly. But sometimes we were like, ‘Hey, ball for ball, let’s see who can make the most out of five kicks.’”
Their parents were in attendance. Anders said the family bought them split Packers-Raiders jerseys to commemorate the momentous night.
The pregame view of Allegiant Stadium on Monday night.
Photo by Jacob Westendorf/Packer Central
Shifting Odds
The Packers opened the week as 1.5-point favorites. By Monday morning, the Raiders were 2.5-point favorites. Even with the news that Packers running back Aaron Jones would be inactive, the Raiders were down to 1.5-point favorites at SI Sportsbook, 2-point favorites at FanDuel Sportsbook and 2.5-point favorites at BetMGM.
How to Watch Packers vs. Raiders
Date and time: Monday, 7:15 p.m.
Location: Allegiant Stadium.
TV: ESPN (Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Lisa Salters).
Stream: fuboTV offers more than 100 channels and a free trial.
Radio: Packers Radio Network (Wayne Larrivee and Larry McCarren), Westwood One (Kevin Harlan, Mike Golic), and SiriusXM 82, 88 or 226, or SiriusXM.us/PackersSXM.
History lesson: Not including their victory in Super Bowl II, the Packers lead the series 8-5 in the regular season. The Raiders won the first five regular-season games, but the Packers won all eight games played from 1990 through 2019. The Packers demolished the Raiders 42-24 in Week 7 of the 2019 season at Lambeau Field. With an “all gas, no brake” approach by coach Matt LaFleur, Aaron Rodgers threw for 428 yards and five touchdowns, good for a perfect passer rating of 158.3, even with Davante Adams inactive.
Coaches: Green Bay’s Matt LaFleur is in his fifth season and has a career record of 49-21. He is 1-0 vs. the Raiders. Las Vegas’ Josh McDaniels is 18-31 in his fourth season overall and 7-14 in Year 2 with the Raiders. He’s never faced Green Bay.
Team Statistical Rankings
Green Bay on offense ranks 10th in points per game (25.0), 19th in passing per play (6.25) and 29th in rushing per play (3.27). On defense, it ranks 20th in points per game (24.0), 12th in passing per play (6.02) and 25th in rushing per play (4.47). It is plus-1 in turnovers and ranks 26th in yardage differential.
Las Vegas on offense ranks 25th in points per game (15.5), 15th in passing per play (6.51) and 31st in rushing per play (3.03). On defense, it ranks 24th in points per game (25.3), 18th in passing per play (6.59) and 18th in rushing per play (4.30). It is an NFL-worst minus-9 in turnovers and ranks 24th in yardage differential.
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