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Packers at Seahawks on Sunday Night: Score, Updates, Highlights

Keep up with all the action from the Green Bay Packers’ primetime showdown at the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday night.

Bill Huber

Josh Jacobs had a hot start for the Green Bay Packers at the Seahawks.
Josh Jacobs had a hot start for the Green Bay Packers at the Seahawks. / Joe Nicholson-Imagn Images
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GREEN BAY, Wis. – The Green Bay Packers’ late-season gauntlet of high-stakes primetime games will continue on Sunday night against the Seattle Seahawks at Lumen Field.

Follow along all night for updates.

Fourth Quarter

Packers 23, Seahawks 6 (13:00 remaining)

Sam Howell, who replaced injured Geno Smith, is 1-of-5 passing for minus-2 yards. It could have been worse. Edgerrin Cooper dropped an interception.

Packers 23, Seahawks 6 (13:18 remaining)

On third-and-3, Jordan Love extended the play and spotted Christian Watson open past the first-down marker. But Watson didn’t seem to see the ball and dropped it. So, for the second time off the night, the Packers punted. Daniel Whelan’s punt was downed by Robert Rochell inside the 5.

Third Quarter

Packers 23, Seahawks 6 (0:00 remaining)

Kingsley Enagbare sacked Sam Howell on first-and-10, tackled Howell on a scramble on second-and-15 and sacked him again on third-and-13.

Packers 23, Seahawks 6 (1:36 remaining)

The Packers have scored five times out of six possessions, with Brandon McManus drilling a chip-shot 23-yard field goal. The big play came on the first play of the drive. With Jordan Love extending the play to his right, Christian Watson was a couple steps behind cornerback Josh Jobe. Jobe and Watson collided for an easy penalty. Later, on third-and-4, Jordan connected with Christian Watson for 11 yards; it appeared left guard Elgton Jenkins got away with a hold.

Packers 20, Seahawks 6 (6:20 remaining)

This could be the key sequence. Seattle started with great field position but had to settle for a 45-yard field goal. On first-and-10 from the 24, linebacker Edgerrin Cooper’s low shot on quarterback Geno Smith knocked Smith out of the game. Two incompletions by Sam Powell forced the field goal.

Packers 20, Seahawks 3 (7:46 remaining)

On third-and-1, the Seahawks finally stopped the Packers when Leonard Williams split right guard Sean Rhyan and right tackle Zach Tom to drop Josh Jacobs for a loss of 3. With a bad punt, the Seahawks will start at Green Bay’s 46 and with some momentum.

Packers 20, Seahawks 3 (10:26 remaining)

The Seahawks had the start of a good drive going but Devonte Wyatt had his first sack since Week 3 and Kenny Clark drew a holding penalty to make it third-and-a-mile.

Halftime

Packers 20, Seahawks 3

It was total domination for the Packers. Green Bay holds advantages of 235-115 in yards and 15-8 in first downs. Josh Jacobs, who was stymied the last two weeks, has 14 carries for 73 yards plus three receptions for 38 yards for a total of 111 yards.

Jordan Love is 12-of-13 passing for 142 yards and one touchdown, good for a 137.8 rating. Geno Smith is 11-of-13 passing for 100 yards but one critical interception.

“Everything right now but there’s two halves to this game,” coach Matt LaFleur said in his halftime interview on NBC.

Injury update: Packers LB Quay Walker (ankle) is out.

Second Quarter

Packers 20, Seahawks 3 (0:00 remaining)

Brandon McManus kicked a 21-yard field goal to end the half. The Packers gained 26 yards on a free-play jump ball to Tucker Kraft and 27 yards on pass interference when Riq Woolen tackled Romeo Doubs to prevent a touchdown. That made it first-and-goal at the 3 with 4 seconds left, but coach Matt LaFleur opted to kick a field goal rather than roll the dice with a quick shot to the end zone.

In between, though, there was a colossal waste of time. With 54 seconds left, the Packers snapped the ball on what was a 3-yard completion to Jayden Reed. They didn’t snap it again until there were 16 second left, with a 5-yard completion resulting in a timeout with 10 seconds to go and setting up the deep ball to Doubs that resulted in interference.

Injury update: LB Quay Walker (ankle) is questionable. Eric Wilson replaced Walker as the middle linebacker and defensive signal-caller.

Packers 17, Seahawks 3 (2:54 remaining)

An absolutely enormous turn of events. On second-and-9 from the 12, Carrington Valentine missed a chance to intercept Geno Smith. On third-and-9, Valentine did intercept Smith. Smith tried to loft one to Noah Fant in the end zone but Valentine came off his man and made the leaping grab in the end zone. He probably should have downed it there but he returned it 20 yards to the 14.

So, rather than the Seahawks cutting into the margin going into halftime (and then getting the ball to start the second half), it’s Packers ball with a two-touchdown lead.

Packers 17, Seahawks 3 (9:21 remaining)

Three possessions, three scores for the Packers, though this one managed only a 39-yard field goal. Jordan Love started 9-for-9, including 36 yards to Christian Watson over star cornerback Riq Woolen. Watson made a difficult catch at the sideline seem pretty easy. On third-and-6, Love and Romeo Doubs weren’t quite on the same page for what probably should have been a touchdown.

Packers 14, Seahawks 3 (12:59 remaining)

Josh Myers kicked a 48-yard field goal but the Packers will be happy to give up three. On second-and-13, the entire Packers secondary seemed to be covering DK Metcalf, which freed up Jaxon Smith-Njigba for a catch of 25. A 9-yard catch by Smith-Njigba made it second-and-1, but Kingsley Enagbare dropped Zach Charbonnet for minus-1. On third-and-2, Karl Brooks’ pressure helped set up Rashan Gary for the sack.

First Quarter

Packers 14, Seahawks 0 (1:54 remaining)

All Josh Jacobs all the time worked on the first series. So, why not do it again? Starting at their 20, Jordan Love checked it down to Jacobs, who juked linebacker Ernest Jones and ran through linebacker Tyrice Knight for a gain of 21. Moments later, Jacobs ran through an ankle-tackle attempt at the line of scrimmage, then got a punishing block by Elgton Jenkins for 19. A run by Jayden Reed, a run by Chris Brooks and a pass to Reed set up a 13-yard touchdown pass to Romeo Doubs. Doubs caught a slant at the 7, carried cornerback Riq Woolen to the 4 and then plowed through safety Julian Love the rest of the way.

It is the first time the Packers opened a game with back-to-back touchdown drives since last year against the Chiefs.

Packers 7, Seahawks 0 (6:43 remaining)

The Seahawks got a first down to start the game but, on third-and-4, rookie linebacker Edgerrin Cooper – back after missing three games – split left guard Laken Tomlinson and running back Zach Charbonnet to sack Geno Smith.

Lumen Field is among the loudest stadiums in the NFL. On third down, though, a “Go Pack Go” chant filled the stadium.

Packers 7, Seahawks 0 (9:19 remaining)

The Packers were slow to get Josh Jacobs involved last week at Detroit. Not vs. Seattle. The game started with back-to-back passes to Jacobs for gains of 4 and 13 (plus 15 for roughing the passer on cornerback Riq Woolen). Jacobs then ripped off runs of 3, 3, 5, 9, 4 and 1. On the 9-yarder, it was a toss to the right in which he cut between right tackle Zach Tom and tight end Ben Sims. With Jacobs getting a breather, Jordan Love scramble for 4 yards to the 1. On third-and-goal at the 1, Jacobs ran behind Tom for the touchdown.

Running Backs In Spotlight

Josh Jacobs has been a workhorse for the Packers all season. He entered the week ranked third in the NFL with 1,053 rushing yards.

It’s not just the baseline numbers.

According to Sports Info Solutions, 36 running backs have carried the ball at least 97 times.

Jacobs is fifth in the NFL with a missed-tackle rate of 22 percent and is tied for 10th with 3.0 yards after contact per carry.

“Man, just a physical runner,” Seahawks defensive coordinator Aden Durde said this week. “He breaks a ton of tackles. I think his yards after contact numbers are pretty dang high. He’s kind of a relentless runner. And then yards after contact are tough, but they do a great job of blocking for him as well.

“He just has a really good feel for what the blocking scheme is, where the soft spot is in the defense, and then he’s going to hit it with a full head of steam. He’s a really good back.”

The Seahawks’ top running back, Kenneth Walker, is out with a calf injury. His backup, Zach Charbonnet, is no slouch.

He has carried 97 times for 400 yards and seven touchdowns. He is third with a missed-tackle rate of 24.7 percent and second with 3.5 yards after contact per carry.

He was superb last week with 22 carries for 134 yards and two touchdowns plus seven catches (out of seven targets) for 59 yards.

“He’s a big back that can really roll and he’s a multidimensional guy,” Packers coach Matt LaFleur said. “He’s another guy that we studied extensively and really liked coming out of the draft. He was given more of an opportunity last week and he’s fully capable.”

Packers-Seahawks Inactives

There were no surprises for either team.

For the Packers, two defensive starters are inactive. Cornerback Jaire Alexander (knee) and safety Javon Bullard (ankle) were ruled out on Friday. Plus, receiver Malik Heath and rookie lineman Jacob Monk are out.

Heath has played in 11 games and caught six passes.

For the Seahawks, starting running back Kenneth Walker is out for a second consecutive week due to an injured calf.

Quarterback Comparison

Overall for the season, neither the Packers’ Jordan Love nor the Seahawks’ Geno Smith are having great seasons.

Love is 12th in passer rating, thanks to ranking 26th in completion percentage and 29th in interception percentage.

Smith is 17th in passer rating because he’s 23rd in yards per attempt and 19th in interception percentage.

However, this is a what-have-you-done-for-me-lately world, and they’ve both played much better of late.

Both teams had a Week 10 bye, which provides a tidy comparison. Over the last four games:

- Love is third with a 118.8 passer rating. He is 11th in completion percentage (67.0) but first in yards per attempt (10.3) and yards per completion (15.3). While he’s thrown 11 interceptions this season, he’s thrown only once since the bye.

“The first thing is the deep-area accuracy is really impressive,” Seahawks coach Mike Macdonald said this week. “His arm talent is really good. He’s just got a really good control of their system and operates their offense really well, plays decisive.

“I think how he extends plays and still gets the ball down the field even when pressured is pretty dang good, as well. It’s the first time really being exposed to him on multiple games. He’s a really good player.”

- Smith is 14th with a 95.3 passer rating but is third in completion percentage (73.4). While he’s thrown 12 interceptions this season, he’s tossed only two since the bye and none the last two weeks.

“It’s been kind of a remarkable turnaround for him in terms of just where he started,” Packers coach Matt LaFleur said. “It’s not always where you start, but where you finish. And it tells me a lot about the person in terms of his resiliency and ability to fight through some adversity.

“He’s a dangerous quarterback. Obviously, he’s one of the top passers in the league right now and he can beat you with his legs, as well, if you give him the opportunity. We all saw the end of that San Francisco game at San Francisco earlier this year where he made a couple plays with his legs.”

The quarterbacks will be tested by defenses. Green Bay is third in the league with 24 takeaways, including 12 interceptions. Seattle’s pass defense has played at an elite level since the bye.

Action Network on Packers-Seahawks

The Packers are 2.5-point favorites. Here are some notes by The Action Network’s Evan Abrams.

- The Packers are coming off a Thursday night game, meaning coach Matt LaFleur had a few extra days to prepare. LaFleur is 16-9 with extended prep.

- Green Bay lost to Detroit last week. In the game immediately after facing the powerhouse Lions, teams this season are 4-8.

- Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith has thrown two interceptions on the road but 10 at home. Also, he is 3-11 in night games.

- Seattle is an underdog for the ninth consecutive game. That’s rather remarkable considering it is leading the NFC West. 

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Bill Huber
BILL HUBER

Bill Huber, who has covered the Green Bay Packers since 2008, is the publisher of Packers On SI, a Sports Illustrated channel. E-mail: packwriter2002@yahoo.com History: Huber took over Packer Central in August 2019. Twitter: https://twitter.com/BillHuberNFL Background: Huber graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, where he played on the football team, in 1995. He worked in newspapers in Reedsburg, Wisconsin Dells and Shawano before working at The Green Bay News-Chronicle and Green Bay Press-Gazette from 1998 through 2008. With The News-Chronicle, he won several awards for his commentaries and page design. In 2008, he took over as editor of Packer Report Magazine, which was founded by Hall of Fame linebacker Ray Nitschke, and PackerReport.com. In 2019, he took over the new Sports Illustrated site Packer Central, which he has grown into one of the largest sites in the Sports Illustrated Media Group.