GREEN BAY, WI (WHBL) – The Green Bay Packers stayed hot with a 27-19 win over the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday Night Football at Lambeau Field.
Jordan Love threw two first-half touchdowns to give Green Bay a 14-6 lead at the break. After Kansas City came within two, Love found Christian Watson in the back of the end zone to put Green Bay up by multiple possessions. The Chiefs responded with a touchdown on their next drive, but Keisean Nixon picked off Patrick Mahomes with about five minutes left in regulation. Green Bay kicked a field goal to go up eight, and Kansas City’s hail mary attempt on the game’s final play was batted away.
The game was not without controversy. On the Chiefs’ final drive, Packers safety Jonathan Owens hit Mahomes as he was trying to run out of bounds. A referee across the field threw the flag for unnecessary roughness, but replay showed that Mahomes was still in bounds when Owens made contact with him. On the very next play Mahomes threw deep to Marquez Valdes-Scantling, who was clearly contacted by a Packers defender before attempting a catch. But no flag was thrown.
Love finished with 267 yards and three touchdowns – two of which went to Watson.
Green Bay has won three games in a row to get back to .500 at 6-6, and they hold the final Wild Card spot in the NFC.
Mahomes was held to 210 passing yards, a touchdown, and an interception, while Isiah Pacheco ran for 110 yards and a score. KC still has a comfortable lead in the AFC West at 8-4.
The Packers next week travel to New York to face the Giants on Monday Night Football.
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