The Washington Commanders and the Green Bay Packers faced each other at Lambeau Field on Thursday in Week 2. Both teams entered this contest after winning their respective Week 1 games. The Commanders defeated the New York Giants, while the Packers took down the Detroit Lions.
By halftime, the Commanders trailed 14-3. For the entire first half, second-year quarterback Jayden Daniels struggled to complete long passes as the team could pass for less than 49 yards. In the meantime, the Packers made their offensive drive count by scoring touchdowns in both quarters.
| Teams | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
| WashingtonCommanders | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 18 |
| Green BayPackers | 7 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 27 |
Washington Commanders Box Score
QB
| Passing | Comp | Att | Pct | Yds | TD | Int | Sack | QBRat |
| Jayden Daniels | 24 | 42 | 57.1 | 200 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 85.4 |
Rushing
| Rushing | Rush | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | FL |
| Jacory Croskey-Merritt | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Jayden Daniels | 7 | 17 | 2.4 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Austin Ekeler | 8 | 17 | 2.1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | Tgt |
| Zach Ertz | 6 | 64 | 10.7 | 20 | 1 | 8 |
| Terry McLaurin | 5 | 48 | 9.6 | 14 | 0 | 9 |
| Deebo Samuel | 7 | 44 | 6.3 | 12 | 1 | 8 |
| Noah Brown | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 4 |
| Austin Ekeler | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Ben Sinnott | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| Jaylin Lane | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Jacory Croskey-Merritt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Defense
| Defense | Solo | Ast | Total | Sack | Int | Yds | IntTD | PD |
| 24 Von Miller | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 Bobby Wagner | 3 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 97 Eddie Goldman | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 Jonathan Jones | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 Marshon Lattimore | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 91 Deatrich Wise | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 92 Dorance Armstrong | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 Jacob Martin | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 Frankie Luvu | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 Jeremy Reaves | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 Will Harris | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 Javon Kinlaw | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 Percy Butler | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 Quan Martin | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Mike Sainristil | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 95 Jer’Zhan Newton | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 90 Javontae Jean-Baptiste | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 Trey Amos | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Kicking
| Kicking | FGM | FGA | Pct | Long | XPM | XPA | Pts |
| 16 Matt Gay | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 51 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Kick Returns
| Returns | KR | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | PR | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
| 1 Deebo Samuel | 2 | 78 | 39 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 0 | 0 |
| 11 Luke McCaffrey | 1 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 0 | 0 |
| 83 Jaylin Lane | 0 | 0 | N/A | 0 | 0 | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 24 | 0 |
Green Bay Packers Box Score
QB
| Passing | Comp | Att | Pct | Yds | TD | Int | Sack | YdsL | QBRat |
| Jordan Love | 19 | 31 | 61.3 | 292 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 113.9 |
Rushing
| Rushing | Rush | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
| Josh Jacobs | 23 | 84 | 3.7 | 10 | 1 |
| Savion Williams | 2 | 24 | 12 | 16 | 0 |
| Matthew Golden | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Jordan Love | 3 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 0 |
Receiving
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | Tgt |
| Tucker Kraft | 6 | 124 | 20.7 | 57 | 1 | 7 |
| Dontayvion Wicks | 4 | 44 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 6 |
| Malik Heath | 1 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 1 |
| Luke Musgrave | 2 | 32 | 16 | 23 | 0 | 2 |
| Romeo Doubs | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 17 | 1 | 5 |
| Chris Brooks | 3 | 27 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 4 |
| Matthew Golden | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Defense
| Defense | Solo | Ast | Total | Sack | Int | Yds | IntTD | PD |
| 52 Rashan Gary | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 Keisean Nixon | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 29 Xavier McKinney | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 Micah Parsons | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 Nick Niemann | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 Isaiah McDuffie | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 Quay Walker | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 95 Devonte Wyatt | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 Kingsley Enagbare | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 90 Lukas Van Ness | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 96 Colby Wooden | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 94 Karl Brooks | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 Javon Bullard | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 Edgerrin Cooper | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 59 Ty’Ron Hopper | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 Evan Williams | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 Kitan Oladapo | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kicking
| Kicking | FGM | FGA | Pct | Long | XPM | XPA | Pts |
| 17 Brandon McManus | 1 | 2 | 50 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Washington Commanders Vs Green Bay Summary
The Commanders’ late comeback attempt felt short as they lost the game 27-18 despite exploding for 15 points in the final quarter.
The Packers made the first splash on the scorecoard after quarterback Jordan Love completed a five-yard touchdown pass to Romeo Doubs. Brandon McManus’ successful kick made it 7-0 for the Packers. On the other hand, Jayden Daniels & Co. struggled to stitch successful offensive drives to get near the red zone even once.
In the second quarter, the Packers extended their lead to 14-0 after Josh Jacobs rushed for a two-yard touchdown. Finally, the Commanders got on the scorecard with three points, thanks to Matt Gay’s successful 51-yard field goal attempt.
To begin the third quarter, McManus converted a 22-yard field goal to finish the drive and add three more to the Packers lead.
The final quarter witnessed a lot of drama. Daniels finally connected tight end Zach Ertz on a 20-yard touchdown pass to get within seven points of the Packers. However, just when the Commanders were threatning a comeback, the Packers essentially sealed the game by first scoring on a touchdown pass followed by three more points on a 56-yard field goal attempt to make the game, 27-10. With 2:53 remaining in the game, Daniels found the endzone for the second time, throwing a 10-yard touchdown pass to Deebo Samuel Jr.
That was the final scoring drive of the game as the Commanders slid to 1-1 while the Packers improved to 2-0 on the season.
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