Meanwhile, the defense managed to keep things competitive by allowing just 17 points through three quarters, but the Packers still managed to move the ball effectively when it mattered most. Love, who finished the night with 292 passing yards and two touchdowns, willed his team to amass 404 total yards and 6.4 yards per play. Tight end Tucker Kraft, his favorite target, often found success with 124 yards on six catches on seven targets. Josh Jacobs wore down the Commanders with 84 yards on 23 carries, one of which ended in a two-yard touchdown.
Even more concerning for the Commanders' long-term future is the number of injuries they sustained throughout the night. Running back Austin Ekeler (Achilles) and Deatrich Wise Jr. (quad) were both carted off the field. Five other players sustained injuries over the course of the game, and while some, like Brandon Coleman and cornerback Trey Amos returned to the action, others, like Noah Brown and John Bates, were sidelined for the rest of the game.
The Packers got things started in the first quarter following a turnover on downs on their opening drive. Love and the Packers moved downfield on a 96-yard drive, fueled mostly by a 57-yard catch-and-run by Kraft. Love also had a 14-yard scramble that moved the Packers to the Commanders' 5-yard line and finished things off with a five-yard touchdown pass to Romeo Doubs. They got in the end zone again in the second quarter after Malik Heath hauled in a 37-yard reception. Doubs then added a 17-yard grab, and Jacobs powered across the goal line four plays later.
The Commanders managed to find some momentum in the second quarter, but there were frustrating moments in that possession as well. Daniels had back-to-back incompletions -- one to Brown and another to Terry McLaurin -- stalling things at the 33-yard line and forcing Matt Gay out for a 51-yard field goal.