The Green Bay Packers picked up a crucial win over the Seattle Seahawks, 30-13, to boost their playoff chances on Sunday night.
The Packers moved to 10-4 this year and retained their spot in the wild-card race.
In the meantime, the Seahawks fell out of first place in the NFC West, as their 8-6 record allows the Los Angeles Rams to stay ahead of them due to the current tiebreaker.
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Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love, #10, passes while under pressure from Seattle Seahawks linebacker Derick Hall, #58, during the second quarter at Lumen Field. (Joe Nicholson-Imagn Images)
Things started off well for the Packers, who suffered a tough loss to their division foe, the Detroit Lions, last week.
It was a star running back Jos Jacobs finding some huge holes that his offensive line created in the Seahawks’ defense, allowing him to rack up a total of 42 yards and ultimately get a one-yard touchdown to the end zone for the quick 7-0 lead.
Then Packers quarterback Jordan Love threw a quick pass on the next drive to Romeo Doubs, who fought his way for the 13-yard touchdown.
Meanwhile, Geno Smith didn’t find the same success with his offense as they managed just three points in the first half.
It included a red zone interception of Smith on third-and-9 at the Green Bay 14-yard line as he was looking for Noah Fant, but Carrington Valentine jumped the route to pick him up.
However, in the second half, a Seattle defense stymied the Packers’ solid run game, eventually leading to a series of three-and-outs to give the Seahawks a chance to get back into the game.
Then Smith was injured after trying to make a pass midway through the third quarter, and hitting his helmet on the sideline showed he was clearly hurt.
Green Bay Packers’ No. 56 linebacker Edgerrin Cooper sacks Seattle Seahawks’ No. 7 quarterback Geno Smith during the first quarter. (Joe Nicholson-Imagn Images)
Sam Howell, the Washington Commanders’ 2023 quarterback, took his place under center, and he took over the rest of the way when Smith was ruled out with a knee injury.
The Seahawks found the end zone in the fourth quarter, when Zach Charbonnet, who once again took over the starting role for an injured Kenneth Walker III, got the right blocks and sprinted 24 yards to make it a 23-13 game.
However, it was too little, too late, as the Packers stopped Howell from coming away with the win.
The nail in the coffin was Doubs’ second touchdown catch of the game, and it was a great catch as he picked it off the ground in the back of the end zone to make it count six.
Looking at the stat sheet, Love finished the game 20 of 27 for 229 yards with his two touchdowns while Jacobs had 94 rushing yards on 26 carries and 42 yards through the air on four catches with his rushing score to open the game.
Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs, No. 8, rushes during the first quarter at Lumen Field against the Seattle Seahawks. (Joe Nicholson-Imagn Images)
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For the Seahawks, Jaxon Smith-Njigba had 10 catches for 83 yards to lead the team, although the Seahawks only generated 80 yards on the ground.
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