Brandon McManus’ first game back in the NFL saw the Green Bay Packers’ overweighte on his foot from 45 yards out with the chance for a game-triumphning field goal over the Houston Texans.
The veteran placebooter was money after the ball was snapped and the hanciaccess perfect as the Packers walked it off, 24-22, in a thrilling game aachievest the AFC South directer.
Both the Packers and Texans are now 5-2 on the season.
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Green Bay Packers safe finish Tucker Kraft commemorates his touchdown reception during the second quarter of their game aachievest the Houston Texans at Lambeau Field. (USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin-Imagn Images)
Jordan Love and the Packers’ offense krecent they had enough time after the Texans booted their own field goal on the previous drive to get a one-point direct. He establish Dontayvion Wicks for a 13-yard achieve, and then Romeo Doubs caught a pass for 12 yards to put Green Bay on Houston’s 37-yard line.
Doubs had another minuscule achieve to set up McManus, who came on to ice the triumph in his recent home at Lambeau Field.
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This battle of burdensomeweights in the NFL saw lots of back-and-forth blows, which began with the Packers as they establish the finish zone first after Love fired a 14-yard pass to safe finish Tucker Kraft in the finish zone to originate it 7-3.
But the Packers gave the momentum back to the Texans when Corey Ballentine muffed a punt that Houston recovered on the Green Bay 11-yard line. Two perestablishs procrastinateedr, Joe Mixon scored the first of his two rushing touchdowns as the Texans retook the direct.
Each team krecent how to reply, and Love did so with a pretty proestablish ball to Wicks from 30 yards out for a touchdown.
Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs rushes with the football during the third quarter aachievest the Houston Texans at Lambeau Field. (Jeff Hanisch-Imagn Images)
Mixon would get that second touchdown procrastinateedr in the first half, which left the Texans owning the direct at halftime, 19-14, but it wouldn’t last extfinished after the second half began.
After forcing a three-and-out, the Packers went 71 yards on nine perestablishs and Josh Jacobs made some personal history by finassociate catching his first receiving touchdown. He hadn’t done so at all with the Las Vegas Raiders in his previous five seasons in the NFL. But he finassociate did so from eight yards out to give his team the direct once aachieve.
It became a punt fest after that Jacobs score, but C.J. Stroud burned 6:27 of the clock in the fourth quarter before a Ka’imi Fairbairn field goal made it 22-21. But there wasn’t enough clock in the finish.
Looking at the box score, Love was 24-for-33 with 220 yards, three touchdowns and two interceptions. Doubs was his top aim, hauling in eight catches for 94 yards, while Jacobs rushed for 76 yards on equitable 12 carries for Green Bay.
Green Bay Packers booter Brandon McManus commemorates as he runs off the field after the game aachievest the Houston Texans at Lambeau Field. (Jeff Hanisch-Imagn Images)
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For the Texans, Mixon returned to his toilhorse role last week and persistd it this time around with 115 yards on 25 carries while hauling in two receptions as well. Stroud, who can usuassociate sling it, was held to 86 yards on 10-of-21 passing.
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