SEATTLE – The Packers jumped out to an early lead and stayed in control through most of Sunday night's game at Lumen Field in Seattle, ultimately beating the Seahawks 30-13.
Green Bay improved to 10-4 and is on the verge of clinching a playoff spot, while Seattle fell to 8-6 and into a tie for first place with the LA Rams in the NFC West.
The Packers scored touchdowns on their first two drives of the game to take a 14-0 lead and improved that to 20-3 at halftime. The lead was 23-6 heading into the fourth quarter when Green Bay's offense began stalling out and making mistakes, including a fumble by RB Josh Jacobs, who otherwise had an outstanding game with 142 yards from scrimmage and a TD.
Seattle climbed within 23-13 and got the ball back on a failed fourth down on the Seahawks' 40-yard line with around six minutes left. But Seattle was playing with backup QB Sam Howell at that point, as starter Geno Smith had exited with a knee injury.
A sack of Howell, Green Bay's sixth of their seven in the game, followed by rookie LB Edgerrin Cooper's first career interception, set up the game-sealing touchdown pass to WR Romeo Doubs to finally put the game away.
For the Packers, QB Jordan Love was 20-of-27 for 229 yards with two TDs for a 123.8 passer rating. Jacobs had 26 carries for 94 yards and a TD, and added four catches for 42 yards in the passing game for 136 total yards.
WR Christian Watson had three catches for 56 yards, and Doubs had three for 40 and both of Love's TDs. WR Jayden Reed had 61 yards from scrimmage, 27 rushing on three carries and 34 receiving on five catches.
For the Seahawks, who finished with just 208 total yards, Smith was 15-of-19 for 149 yards with an INT for a 77.4 rating before leaving the game. Rookie CB Carrington Valentine picked Smith off in the end zone in the first half for his first career INT to thwart a potential Seattle scoring drive.
Howell was 5-of-14 for 24 yards with an INT for a 14.6 rating. RB Zach Charbonnet had eight carries for 54 yards, including a 24-yard TD, and WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba had 10 catches for 83 yards.
Here's a recap of all the action:
Packers lead Seahawks 14-0 after first quarter
The Packers won the opening coin toss and elected to receive. Keisean Nixon returned the kickoff 39 yards to the Green Bay 37.
The Packers fed running back Josh Jacobs heavily on the opening drive, including back-to-back passes for 17 yards. Seattle cornerback Riq Woolen was flagged for unnecessary roughness after shoving quarterback Jordan Love on Jacobs' 13-yard catch and run.
Jacobs then carried the ball eight straight times for 26 yards before Love scrambled for four yards to the Seattle 1 on second-and-goal. Jacobs punched in the touchdown on the next play to put Green Bay up 7-0 with 9 minutes, 19 seconds left in the first quarter.
Seattle picked up a quick first down with a 15-yard pass to DK Metcalf. Zach Charbonnet was tackled after a 1-yard gain by defensive tackle T.J. Slaton on the next play.
On third-and-4, returning linebacker Edgerin Cooper came on an overload rush on the right side to drop Geno Smith for a 9-yard loss to force the Seahawks to punt. Cooper now has 3½ sacks on the year.
With Green Bay taking over at its 20, Jacobs made multiple defenders miss on a 21-yard catch and run. A 9-yard pass to Jayden Reed moved the Packers to midfield.
Jacobs broke a 19-yard run, setting up a Reed end-around for nine yards. Chris Brooks gained six yards on the next play to move Green Bay back into the red zone.
Romeo Doubs caught a quick slant from Love on second down and powered his way into the end zone for a 13-yard touchdown, extending the Packers' lead to 14-0 with 1:54 left in the quarter.
It's the first time Green Bay has scored touchdowns on its first two series since Week 13 last year against Kansas City.
After a 7-yard pass to Metcalf, Olu Oluwatimi was flagged for a hold on Slaton. Seattle got out of the second-and-13 situation with a 25-yard pass to Jaxon Smith-Njigba. The first quarter ended with a Charbonnet 16-yard run.
Packers lead Seahawks 20-3 at halftime
The second quarter began with Kingsley Enagbare tackling Charbonnet for a 1-yard loss on second-and-1. On the next play, Karl Brooks and Rashan Gary collapsed the right side of Seattle's offensive line and Gary got home for a sack of Smith.
Jason Myers made a 48-yard field goal to cut Green Bay's lead to 14-3 with 12:59 left in the first half.
Tucker Kraft caught an 8-yard pass and Dontayvion Wicks converted a third-and-1 with a quick flare for two yards. Christian Watson caught a 36-yard pass from Love on the next play to the Seattle 24.
On third-and-6, Love and Doubs didn't connect on a pass to the end zone and Brandon McManus made a 39-yard field goal to make it 17-3 Packers with 9:21 left in the first half.
Seattle traveled the length of the field on its next possession, converting three third downs. Cornerback Carrington Valentine nearly picked off Smith on second-and-9 at the Green Bay before getting his first NFL interception on the next play on a pass intended for Noah Fant in the end zone and returning it to the Packers' 14.
After a holding penalty, Leonard Williams jumped offsides and Love threw up a 26-yard pass to Kraft on the free play as the first half reached the two-minute warning.
Two Jacobs runs for 17 yards moved Green Bay across midfield. The Packers used their second timeout with 10 seconds left after a 5-yard pass to Doubs on second-and-7.
Woolen was called for a 34-yard defensive pass interference against Doubs on a deep ball at the Seattle 3 with four seconds left. McManus made a 21-yard field goal to push Green Bay's lead to 20-3 at halftime.
Packers lead Seahawks 23-6 after three
The Seahawks worked their way into Packers' territory before Devonte Wyatt beat right guard Sataoa Laumea for a sack of Smith for a loss of nine yards. Laumea was then flagged for holding on Kenny Clark, eventually leading to Seattle punting on fourth-and-17 from its 43.
The Packers took over at their 7, gaining eight yards on a first-down flare to Reed. Jacobs was stopped short of first down on second down and then tackled for a loss of three on third.
Seattle took over at the Green Bay 46 after a 33-yard Daniel Whelan punt. After a 22-yard pass to Tyler Lockett, Smith injured his knee after a pressure from Cooper. Sam Howell replaced him.
Nixon tackled Smith-Njigba for a loss of two on second down and then missed Fant on third down. Seattle cut Green Bay's lead to 20-6 with a Myers 45-yard field goal with 6:20 left in the third quarter.
The Packers flipped the field on their first play with a 39-yard penalty off a defensive pass interference against Josh Jacob committed against Watson.
Chris Brooks gained nine yards on a dump off pass on second-and-14 before Watson caught an 11-yard pass from Love to convert on third down.
Reed gained five yards on an end-around on first down but lost it back when Sean Rhyan was called for a false start on third-and-5.
A 9-yard pass from Love to Watson came one yard short of the first down and McManus made a 23-yard field goal to put Green Bay up 23-6 with 1:36 remaining in the third quarter.
Kingsley Enagbare sacked Howell twice on Seattle's next possession and also tackled him on second down to force the three-and-out, as the third quarter came to an end. It's Enagbare's first two-sack game.
Packers beat Seahawks 30-13, improve to 10-4
The Packers went three-and-out to start the fourth quarter, with Love and Watson failing to connect on third-and-3 on a pass across the middle. Whelan's 51-yard punt was downed by Robert Rochell at the Seattle 4.
Arron Mosby tipped Howell's pass on first down and Cooper nearly picked him off on second down on a pass across the middle. Cooper got his hand on Howell's third-down attempt, too, as the pass fell incomplete.
Green Bay started at its 43 but gave the ball back to Seattle after Ernest Jones punched out the ball from Jacobs' grasp on a second-and-10 run for the turnover at midfield. Julian Love recovered.
The Seahawks converted it into points when Charbonnet broke a 24-yard touchdown to cut Green Bay's lead to 23-13 with 11:16 left in regulation.
The Packers went three-and-out again after Jacobs was tackled after a 4-yard gain and Love threw a pair of incompletions.
Seattle retook possession at its 32 with 10:04 remaining. Clark hit Howell's arm and deflected pass on first down. Head Coach Matt LaFleur unsuccessfully challenged whether it was a forward pass.
Howell threw a pair of incomplete passes and Seattle elected to punt. Reed muffed the punt but recovered at the Green Bay 16.
Wicks caught a 12-yard pass on first down and Reed took an end-around for 13 to the Packers' 41. Love then executed a push-pass to a motioning Reed for another 12 yards to move into Seattle territory with less than eight minutes left.
LaFleur called a timeout after two Jacobs carries for eight yards set up third-and-2 at the Seahawks' 39. Reed fell down on a third-down pass and Jacobs tackled for no gain for the turnover on downs at the Seattle 39 with 5:50 remaining.
Brooks sacked Howell on first down for a loss of six and Green Bay got the ball back with Cooper's first career interception and returned it to the Seahawks' 27.
On third-and-5, Love hit a diving Doubs for a 22-yard touchdown in the back of the end zone to push Green Bay's lead to 30-13 with 4:59 remaining.
The Seahawks went three-and-out again, with Brenton Cox Jr. sacking Howell for a 7-yard loss on third down. Green Bay and Seattle traded possessions to end the game.
