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Packers closed first half with resilient offensive possession

Field-goal drive killed last 6:02 of second quarter

WR Christian Watson
WR Christian Watson

GREEN BAY – When the Packers got the ball with six minutes left in the first half Sunday, they had a 10-point lead but were in danger multiple times of giving the Titans another possession before halftime.

That didn't happen, which makes the 12-play, 67-yard march that produced a field goal before intermission the Chevy Drive of the Week.

The Packers began overcoming tough spots on the drive right away, as a holding penalty on the first snap pushed the Packers back to first-and-20 on their own 15-yard line.

Three plays later, an 18-yard completion to WR Romeo Doubs converted on third-and-14, and the Packers got moving. Two snaps after that, WR Jayden Reed gained 15 yards on an end-around for a first down in Tennessee territory.

But then another penalty, for an illegal shift, followed by a third penalty on the drive, for illegal hands to the face, made it third-and-18 from midfield. QB Malik Willis converted again, finding WR Christian Watson on a deep crossing route that gained 37 yards in all, putting the Packers in the red zone.

At that point the drive did stall inside the 10, but the Packers drained the rest of the clock, and K Brayden Narveson made a 26-yard field goal on the final play of the half for a 20-7 lead.

Three penalties overcome, two third-and-longs converted, and the Titans never got a fifth possession in the first half. They had run just 18 plays on their first four drives, for a touchdown, interception (returned for a TD) and two punts.

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