TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Jordan Love threw two touchdown passes and the Green Bay Packers overcame two fourth-quarter turnovers to beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 17-14 on Sunday.
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Packers → throw → Sunday
Undrafted rookie Jalon Daniels threw two picks that led to 10 points in his first career start filling in for Baker Mayfield, who missed a game for the first time in his three-plus seasons in Tampa Bay because of a dislocated thumb.
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who → throw → thumb
The Packers (2-2) wasted two opportunities to extend a three-point lead in the fourth quarter but the Buccaneers couldn’t capitalize.
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Buccaneers → waste → quarter
Tykee Smith forced Kaleb Johnson to fumble inside the 5 with just over nine minutes left in the game.
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minutes → force → game
A’Shawn Robinson recovered at the 4 but the ensuing drive went nowhere.
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drive → recover → 4
The Buccaneers then had a first-and-15 at the Packers 26 when Jacob Parrish picked Love’s pass and gave Tampa Bay the ball at the 15 and a chance for a comeback win.
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Parrish → have → win
Instead, Daniels threw a short screen pass to Emeka Egbuka on third-and-16 and incomplete on fourth down from the Packers 47.
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Daniels → throw → Packers
Coach Todd Bowles passed up a 65-yard field-goal attempt by Chase McLaughlin, who made one from that distance last year.
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who → pass → distance
Only the 1992 Chargers overcame an 0-4 start to make the playoffs.
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Chargers → overcome → playoffs
Love tossed a 2-yard touchdown pass to Matthew Golden on fourth down to give the Packers a 7-0 lead in the second quarter.
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Love → toss → quarter
Evan Williams made a sliding interception near the sideline to give Green Bay the ball at the 32.
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Williams → make → 32
Love connected with Tucker Kraft for 10 yards on fourth-and-1 to keep the drive going.
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Love → connect → drive
Kraft also took a direct snap and sneaked for a first down on another fourth-and-1 at the Buccaneers 10.
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Kraft → take → Buccaneers
The Packers turned an interception by Edgerrin Cooper in the final minute of the first half into a field goal.
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Packers → turn → goal
Cooper stepped in front of Daniels’ pass to Kameron Johnson, caught the ball falling to the ground, got up and returned it 18 yards to the Buccaneers 44.
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Cooper → step → Buccaneers
Trey Smack kicked a 58-yarder to give Green Bay a 10-7 lead.
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Smack → kick → lead
Love’s 2-yard TD pass to Kraft on the opening drive of the third quarter extended the lead to 17-7.
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pass → extend → 17
Sean Tucker ran in from the 2 to tie it at 7.
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Tucker → run → 7
Daniels completed both of his passes for 27 yards combined on the drive and scrambled 9 yards before Tucker’s score.
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Daniels → complete → score
Daniels connected with Kenneth Gainwell on a 10-yard TD pass to cut the deficit to 17-14 early in the fourth quarter.
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Daniels → connect → quarter
Depleted Packers
Cooper was carted off the field in the third quarter with an Achilles tendon injury.
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Cooper → cart → injury
The Packers are still missing three-time All-Pro edge rusher Micah Parsons, who is recovering from surgery for a torn ACL suffered last December.
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who → miss → ACL
Love played behind an offensive line missing three starters: Zach Bako-Bewele, Aaron Banks and Jacob Monk.
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Love → play → starters
Laken Tomlinson became the fourth player to start at left guard.
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Tomlinson → become → guard
Veteran guard Kevin Zeitler signed earlier in the week was inactive.
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Zeitler → sign → week
CB Brandon Cisse hurt his neck and was being evaluated for concussion.
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Cisse → hurt → concussion
... LB Isaiah McDuffie replaced Cooper and briefly left with an eye injury.
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McDuffie → replace → injury
... RB Chris Brooks and DT Devonte Wyatt both left in the first half with ankle injuries.
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Brooks → leave → injuries
... Banks (toe, knee) and Monk (quadriceps) will return while Bako-Bewele (knee) is out for the season.
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Bewele → return → season
... S Antoine Winfield Jr. hurt his abdomen and a rib late in the fourth quarter.
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Jr. → hurt → quarter
... LB SirVocea Dennis injured his ankle.
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Dennis → injure → ankle
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