The Green Bay Packers gained the opening coin toss and deferred to carry out Bo Nix and the Denver Broncos offense to begin the sport.
Back-to-back runs for RJ Harvey netted 9 yards to carry up third and a brief one for Denver on their opening possessions. After a timeout, Nix would sneak it ahead for the first down.
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Nix’s first throw of the sport got here on the following play to Marvin Mims Jr. over the center for a fast 5 yard acquire, then he discovered Courtland Sutton outdoors for an additional 4 yards to carry up one other third and brief one. Harvey would plow ahead for the first down, however Micah Parsons would pressure the fumble into the arms of a Packers defender.
With the ball close to midfield, Jordan Love and the Packers offense labored with a brief subject after the turnover. The Broncos protection would pressure them into a fast fourth and one the place the Packers would go for it. Love ran outdoors and dove for the first down marker and barely picked it up.
Talanoa Hufanga got here up huge on the following third down and one with a two-yard sort out for a loss. He took his blocked proper into Josh Jacobs and tackled them each.
Brandon McManus would come and boot a 53-yard subject aim to place the Packers up first.
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Packers 3, Broncos 0.
After a pleasant kickoff return from Marvin Mims Jr., the Broncos started their subsequent possession at their very own 42-yard line. They wouldn’t do something with that good subject place as they’d go a fast three-and-out and punt it proper again to the Packers.
Backed up on their very own three yard line, the Packers went to the bottom on first down after which Hufanga fell on second down leaving the tight finish broad open for a 30 yard acquire to get the Packers subsequent drive rolling. Love would carve up the Broncos protection because the first quarter wound down. They’d face a second down within the pink zone to begin the second quarter.