Packers hold off Falcons 24-20: Love delivers on Alumni Weekend as Sunday countdown begins
Jordan Love tallies three touchdowns at Lambeau. Penix throws for 268 yards in return. Bills-Dolphins and Chiefs-Chargers loom.
Why this game matters
Week 3 opened under the prime-time Thursday lights at Lambeau Field with the Green Bay Packers securing a resilient 24-20 victory over the Atlanta Falcons. The win moves Green Bay to 2-1 atop the NFC North and sets the stage for a blockbuster Sunday slate headlined by AFC heavyweight clashes in Buffalo and Kansas City.
What actually happened
NFL.com and Packers.com report that Jordan Love delivered a commanding performance before fifty returning franchise icons during Green Bay’s Alumni Weekend. Love threw two touchdown strikes, finding Christian Watson on a 14-yard corner route and Romeo Doubs on a crisp slant, while also powering into the end zone on a 4-yard scramble in the third quarter.
Atlanta quarterback Michael Penix Jr. produced an admirable display in his first regular-season start since ACL surgery, completing 22 of 34 passes for 268 yards. Penix connected with Drake London on a 28-yard second-quarter touchdown and orchestrated a tense fourth-quarter drive. However, a late interception by Green Bay safety Xavier McKinney extinguished Atlanta’s comeback hopes and dropped the Falcons to 0-3.
With Thursday night decided, attention turns across the league to Sunday’s marquee slate. Josh Allen leads the 2-0 Buffalo Bills against Tua Tagovailoa’s Miami Dolphins at Highmark Stadium, while Patrick Mahomes and the 2-0 Kansas City Chiefs host Justin Herbert’s Los Angeles Chargers at Arrowhead Stadium.
What to watch next
Sunday kickoff approaches fast: can the Bills and Chiefs preserve their unbeaten starts, or will divisional underdogs flip the AFC standings in Week 3?
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