The Washington Commanders have a primetime matchup with the Green Bay Packers for their first road game. Check out this blog throughout the afternoon for stats, updates and more.
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The Washington Commanders have begun warming up at Lambeau Field for their matchup with the Green Bay Packers.
The Washington Commanders have begun arriving at Lambeau Field for their matchup with the Green Bay Packers.
8:15 p.m.
Packers are starting this one on offense. Here. We. Go.
8:21 p.m.
There's a lot of motion from this Packers offense to start the game. It looks like they're targeting Marshon Lattimore. So far, he's given up two passes and committed a holding penalty.
8:27 p.m.
Absolutely huge pass breakup by Trey Amos, who batted away what would have been a touchdown on fourth down. The Commanders take over on downs after getting bailed out by the defense. That's exactly why the Commanders drafted Amos in the second round.
8:32 p.m.
Three-and-out by the Commanders' offense. Daniels was under a lot of pressure on that possession. The battle up front is gonna be one to watch all night.
8:33 p.m.
Here's a better look at the pass breakup by Amos on that last Packers possession. The ability for Amos to track the ball and know when to make a play on it is as advertised.
8:43 p.m
The Packers get on the board first with a seven-play drive that started at their 4-yard line. Tight end Tucker Kraft opened things up with a 57-yard gain, and Romeo Doubs finished it off with a slant in the end zone. The Commanders need to get some momentum, as they're starting this drive with just six yards in three plays.
8:56 p.m.
The defense came up with a much-needed stop. The pass rush finally got to Jordan Love and brought him down for a sack, which put the Packers in a serious hole. The offense has to put together a response to start the second quarter. They still haven't recorded a first down and only have 12 yards.
9:08 p.m.
The Packers are starting to take a lot of deep shots and getting big returns on them. They just got a 30-yard completion from Malik Heath that moved them into Commanders territory.
9:13 p.m.
Touchdown Packers. Josh Jacobs plows it in from the 1-yard line to put Green Bay up two scores. The difference on the drive was the 30-yard reception by Malik Heath, who was initially ruled out of bounds but had the call reversed on a challenge. Green Bay's scoring drives so far: 96 yards and 92 yards.
9:33 p.m.
It feels like we're reaching a critical point of the game here. The Commanders are near midfield with two minutes left and all three of their timeouts. If they can score here, it would be a massive momentum swing to go into the locker room down just 14-10 with the opportunity to get the ball back in the third quarter.
10:07 p.m.
Missed opportunities have plagued the Commanders all night. They couldn't capitalize on a 50-yard return by Deebo Samuel to start the third quarter, as Matt Gay's kick is off-target. Now, the Packers are back in scoring territory
10:!5 p.m.
The Commanders' defense manage to keep them in the game again by limiting the Packers to a field goal rather than a touchdown to make the score 17-3. The offense absolutely has to get something out of these next few drives.
10:25 p.m.
Another opportunity for the Commanders to claw back into this game. Bobby Wagner rushed Love on third down to force an incompletion. The ball is at the 50-yard line after a solid return from Jaylin Lane. It's been tough for Daniels and the offense all night, but they're still down just 14 points. One score can get them back in it.
10:34 p.m.
The Commanders are now in four-down territory. They've converted two on this drive so far, one off a tremendous effort from Austin Ekeler and another on a defensive holding. We're at the start of the fourth quarter now, and they Commanders still need to get something going.
10:52 p.m.
The Packers are now back up by 14 after a wide-open touchdown grab by Tucker Kraft. There's just under nine minutes left to play. The defense has held tough all night, but that drive was methodical and efficient by the Packers. Time is running out for a comeback.
