NFL Game Recap - Cincinnati at Green Bay
Sun Sep 24, 2017 4:25 PM EDT

LAR
41
SF
39
F
BAL
7
JAX
44
F
NYG
24
PHI
27
F
MIA
6
NYJ
20
F
HOU
33
NE
36
F
TB
17
MIN
34
F
CLE
28
IND
31
F
ATL
30
DET
26
F
PIT
17
CHI
23
F OT
NO
34
CAR
13
F
DEN
16
BUF
26
F
SEA
27
TEN
33
F
KC
24
LAC
10
F
CIN
24
GB
27
F OT
OAK
10
WAS
27
F
DAL
28
ARI
17
F
CHI
14
GB
35
F

Sep 24, 2017, 4:25 PM EDT

Final (OT)

1

2

3

4

OT

T

Cincinnati (0-3)

7

14

0

3

0

24

Green Bay (2-1)

7

0

7

10

3

27

Rodgers burns Bengals deep in OT, Packers win 27-24
Sun Sep 24, 2017 9:10 PM

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) Aaron Rodgers burned another defense deep with a free play. The Cincinnati Bengals found their offense and a new way to lose.

Mason Crosby kicked a 27-yard field goal with 6:26 left in overtime set up by Rodgers' 72-yard pass to Geronimo Allison, and the Green Bay Packers rallied to beat Cincinnati 27-24 on Sunday.

Crosby's kick completed the Packers' comeback from a 21-7 halftime deficit.

On third-and-10 from his 21, Rodgers took advantage of yet another free play after defensive end Michael Johnson was whistled for offside. Officials let the play continue and the two-time NFL MVP found Allison on about a 40-yard pass before the receiver beat a couple defenders for more yards.

"Luckily I put it in a good spot and G-Mo did the rest," Rodgers said.

Crosby, a veteran kicker, finished it off for the Packers (2-1).

The winless Bengals (0-3) won the toss in overtime but went three-and-out on their opening drive. It was so loud at Lambeau Field that they had to call timeout before their first overtime snap.

Rodgers thrived under the pressure.

He connected with Jordy Nelson for a 3-yard touchdown pass with 17 seconds left in regulation to tie the game at 24. Cornerback Dre Kilpatrick narrowly missed batting away the bullet thrown by the quarterback into the front right corner of the end zone.

"We rushed the quarterback, keeping him in. We did a lot, but when we broke down, (Rodgers) made plays," Bengals coach Marvin Lewis said.

Rodgers finished 28 of 42 for 313 yards with three touchdowns and one interception. Allison had six catches for 122 yards.

"I thought Aaron played one of his best games," coach Mike McCarthy said. "I thought he was tremendous today."

The Packers flipped the script after the Bengals controlled the first half.

A.J. Green caught a 10-yard scoring pass on the game's opening drive for Cincinnati's first touchdown after two frustrating weeks for the offense. Bill Lazor made his debut as offensive coordinator for the fired Ken Zampese.

Andy Dalton was 21 of 27 for 212 yards and two scores. The Bengals were desperate to avoid their first 0-3 start since 2008. But they couldn't finish the Packers off in the second half.

"A disappointment is not finishing a football game now," Lewis said.

Green Bay's defense generated a little more pressure on Dalton in the second half, and rookie safety Josh Jones gave the injury-laden defense a boost with two sacks and 12 tackles.

Rodgers shook off his early struggles to guide the Packers to another win. He was sacked six times, mostly against just the Bengals' four-man rush, though the protection shored up after halftime.

Rodgers threw just his second career pick-six - and his first at home - when William Jackson returned an interception 75 yards for a touchdown for a 21-7 lead early in the second quarter.

"Oh, we took a step as a football team," McCarthy said. "This always pays forward when you go through adversity and you have success."

BENGALS OFFENSE

At least Cincinnati's offense finally got into the end zone.

Green's score snapped a season-opening streak of 25 possessions without a touchdown. Until Sunday, they were only able to muster three field goals over the first two weeks, both losses.

NOTABLES

Rodgers' only other interception returned for a score came on Nov. 8, 2009, by Tanard Jackson in a 38-28 loss at Tampa. ... It was the warmest kickoff for a Packers home game at 89 degrees.

NATIONAL ANTHEM

Most members of each team interlocked arms on their respective sidelines when the national anthem was played before kickoff.

"We've got to stick together and show people that it doesn't matter what skin color or where you come from, we can stand as one. That's what we did today," Green said.

Across the field, Rodgers stood at the sideline locking arms with tight end Richard Rodgers and backup quarterback Brett Hundley. Three Packers sat on the bench during the anthem: tight ends Martellus Bennett and Lance Kendricks, along with rookie cornerback Kevin King.

INJURIES

The Packers played without seven key players, including defensive lineman Mike Daniels (hip), outside linebacker Nick Perry (hand) and starting cornerback Davon House (quad).

On offense, left tackle David Bakhtiari (hamstring) and receiver Randall Cobb (chest) were inactive. Right tackle Bryan Bulaga made the start after being listed as questionable but did not return after aggravating his ankle injury in the second half.

UP NEXT

Bengals: At the Cleveland Browns on Oct. 1.

Packers: Host the Chicago Bears on Thursday night.

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Passing

CIN Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat Sk
A. Dalton 27 21 77.8 2 212 21 0 124.1 3
GB Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat Sk
A. Rodgers 42 28 66.7 3 313 72 1 102.6 6

Rushing

CIN Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
J. Mixon 18 62 3.4 20 0
G. Bernard 3 27 9.0 25 0
GB Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
T. Montgomery 12 35 2.9 8 0
A. Rodgers 4 23 5.8 13 0

Receiving

CIN Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
A. Green 10 111 11.1 20 1
J. Mixon 3 39 13.0 21 0
GB Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
G. Allison 6 122 20.3 72 0
D. Adams 3 60 20.0 41 0

Team Stats Comparison

CIN GB
Points For 24 27
Total Yards 301 344
Rushing Yards 110 64
Passing Yards 191 280
Passing Completions / Attempts 21/27 28/42
Turnovers 1 1
Interceptions Thrown 0 1
Fumbles - Lost 1/1 0/0
First Downs 21 22
Rushing Touchdowns 0 0
Passing Touchdowns 2 3
Penalties - Yards 7/68 4/33
Time Of Possession 34:17 29:21
Third Down Conversions/Attempts 4/12 7/15
Fourth Down Conversions/Attempts 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Conversions/Attempts 2/2 3/5
Sacks Against 3 6
Punts - Average Yards 6/49 6/49
Punt Returns - Average Yards/Punt Return 5/6 5/14
Kickoff Returns - Average Yards/Kickoff Return 1/20 0/0

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter CIN GB
CIN 05:20 TD A.J. Green 10 yd pass from Andy Dalton (Randy Bullock kick) 7 0
GB 07:14 TD Lance Kendricks 1 yd pass from Aaron Rodgers (Mason Crosby kick) 7 7
2nd Quarter CIN GB
CIN 02:31 TD Giovani Bernard 6 yd pass from Andy Dalton (Randy Bullock kick) 14 7
CIN 04:40 TD William Jackson 75 yd interception return (Randy Bullock kick) 21 7
3rd Quarter CIN GB
GB 05:06 TD Jordy Nelson 1 yd pass from Aaron Rodgers (Mason Crosby kick) 21 14
4th Quarter CIN GB
GB 00:17 FG Mason Crosby 28 yd FG 21 17
CIN 11:14 FG Randy Bullock 46 yd FG 24 17
GB 14:43 TD Jordy Nelson 3 yd pass from Aaron Rodgers (Mason Crosby kick) 24 24
Overtime CIN GB
GB 03:38 FG Mason Crosby 27 yd FG 24 27

Game Information

Stadium: Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin
Attendance: 78,323
Game Time: 3:18
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