GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Josh Jacobs ran for a 1-yard touchdown with 1:50 left, Micah Parsons had a career-high three sacks and the Green Bay Packers rallied from an early 10-point deficit to beat the Arizona Cardinals 27-23 on Sunday.
Green Bay (4-1-1) had a sluggish first half and won its first road game of the season. The Packers had to endure their share of adversity this weekend, with the team's trip reportedly delayed about five hours on Saturday due to mechanical problems with their plane in Wisconsin.
Arizona (2-5) had a chance to win the game on its final offensive drive, but Jacoby Brissett's fourth-down pass was picked off in the end zone with 6 seconds left. Brissett, filling in for the injured Kyler Murray, threw for 279 yards and two touchdowns.
The Cardinals have lost five straight games by 13 points. They are just the third NFL team to lose by four points or less in five straight games, joining the 2017 San Francisco 49ers and the 1984 Cleveland Browns.
Jacobs was a game-time decision due to illness and a calf injury, but he had his third straight two-touchdown game. He finished with 55 yards rushing and also scored a 7-yard touchdown in the third quarter.
Green Bay's Jordan Love completed 19 of 29 passes for 179 yards and a touchdown.
Parsons finished with three sacks, four tackles for loss and five quarterback hurries, making life difficult for Brissett all day.
The Cardinals had the ball and led 23-20 with 5:58 left, but Brissett missed a first down on a quarterback sneak on fourth-and-1. This gave the Packers the ball at the Arizona 48.
Green Bay methodically moved down the field, converting a fourth-and-2 pass to Tucker Kraft before Jacobs scrambled for a 1-yard touchdown on the 10th play to take a 27-23 lead.
Cardinals tight end Trey McBride caught two touchdown passes, including a 12-yard score with 4:17 left in the third quarter for a 20-13 lead.
McBride also caught a 15-yard touchdown pass with 7 seconds left in the first half, giving the Cardinals a 13–3 lead. The Packers pulled within one goal at halftime when Lukas Havrisik kicked a franchise-record 61-yard field goal as time expired, cutting the margin to 13-6.
Havrisik was signed on October 11 to replace Brandon McManus, who is recovering from a quad injury.
The Cardinals took a 3–0 lead on the first play after Chad Ryland's 32-yard field goal. It was the first time all season that Green Bay gave up points in the first quarter.
Injuries
Packers: WR Dontayvion Weeks (calf) left the game in the second half.
Cardinals: Murray (foot) was among six players inactive. RB Emari Demercado (ankle) and S Keithan Crawford (ankle) also left the game.
Next
Packers: At Pittsburgh on Sunday, October 26th.
Cardinals: At Dallas on Monday, November 3.
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