Jordan Love threw for two touchdowns and Christian Watson caught a pair of scores as the Green Bay Packers defeated the New York Giants 27-20 on Sunday in East Rutherford, N.J., stopping a two-game losing streak.
Green Bay (6-3-1) overcame multiple injuries and a string of special teams miscues to win for the first time since Oct. 26. Love connected with Watson for the go-ahead TD with 4:02 left in the game.
Devin Singletary ran for two touchdowns and Jameis Winston rushed for another score, but it wasn’t enough as the Giants lost their fifth straight, and first under interim coach Mike Kafka.
Evan Williams intercepted Winston in the end zone with 36 seconds left. New York regained possession in the final moments, but Micah Parsons forced a fumble on a sack and Rashan Gary recovered it, ending the game.
New York (2-9) took a 20-19 lead with 7:22 remaining as Winston, starting at quarterback with Jaxson Dart sidelined with a concussion, capped a 15-play, 85-yard drive with a 1-yard touchdown run.
Backup quarterback Malik Willis entered the game for the Packers during the team’s second possession, punctuating the drive with a 1-yard touchdown pass to Watson with 13:54 remaining in the second quarter.
Love started the possession and carried twice for seven yards but injured his left shoulder during a scramble. Lucas Havrisik, active for the first time since Week 7 while Brandon McManus works through a quad injury, missed the extra point, his first of two misses in the game.
Love returned to the huddle to lead a touchdown drive on the next Packers possession. Filling in for Josh Jacobs, who left the game with a knee injury, Emmanuel Wilson scored on an 11-yard run.
Love was 13 of 24 for 174 yards. Wilson and Jacobs both rushed for 40 yards and Romeo Doubs had four catches for 53 yards.
Winston was 19 of 29 for 201 yards and an interception. Tyrone Tracy Jr. gained 88 yards on 19 carries and Isaiah Hodgins had five catches for 57 yards.
New York drove 65 yards in nine plays on the game’s opening possession, scoring on Singletary’s 5-yard run. Winston hooked up with Wan’Dale Robinson and Hodgins for separate 20-yard completions.
The Packers have won nine of the past 14 meetings with the Giants.
–Field Level Media
