The Arizona Cardinals faced the Green Bay Packers on Sunday on the road in the rain at Lambeau Field. They were seeking their third win of the year, their second in a row and to even their record and take the lead in the NFC West.
The Packers were 3-2 and coming off a win.
Would the Cardinals do it?
Below are updates from the game during the game and it will be the recap following it.
1st-drive fail
The Cardinals did not score a first-drive touchdown for the first time this season. Instead, it was a three-and-out after the defense forced a Green Bay punt to start the game.
Packers 7, Cardinals 0
The Packers took advantage of a short field. After the Cardinals punted from inside their 10 and started in Arizona territory after Joey Blount was penalized for grabbing a facemask. Josh Jacobs had a 14-yard run and Jordan Love found Jayden Reed for a five-yard touchdown pass to give the Packers the lead.
Packers 14, Cardinals 0
Romeo Doubs scored a diving 10-yard touchdown pass. The drive went 80 yards after the Cardinals couldn’t quite pin their punt inside the five. Emmanuel Wilson had a 19-yard catch and Cardinals linebacker Mack Wilson got hurt.
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