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TAMPA, Fla. (Interstat) — Jordan Love threw two touchdown passes and visiting Green Bay held off Tampa Bay 17-14 on Sunday at Raymond James Stadium. Love completed 22 of 30 passes for 197 yards for the Packers, who improved to 2-2. Matthew Golden and Tucker Kraft caught touchdown passes. Evan Williams had seven tackles, one sack and one interception, while Edgerrin Cooper recorded nine tackles, one sack and one interception. Jalon Daniels led the Buccaneers, completing 19 of 27 passes for 148 yards and one touchdown while rushing for 55 yards. Kenny Gainwell caught a 10-yard scoring pass in the fourth quarter, and Sean Tucker scored on a 2-yard run. Jacob Parrish had five tackles and an interception for Tampa Bay, which fell to 0-4. Riley Dixon punted four times for 160 yards. Bucky Irving rushed 16 times for 61 yards, and Cade Otton caught four passes for 37 yards. Attendance was 61,467.
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TAMPA (Interstat) — Jordan Love threw two touchdown passes and Green Bay held off Tampa Bay 17-14 on Sunday at Raymond James Stadium. Green Bay improved to 2-2. Tampa Bay fell to 0-4. Love, a 6-foot-4, 219-pound quarterback from Bakersfield, California, completed 22 of 30 passes for 197 yards and two scores. Tampa Bay quarterback Jalon Daniels, a 6-foot-1, 219-pound passer, kept the Buccaneers close, completing 19 of 27 passes for 148 yards and a touchdown while running eight times for 55 yards and recording one tackle. The Packers defense made enough plays late to preserve the road win. Green Bay’s offense balanced its passing attack with a steady running game, while Tampa Bay leaned on Daniels to create chances with his arm and legs. Green Bay opened the scoring when Love found Matthew Golden for a 2-yard touchdown. Trey Smack added the extra point. Tampa Bay answered with a 2-yard touchdown run by Sean Tucker, and Chase McLaughlin kicked the extra point. Smack gave Green Bay a 10-7 lead with a 58-yard field goal as the first half ended. After halftime, Love connected with Tucker Kraft for a touchdown to extend the lead to 17-7. Tampa Bay pulled within 17-14 in the fourth quarter when Daniels hit Kenny Gainwell for a 10-yard touchdown, and McLaughlin made the extra point. The Buccaneers had a final chance but could not score again. Green Bay’s defense forced a late stop, and the Packers ran out the clock to secure the victory. The game featured five scoring plays and a pair of special-teams kicks that shaped the final margin. Love led a Green Bay passing game that spread the ball to several targets. Golden, a 5-foot-11, 191-pound wide receiver, added one carry for 6 yards and three receptions for 21 yards to go with his touchdown. Kraft, a 6-foot-5, 259-pound tight end, had one carry for 3 yards, six receptions for 42 yards, one tackle and one touchdown. Christian Watson caught three passes for 47 yards. Mark Redman, a 6-foot-5, 258-pound tight end, had two receptions for 29 yards. Jonnu Smith, a 6-foot-3, 248-pound tight end, caught one pass for 19 yards. Skyy Moore had one reception for minus-2 yards, two kick returns for 52 yards and two punt returns for 19 yards. Kaleb Johnson, a 6-foot-1, 224-pound running back, ran eight times for 42 yards. Chris Brooks, a 6-foot-1, 219-pound running back, had four carries for 30 yards and one reception for 5 yards. MarShawn Lloyd, a 5-foot-9, 220-pound running back, ran seven times for 13 yards and caught five passes for 36 yards. Bo Melton and J. Michael Sturdivant did not record a statistic. For Tampa Bay, Daniels also got help from the running game. Bucky Irving, a 5-foot-10, 195-pound running back, ran 16 times for 61 yards. Tucker, a 5-foot-10, 210-pound running back, finished with three carries for 10 yards and a touchdown. Gainwell, a 5-foot-9, 200-pound running back, had three carries for 5 yards and two receptions for 22 yards and a touchdown. Tez Johnson, a 5-foot-10, 165-pound wide receiver, had one carry for 10 yards, two receptions for 17 yards and one punt return for 13 yards. Cade Otton, a 6-foot-5, 247-pound tight end, caught four passes for 37 yards. Chris Godwin Jr., a 6-foot-1, 208-pound wide receiver, had six receptions for 31 yards. Ted Hurst III, a 6-foot-3, 185-pound wide receiver, caught two passes for 25 yards. Emeka Egbuka, a 6-foot-1, 205-pound wide receiver, had two receptions for 13 yards. Kameron Johnson, a 5-foot-10, 170-pound wide receiver, had one reception for 3 yards and two tackles. Graham Barton, a 6-foot-5, 314-pound center, lined up at center. Riley Dixon, a 6-foot-4, 221-pound punter, punted four times for 160 yards, while McLaughlin handled the extra points. Tampa Bay’s defense was busy against Green Bay’s balanced attack. Jacob Parrish, a 5-foot-10, 198-pound cornerback, recorded five tackles and an interception. Josiah Trotter led the Buccaneers with nine tackles. Antoine Winfield Jr., a 5-foot-9, 203-pound safety, and Tykee Smith, a 5-foot-10, 202-pound safety, each had six tackles. Zyon McCollum, a 6-foot-2, 199-pound cornerback, Keionte Scott and David Walker, a 6-foot-2, 260-pound linebacker, each finished with three tackles. Alex Anzalone, a 6-foot-3, 237-pound linebacker, Yaya Diaby, a 6-foot-3, 263-pound linebacker, A’Shawn Robinson, a 6-foot-4, 330-pound tackle, and Vita Vea, a 6-foot-4, 347-pound tackle, each had two tackles. Rakeem Nunez-Roches, a 6-foot-2, 307-pound tackle, Anthony Nelson, a 6-foot-7, 271-pound linebacker, Christian Rozeboom, a 6-foot-2, 230-pound linebacker, Elijah Roberts, a 6-foot-4, 295-pound defensive end, Bauer Sharp, a 6-foot-4, 246-pound tight end, Miles Killebrew, a 6-foot-2, 222-pound safety, Al-Quadin Muhammad, a 6-foot-3, 250-pound defensive end, and Kevin Knowles, a 5-foot-11, 190-pound cornerback, each recorded one tackle. Green Bay’s defense also produced key stops. Evan Williams, a 5-foot-11, 200-pound safety, had seven tackles, one sack and one interception. Edgerrin Cooper, a 6-foot-2, 229-pound linebacker, posted nine tackles, one sack and one interception. Zaire Franklin, a 6-foot, 235-pound linebacker, and Javon Bullard, a 5-foot-10, 198-pound safety, each had eight tackles. Keisean Nixon, a 5-foot-10, 200-pound cornerback, added seven tackles. Daniel Whelan, a 6-foot-5, 216-pound punter, punted four times for 180 yards. The Packers’ defense limited Tampa Bay’s late chances and kept the Buccaneers from completing the comeback. Green Bay’s ability to create turnovers and pressure Daniels in critical moments proved decisive. Green Bay had lost to Atlanta, beaten the New York Jets in overtime and lost at Minnesota earlier this season. The Packers will host Chicago and Dallas before visiting Detroit and then hosting Carolina. Tampa Bay had lost to Minnesota, Cleveland and Cincinnati. The Buccaneers will visit Dallas before hosting Pittsburgh and then traveling to Carolina. Both teams will look to build on different trajectories as the season continues. Green Bay will aim to stay above .500, while Tampa Bay will search for its first win. Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Tampa Bay 33, Green Bay 26. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Tampa Bay with a 52.7 percent probability to win. Tampa Bay had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -3. The total score of 31 went over the over/under line of 38.5.

