Packers vs. Commanders live updates: Game score, analysis, highlights for 'Thursday Night Football'
Two franchises who are polar opposites, when it comes to roster construction, will collide Thursday night at Lambeau Field with the Washington Commanders (1-0) facing off against the host Green Bay Packers (1-0).Washington is the NFL's oldest team with an average age of 28 years and 243 days while Green Bay is the NFl's youngest team for the third consecutive season with an average age of 25 years and 292 days. Thursday night will also feature a reunion of old "friends" with new Packers All-Pro edge rusher Micah Parsons reconnecting with one of his former NFC East foes in Washington 2024 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year quarterback Jayden Daniels.Parsons obliterated the Commanders' front in his two matchups as a Dallas Cowboy in 2024: he totaled seven quarterback pressures and four-and-a-half sacks in those meetings. That production made Parsons the only player in the NFL to sack Daniels more than twice last season.On the other side of the ball, Packers quarterback Jordan Love will become the first quarterback to start for Green Bay against Washington other than either Brett Favre or Aaron Rodgers since Don Majkowski in 1988. Love also has eight consecutive regular season starts without an interception, and with a clean game Thursday night, he can tie Rodgers' nine-game stretch in 2018 for the longest interception-less streak by a Packers quarterback in the Super Bowl era.Will Love, Parsons and the Packers power Green Bay to their first 2-0 start since 2020? Or will Daniels lead the Commanders to their first win at Lambeau Field since 1986? Stay tuned to our live blog below to find out!Where to watch Packers vs. Commanders liveDate: Thursday, Sept. 11 | Time: 8:15 p.m. ETLocation: Lambeau Field (Green Bay)TV/Stream: Amazon Prime VideoFollow: CBS Sports AppOdds: Packers -3.5; O/U 48.5 via DraftKings, where new users get $300 in bonus bets and over $200 off NFL Sunday Ticket. Click here to get started:Updating Live(7)See New PostsPinnedLink copiedPackers come up empty on fourth downGreen Bay goes for it on fourth-and-three, but Love's deep pass to the end zone for rookie Matthew Golden was broken up by fellow rookie Trey Amos. Great play by Amos, who undercut the route on a throw that may have been slightly under thrown.Packers also may have sustained a possible injury to WR Jayden Reed, who was favoring his right arm as he left the field.Huge win on that drive for the Commanders' defense. A big key to their success was containing Jacobs and forcing GB's offense to be one-dimensional.PinnedLink copiedPackers on the move to start 'TNF'Two completions by Jordan Love and a holding call on Washington has allowed Green Bay to cross midfield on the game's first drive. Both of Love's completions were to Dontayvion Wicks.Josh Jacobs has been held in check so far, getting just eight yards on his first three carries.PinnedLink copiedNotable Packers injuriesThe Packers will be without starting offensive linemen Zach Tom (oblique) and Aaron Banks (ankle) for tonight's game. Micah Parsons, who was listed as questionable due to his back, is officially active, along with CB Nate Hobbs (knee).Rookie Anthony Belton is in line to replace Tom at RT, while Donovan Jennings will replace Banks at LG. Belton got his first NFL regular season snaps last week against the Lions. Jennings, who is in his second season with the Packers, has never played in a regular season game.PinnedLink copiedPackers RB Josh Jacobs looks to rumble into the end zone for 10th consecutive gameGreen Bay Pro Bowl running back Josh Jacobs has racked up a rushing touchdown in nine straight games, which is the longest streak in Packers history. It's also tied for the fourth-longest streak by any player in the 21st century.Most Consecutive Games with Rush TDSince 2000Consecutive Games with Rush TD2004-05 LaDainian Tomlinson 182021 Jonathan Taylor 112002 Priest Holmes 112024-25 Josh Jacobs 9 <<2023 Kyren Williams 92022 Ezekiel Elliott 92005 Shaun Alexander 9>> Active streakPinnedLink copiedNew Packers edge rusher Micah Parsons ready for Jayden Daniels reunionMicah Parsons faced Commanders 2024 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year quarterback Jayden Daniels twice while with the Dallas Cowboys last season. Parsons was nuisance for Daniels last season: he amassed seven quarterback pressures and four-and-a-half sacks in those meetings.That production made Parsons the only player in the NFL to sack Daniels more than twice last season.Micah Parsons vs Commanders Last SeasonWeek 12 Week 18Tackles 8 4Sacks 2.0 2.5Pressures 3 4PinnedLink copiedPackers defense heating upGreen Bay has allowed 250 or fewer total yards in four of their last five games. Going back a little further, the Packers are allowing an average of 67.4 rushing yards per game in their last eight games. That's the fewest the Packers have allowed in an eight-game span since the 1995, 1996 seasons. The 1995 Packers lost in the NFC title game to the eventual Super Bowl champ Dallas Cowboys, and the 1996 Packers won the Super Bowl.PinnedLink copiedWashington seeks first win at Green Bay in nearly 40 yearsThe last time Washington won at Lambeau Field was all the way back in 1986 when the starting quarterback was Jay Schroeder. The franchise's last road win at the Packers was in 1988 when Green Bay played some of their home games at Milwaukee County Stadium. Overall, Washington is on a six-game losing streak in road games at the Packers.
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