The Green Bay Packers scored back-to-back touchdowns to open the game, then stopped Tom Brady’s last-second comeback attempt en route to a 14-12 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday at Raymond James Stadium.
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Here’s Packers Wire’s Game Player and Game of the Week 3 Play:
Player of the match: CB Keisean Nixon
Who would have guessed that? While a number of worthy candidates exist here, including Kenny Clark, Romeo Doubs and De’Vondre Campbell, we hand the ball to Nixon, who did a bit of everything in an unexpected but important role on Sunday. After Jaire Alexander was out with a groin injury, Nixon stepped into the slot corner role and impressed – first with a forced fumble and later a forced incompleteness in the end zone during of a third test. He also downed a punt at the 2-yard line, pinning the Bucs with solid special teams play. A free agent addition from the Raiders, Nixon stepped up to his first real playing time on defense and continued to make a positive impact on special teams.
Well done @PatODonnell_16 & @keiseannixon. 👏#GBvsTB
#GoPackGo pic.twitter.com/QHwaEr0uEC— Green Bay Packers (@packers) September 25, 2022
Game of the match: Randall Cobb catches 40 yards
.@rcobb18 with the gain of 40 yards!#GBvsTB
#GoPackGo📺 FOX pic.twitter.com/KXQxHBoEvR
— Green Bay Packers (@packers) September 25, 2022
Breaking up De’Vondre Campbell’s pass on the two-point conversion attempt would have been an easy choice, but we’ll take Cobb’s explosive play in the first half that should have allowed the Packers to extend their lead. It was a vintage piece from Aaron Rodgers to Randall Cobb. The veteran quarterback pretended to run, waited for the pitching window to open and hit Cobb in stride, and the shrewd slot receiver did the rest. The 32-year-old beat off a tackle attempt and ran down the field for a big win. A few plays later, Aaron Jones fumbled at the 1-yard line. Although Cobb’s 40-yard play yielded no points, it showed he still had plenty of juice left.