Green Bay 30, Tennessee 14
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, September 22, 2024
Where: Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee
Temperature:
87°
Head Official:
Clay Martin
Attendance:
67322
By Field Level Media
Malik Willis threw for a touchdown and ran for another on Sunday as the Green Bay Packers never trailed in a 30-14 win over the Tennessee Titans in Nashville, Tenn.
Playing against the team that traded him last month for a 7th-round draft choice, Willis completed 13 of 19 passes for 202 yards and added 73 yards on the ground in the best game of his three-year NFL career.
Green Bay (2-1) also got three field goals from kicker Braydon Narveson, who was in training camp with Tennessee. The Packers dominated in total yardage, outgaining the Titans 378-237.
Tennessee quarterback Will Levis completed 26 of 34 for 260 yards with two touchdowns. The second-year signal-caller absorbed eight sacks and tossed two interceptions as the Titans fell to 0-3.
Willis set the tone right away, hitting a pair of 30-yard passes on his team's first drive and cashing it in by running for a 5-yard touchdown less than three minutes into the game.
Tennessee got off to a promising start offensively, matching Green Bay as Levis found Nick Vannett for a 1-yard score at the 7:15 mark.
But after Narveson connected on a 21-yard field goal, Levis made the big mistake, tossing an interception that Jaire Alexander returned 35 yards to make it 17-7 with 58 seconds left in the first quarter.
Narveson upped the lead to 20-7 at halftime with a 26-yard field goal, and Willis hit Emanuel Wilson for a 30-yard touchdown with 8:33 left in the third quarter for a 27-7 cushion. A penalty on the Titans during a missed field goal extended the drive.
Levis found DeAndre Hopkins for an 11-yard strike at the five-minute mark of the fourth to draw Tennessee within 13 but it couldn't get closer. Narveson capped the scoring on a 47-yard field goal with 3:34 remaining in the game.
Tennessee rushed for only 33 yards on 11 carries.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Rushing
Green Bay |
|
Tennessee |
Malik Willis
|
Player |
Tony Pollard
|
6 |
Attempts |
6 |
73 |
Yards |
14 |
12.2 |
Avg Yards |
2.3 |
1 |
Touchdowns |
0 |
29 |
Long |
4 |
Team Stats Summary
|
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
Green Bay
|
378 |
188 |
190 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
8.0 |
1 |
Tennessee
|
237 |
33 |
204 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
3.0 |
0 |
Upcoming Games
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Tennessee will play their next game on the road against Miami. The Titans have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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Green Bay will play their next game at home against Minnesota. The Packers have a W/L % of .500 after a win and 1.000 after a loss.