The Green Bay Packers are back in the win column, and they avoided losing to Joe Flacco for the second time in three games. Facing the Cincinnati Bengals at Lambeau Field, Matt LaFleur’s team struggled to get out to a big lead in the first half, but both teams’ offenses woke up a bit in the second half. Green Bay never went on defense with less than a two-possession lead in the second half, eventually holding on for a 27-18 victory.
The game was a bit of a breakout for Matthew Golden, who led the team with 86 receiving yards on three catches. Golden added 16 yards on the ground for his first game of over 100 yards from scrimmage. Meanwhile, Josh Jacobs had a big day, with 18 carries for 93 yards and two touchdowns and another five receptions for 57 yards.
It was a tale of two halves for