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Douglas' interception in the end zone with 12 seconds remaining
sealed the victory as Green Bay (7-1) increased its winning
streak to seven games. Randall Cobb caught two scoring passes,
Aaron Jones rushed for a score and Rogers completed 22 of 37
passes for 184 yards.
James Conner rushed for two touchdowns and Chase Edmonds notched
one for the Cardinals (7-1), who had started 7-0 for the first
time since 1974 when they resided in St. Louis and were coached
by legendary Don Coryell.
Arizona's Kyler Murray completed 22 of 33 passes for 274 yards
and two interceptions. DeAndre Hopkins played sparingly due to a
hamstring injury and had two receptions for 66 yards.
Green Bay outgained the Cardinals 335 yards to 334 and
controlled the ball for 37 minutes, 35 seconds. The Packers
didn't commit a turnover while forcing three.
Arizona seemed headed for a two-score deficit when Jones was
ruled to have scored on a 1-yard run in the final quarter.
However, the play was reviewed and the touchdown was overturned
to keep Green Bay ahead by three with 4:44 left.
The Cardinals kept the Packers out of the end zone -- Devon
Kennard batted away Rodgers' fourth-down throw -- and took
possession on their own 1-yard line with 3:23 remaining.
Murray had completions of 23 yards to A.J. Green, 29 to
Christian Kirk and 22 to Edmonds, and Arizona eventually reached
the Green Bay 5.
However, Green never looked for the ball on the decisive play as
Murray tossed it his way. Douglas reached out with his left hand
and corralled the ball for his first interception since 2018,
when he was playing for the Philadelphia Eagles.
Green Bay scored 17 consecutive points after allowing an early
touchdown.
Rodgers tossed a 2-yard scoring pass to Cobb to make it 17-7
with 11:37 left in the third quarter.
Arizona pulled within three on Conner's 2-yard touchdown run
with 6:22 remaining in the period.
The Packers pushed the margin back to 10 when Rodgers threw a
6-yard scoring pass to Cobb on the first play of the final
stanza. However, the Cardinals pulled within 24-21 on Conner's
9-yard jaunt with 10:45 remaining.
Green Bay led 10-7 at the break.
Edmonds scored on an 11-yard with 6:17 left in the first
quarter.
The Packers tied the score on Jones' 2-yard run with 12:54 left
in the second quarter and moved ahead on Mason Crosby's 21-yard
field goal with 6:24 remaining.
--Field Level Media
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