NFL Week 2 | Thursday Night Football | September 11, 2025 | Lambeau Field, Green Bay, WI | Attendance: 77,289
Jordan Love threw for 292 yards and two touchdowns, Tucker Kraft posted a career night, and Green Bay’s defense turned Jayden Daniels into a passenger for three quarters. The Packers won 27-18, and it was never really close. Here is the complete Washington Commanders vs Green Bay Packers player stats breakdown, full box score, and everything that decided this game.
Table of Contents
Scoring Summary
| Quarter | Scoring Play | WSH | GB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 – 4:33 | Romeo Doubs 5 Yd pass from Jordan Love (McManus kick) | 0 | 7 |
| Q2 – 7:34 | Josh Jacobs 2 Yd Rush (McManus kick) | 0 | 14 |
| Q2 – 4:27 | Matt Gay 51 Yd Field Goal | 3 | 14 |
| Q3 – 6:37 | Brandon McManus 22 Yd Field Goal | 3 | 17 |
| Q4 – 13:45 | Zach Ertz 20 Yd pass from Jayden Daniels (Gay kick) | 10 | 17 |
| Q4 – 8:57 | Tucker Kraft 8 Yd pass from Jordan Love (McManus kick) | 10 | 24 |
| Q4 – 6:42 | Brandon McManus 56 Yd Field Goal | 10 | 27 |
| Q4 – 2:53 | Deebo Samuel 10 Yd pass from Daniels (2-pt: Daniels to McCaffrey) | 18 | 27 |
How the Game Played Out
Washington gained 11 yards on its first three drives. Green Bay gained 188.
The Packers opened with a 96-yard march in seven plays. A 57-yard Love-to-Kraft connection set up Romeo Doubs’ five-yard touchdown grab. The second touchdown drive covered 92 yards in 10 plays, built around Malik Heath’s 37-yard sideline catch with both feet in bounds, and finished by Josh Jacobs from two yards out. The Commanders answered with a Matt Gay 51-yard field goal right before halftime, leaving points on the field after Gay also missed from 58 and 52 yards.
Washington did not reach the end zone until the 13:45 mark of the fourth quarter, when Zach Ertz pulled in a 20-yard touchdown pass to cut it to 17-10. Love and Kraft answered on the very next drive with an eight-yard scoring strike, McManus added a 56-yard field goal to go up 27-10, and a late Deebo Samuel touchdown with a successful two-point conversion gave the final score a less accurate look than the game actually was.
“They played better than us,” Daniels said. “Not really much (else) to say.”
Team Stats
| Category | Washington | Green Bay |
|---|---|---|
| Total Yards | 230 | 404 |
| Passing Yards (Net / Gross) | 179 / 200 | 269 / 292 |
| Rushing Yards | 51 | 135 |
| 1st Downs | 15 | 22 |
| Yards Per Play | 3.5 | 6.4 |
| 3rd Down Efficiency | 5/16 – 31% | 5/12 – 42% |
| 4th Down | 1/3 | 0/1 |
| Red Zone (Scored-Att) | 1 of 1 | 3 of 4 |
| Sacks Allowed | 4 (−21 yds) | 2 (−23 yds) |
| Total Pressures Allowed | 33 | 14 |
| Explosive Passes (15+ yds) | 2 for 39 yds | 8 for 201 yds |
| Avg Depth of Target | 7.5 yds | 15.0 yds |
| Penalties | 5 for 30 yds | 10 for 77 yds |
| Time of Possession | 27:34 | 32:26 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
Full Box Score
Green Bay Packers
Passing
| Player | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Love | 19/31 | 292 | 9.4 | 2 | 0 | 2-23 | 113.9 |
Rushing
| Player | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Jacobs | 23 | 84 | 3.7 | 1 | 10 |
| Savion Williams | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | 16 |
| Matthew Golden | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 9 |
| Jordan Love | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | 14 |
| Team | 30 | 135 | 4.5 | 1 | 16 |
Receiving
| Player | TGT | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | YAC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tucker Kraft | 7 | 6 | 124 | 20.7 | 1 | 57 | 74 |
| Dontayvion Wicks | 6 | 4 | 44 | 11.0 | 0 | 14 | — |
| Malik Heath | 1 | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | 0 | 37 | 0 |
| Luke Musgrave | 2 | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 0 | 23 | 7 |
| Romeo Doubs | 5 | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 1 | 17 | 16 |
| Chris Brooks | 4 | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 0 | 16 | 36 |
| Matthew Golden | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Team | 27 | 19 | 292 | 15.4 | 2 | 57 | — |
Kicking
| Player | FG (Made-Att) | LG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon McManus | 2/3 | 56 | 3/3 | 9 |
Defense
| Player | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgerrin Cooper | 10 | 7 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Quay Walker | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Javon Bullard | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Evan Williams | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Xavier McKinney | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Lukas Van Ness | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Rashan Gary | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Karl Brooks | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Devonte Wyatt | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Keisean Nixon | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Kingsley Enagbare | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carrington Valentine | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Micah Parsons | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Isaiah McDuffie | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Hobbs | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kitan Oladapo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Washington Commanders
Passing
| Player | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jayden Daniels | 24/42 | 200 | 4.8 | 2 | 0 | 4-21 | 85.4 |
Rushing
| Player | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Ekeler | 8 | 17 | 2.1 | 0 | 5 |
| Jacory Croskey-Merritt | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 0 | 5 |
| Jayden Daniels | 7 | 17 | 2.4 | 0 | 8 |
| Team | 19 | 51 | 2.7 | 0 | 8 |
Receiving
| Player | TGT | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | YAC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Ertz | 8 | 6 | 64 | 10.7 | 1 | 20 | 25 |
| Terry McLaurin | 9 | 5 | 48 | 9.6 | 0 | 14 | 12 |
| Deebo Samuel | 8 | 7 | 44 | 6.3 | 1 | 12 | 55 |
| Luke McCaffrey | 1 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 19 | 2 |
| Noah Brown | 4 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | 3 |
| Austin Ekeler | 4 | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 4 | 11 |
| Ben Sinnott | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Jaylin Lane | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jacory Croskey-Merritt | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Team | 40 | 24 | 200 | 8.3 | 2 | 20 | — |
Kicking
| Player | FG (Made-Att) | LG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Gay | 1/3 | 51 | 1/1 | 4 |
Defense
| Player | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Wagner | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quan Martin | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Marshon Lattimore | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Sainristil | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dorance Armstrong | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Will Harris | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeremy Reaves | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacob Martin | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Percy Butler | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Jones | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Javontae Jean-Baptiste | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trey Amos | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Von Miller | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Deatrich Wise Jr. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Players Who Decided the Result
Jordan Love averaged 9.4 yards per attempt on Thursday night, nearly double Daniels’ 4.8. He threw deep with purpose — average target depth of 15.0 yards — and did it while operating without two starting offensive linemen in Zach Tom (quad) and Aaron Banks (ankle/groin). He was sacked twice, absorbed 14 total pressures, and finished with a 113.9 passer rating. PFF’s initial grade: 83.0.
Tucker Kraft had never gone over 100 receiving yards in a game at any level before that night in Green Bay. Six catches, 124 yards, 74 yards after the catch, and a touchdown. His 57-yard reception on the opening drive set the whole offense in motion.
“Hopefully, I can keep stacking games like that,” Kraft said. “It’s the first time I’ve ever gotten over 100 yards, including college.”
Micah Parsons generated 8 total pressures on 47 pass-rush snaps, including a sack, a hit, and six hurries. The box score credits him 0.5 sacks (a split with a teammate), but his impact on Daniels’ decision-making went well beyond the stat sheet. PFF graded him at 89.8.
“We gave up some things that we didn’t want to, more points than what we wanted to, but we made them earn everything,” Parsons said. “No big plays, we made them earn everything, and that’s the good part.”
Keisean Nixon was targeted six times in coverage and allowed one catch for nine yards. His five pass breakups led the defense. PFF’s initial grade: 90.5.
On Washington’s side, Bobby Wagner was the most reliable piece with 11 tackles and five run stops. Zach Ertz led the Commanders in receiving yards (64) and scored the only touchdown that genuinely threatened a comeback.
Injuries From Thursday Night
Three players left Lambeau Field with significant diagnoses.
Jayden Reed (GB, WR): Broke his collarbone in the first quarter on a 38-yard reception that was wiped out by penalty. Reed had also been managing a foot fracture coming into the season and chose to have surgery on both injuries simultaneously. Ian Rapoport reported a 6-8 week timeline. Head coach Matt LaFleur said, “He’ll be down for quite some time. We’ll see how fast he can recover and heal.”
Austin Ekeler (WSH, RB): Suffered a torn right Achilles tendon in the fourth quarter on a non-contact cut upfield. An MRI confirmed the tear. His 2025 season was over. With Brian Robinson Jr. already traded to the San Francisco 49ers before the season opened, rookie Jacory Croskey-Merritt became Washington’s lead back going forward.
Deatrich Wise Jr. (WSH, DE): Carted off in the second quarter with a quadriceps injury, later confirmed as season-ending. John Bates (groin) and Noah Brown (groin) also left the game, while CB Jonathan Jones hurt his hamstring.
What This Result Meant
Green Bay went to 2-0 for the first time since 2020, with both wins coming against teams that made the playoffs the previous season — Detroit in Week 1 (27-13) and now Washington.
“It feels good,” Love said. “We couldn’t have started the season off on a better note. It’s a thing we’ve just got to keep building on, but it feels great right now.”
Washington dropped to 1-1 and headed into the following week with their starting running back done for the year, a key defensive end lost for the season, and Daniels dealing with a sprained knee that ruled him out of Week 3. Quinn put it plainly after the game: “I just felt like we didn’t find the rhythm that we needed to, really from jump street.”
The Packers extended their Lambeau Field winning streak over Washington to seven straight. The last time the Commanders won at Lambeau was 1986. Thursday night did nothing to change that.
Officiating Crew: Referee Brad Rogers | Network: Prime Video
