The Dallas Cowboys came into Sunday night looking for a reset. A players-only meeting and a new defensive voice were supposed to help them settle things down. Instead, Green Bay’s defense delivered the sharpest message of the evening.
At Lambeau Field, the Packers picked off Dak Prescott twice and rolled to a 23-13 win. Dallas, which had been putting up 27.6 points per game, never got into a rhythm and spent the entire game climbing out of a hole it created in the first half. Green Bay led 17-0 at halftime, and the Cowboys never fully closed the gap.
The turning point was turnovers. Prescott’s first interception came in the second quarter when Evan Williams jumped the route. Later in the half, rookie Brandon Cisse came away with the first interception of his career and set up another Green Bay surge.
The Packers made that takeaway count right away. Jordan Love punched in a 1-yard touchdown run with 23 seconds left before halftime, stretching the lead to 17-0. It also marked the first time Dallas had been shut out in a first half since 2021.
Love put together a clean night statistically, finishing with 276 passing yards, a touchdown pass and a rushing touchdown. Matthew Golden was his top target, catching six passes for 104 yards and a touchdown as Green Bay built an early lead and never let it slip away.
Dallas did have a few defensive positives to take out of the night. The Cowboys forced two turnovers of their own, including their first interception of the season, and kept the score from getting even uglier down the stretch. But those small wins could not erase the sluggish start, and the offense did not reach the end zone until late in the fourth quarter.
The result leaves Green Bay at 4-2 with a third straight victory. Dallas drops to 2-4 and now turns to a road game against Philadelphia on Oct.
- The Packers head to Detroit next Sunday.
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