Brandon Cisse wasted little time making his mark in the NFL.
The rookie cornerback came up with his first career interception on Sunday night against the Dallas Cowboys, jumping on a chance after CeeDee Lamb slipped on his route and taking away a Dak Prescott pass. It was a timely play in a first half that had already tilted sharply in Green Bay’s favor, with the Packers up 17-0 at the time of writing.
Cisse, 21, entered the league as the No. 52 overall pick in the 2026 draft. He started his college career at North Carolina State before moving to South Carolina, where he put together a productive 2025 season.
The turnover came during a chaotic stretch for Prescott. He had already been picked off twice in the first half, and the game had three interceptions on four drives. Linebacker Dee Winters got the first one, then Evan Williams added another just over two minutes later after Jordan Love nearly threw a pick-six that was overturned when the Cowboys defender was ruled to have been touched down by Matthew Golden.
A few minutes after that, Prescott went back to Lamb, only for the receiver to lose his footing. Cisse pounced, delivering the first interception of his pro career.
It was Prescott’s second pick of the night, and both of them came with Dallas inside the 30-yard line.
For Cisse, the takeaway also snapped a long wait for another interception. His previous one came on Sept. 27, 2025, against the Kentucky Wildcats. In college, he finished with two interceptions, with the other arriving on Nov. 4, 2023, against the Miami Hurricanes.
At halftime at Lambeau Field, Cisse had two total tackles, both solo, along with two pass deflections.
Green Bay’s defense, rebuilt under new defensive coordinator Jonathan Gannon, has been flying around all night and giving the Cowboys fits. The unit has followed up its win over the Chicago Bears with another sharp performance, and Prescott’s struggles against the Packers have continued into Week 6. There’s still time left for Dallas to rally, but so far this has been a defensive masterclass, with Cisse right in the middle of it.
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