Malik Willis rushes for his second touchdown of the evening
Wes Hodkiewicz
GREEN BAY Malik Willis has completed 16-of-19 passing for 272 yards and a touchdown while rushing for two scores, as the Packers cut into the Ravens' 27-24 lead after three quarters.
Packers and Ravens tied at 7 after first quarter
Baltimore won the opening coin toss and elected to receive. Tyler Huntley started at quarterback in place of an injured Lamar Jackson (back).
The Ravens converted two third downs on a 13-play, 75-yard scoring drive. Derrick Henry rushed for 48 yards on seven carries, including a 3-yard touchdown run that put Baltimore up 7-0 with 6 minutes, 55 seconds left in the first quarter.
Packers safety Zayne Anderson injured his ankle on the ensuing kickoff and was ruled out. Malik Willis, starting at quarterback in place of Jordan Love (left shoulder/concussion), opened with a 40-yard pass to Romeo Doubs down the left sideline to the Ravens' 29-yard line.
Back-to-back pre-snap penalties pushed the Packers into first-and-20, but Willis immediately fired a 39-yard touchdown pass to Christian Watson over the middle to tie the game at 7 with 5:44 left in the first quarter.
The Ravens charged right back behind Huntley, who completed his first seven passes before scrambling for a first down on second-and-8 to the Green Bay 18.
Ravens lead Packers 27-14 at halftime
Baltimore continued to feed Henry, who rushed for 14 yards on back-to-back carries before scoring from 1-yard out on third-and-goal to put the Ravens back up 14-7 with 13:13 left in the first half.
Defensive lineman Jordon Riley was injured on the play and immediately carted to the locker room.
The Packers opened with an 8-yard pass to tight end Josh Whyle but wound up turning the ball over on downs after four straight plays when Josh Jacobs was stopped for no gain on fourth-and-1 at the Green Bay 34.
Keaton Mitchell gained 14 yards on first down to move back inside the Packers' red zone. Henry ran for seven yards on third-and-2 to set up first-and-goal at the Packers' 6.
After Quay Walker sacked Huntley for zero yards, Green Bay cornerback Nate Hobbs broke up a third-and-goal pass intended for Rashod Bateman. He injured knee on the play and went to the locker room.
The Ravens settled for a 22-yard Tyler Loop field goal to push their lead to 17-7 with 7:13 left in the first half.
Green Bay gave the ball back to Baltimore after Sean Rhyan's snap on second-and-3 hit Willis in the face, resulting in a fumble the Ravens recovered at the Packers' 30.
A 4-yard carry on second-and-1 put Henry over 100 rushing yards a little more than 25 minutes into the game. Lukas Van Ness had an inside pressure and Keisean Nixon broke up a third-and-9 pass in the Green Bay end zone to force a Loop 34-yard field goal that made it 20-7 Ravens with 3:39 left in the half.
The Packers went back to the air on their next series, with Watson catching a 13-yard out on first down from the 24. After a 2-yard checkdown to Jayden Reed, Willis side-armed a pass to Doubs that he took for 13 yards.
Safety Alohi Gilman was flagged for a facemask during the tackle to move the ball to the Ravens' 33, as the first half reached the two-minute warning.
After an 11-yard pass to Chris Brooks, Willis ran for a 22-yard touchdown off a read-option to cut Baltimore's lead to 20-14 with 1:24 left in the first half.
The Ravens moved the ball across midfield on a 25-yard Huntley scramble to the Green Bay 40. An 11-yard completion to Isaiah Likely and a 15-yard personal foul on Evan Williams' hit moved Baltimore to the Packers' 14.
Henry scored his third touchdown of the first half on a 3-yard run to extend the Ravens' lead to 27-14 with 10 seconds left in the half.
Ravens lead Packers 27-24 after three quarters
Green Bay announced both Hobbs (knee) and receiver Dontayvion Wicks (concussion) were ruled out for the game. The Packers faced third-and-18 after Willis was sacked on second down, but he rolled right and found Reed for 30 yards.
Willis then unleashed a pass to Watson over the middle that the fourth-year receiver took for 31 yards to the Baltimore 21. Willis completed his first 11 passes before Brooks dropped a second-and-9 checkdown.
Willis avoided a sack on third-and-9 and scrambled up the middle for 12 to set up first-and-goal at the Ravens' 8. The drive stalled there after Jacobs was stopped for no gain and then slipped on a second-and-goal checkdown.
Brandon McManus made a 24-yard field goal to cut Baltimore's lead to 27-17 with 9:10 left in the third quarter.
The Packers held Henry to one yard on first down, but cornerback Kamal Hadden injured his ankle and was immediately ruled out after being carted to the locker room.
Green Bay had Baltimore in third-and-5 before Alan Eck's crew miscounted and incorrectly penalized the Packers for 12 men on the field. It was overturned upon replay assist. Moments later, Zay Flowers caught a 6-yard pass to convert.
Kingsley Enagbare had a massive tackle for a loss of five yards of Henry on second-and-9. The Ravens punted after a 3-yard checkdown to Rasheen Ali. Green Bay took over at its 14.
A holding call on Aaron Banks backed the Packers up half the distance to the goal line, but Willis again worked out of it with a 12-yard out to Matthew Golden and then an offsides call on the Ravens.
On the next play, Willis fired a 23-yard completion to Watson and then connected with Bo Melton on a 34-yard deep ball to the Ravens' 11-yard line. On the next play, Willis ran for an 11-yard touchdown off read-option to cut Baltimore's lead to 27-24 with 2:02 left in the third quarter.
Derrick Henry converted on third-and-5 from the Baltimore 20 with a 9-yard run up the middle. The third quarter ended on a Henry 30-yard run to the Packers' 41.
