Golden gains 104 as Packers beat Cowboys 23-13

Matthew Golden caught a 9-yard touchdown pass and finished with 104 receiving yards as the Green Bay Packers beat the Dallas Cowboys 23-13 on Sunday, October 18, at Lambeau Field.

Golden caught six passes. His first-quarter touchdown capped a 16-play, 90-yard drive that started at the Green Bay 10 and took 6:30. Late in the second quarter he gained 21 yards to the Dallas 2.

The Packers (4-2) led 17-0 at halftime and never trailed. The Cowboys (2-4) did not score until the third quarter.

Prescott's two first-half interceptions did the damage. Evan Williams picked him off at the Green Bay 3 early in the second quarter, and the Packers turned it into a 25-yard field goal. Cisse intercepted him at the Green Bay 18 later in the half, and Love scored on a 1-yard sneak up the middle with 23 seconds left before the break.

Javonte Williams ran for a 1-yard touchdown midway through the third quarter to make it 17-7, but Smack answered with a 44-yard field goal. His 29-yarder midway through the fourth quarter made it 23-7. Dallas ran 18 plays for 57 yards in 4:56 and turned the ball over on downs.

Prescott went 34 of 54 for 258 yards and a touchdown, with the two interceptions. George Pickens caught six passes for 73 yards. With 0:44 left, Prescott threw a 6-yard touchdown pass to Flournoy, and the two-point try failed.

Green Bay gained 333 yards to Dallas's 306 and had one turnover to the Cowboys' two. The Cowboys ran for only 48 yards. The Packers took three sacks to Dallas's one, yet finished with 0.06 EPA per play to Dallas's -0.09.

Up next

Packers: visit the Detroit Lions on Sunday, October 25.

Cowboys: visit the Philadelphia Eagles on Monday, October 26.