Packers vs. Bengals Score, Live Updates: Jordan Love vs. Joe Flacco 2.0

GREEN BAY, Wis. – With the Green Bay Packers fielding a new kicker and the Cincinnati Bengals starting a new quarterback, these slumping teams will battle on a sunny Sunday at Lambeau Field. Follow along all day for updates.

Final Score

The #Packers let the Bengals hang around for far too long before winning 27-18. Here's the early game story.https://t.co/pOUziBrooU
— Bill Huber (@BillHuberNFL) October 12, 2025

Fourth Quarter

Packers 27, Bengals 18 (1:52 remaining)

On third-and-8, the Packers desperately needed a play. Jordan Love delivered. He bought time to his left and, just as he was about to get sacked by Joseph Ossai, he lofted a downfield strike to rookie receiver Matthew Golden for a gain of 31. The Packers went for the knockout but the Bengals blitzed and Love couldn’t hit Golden. That set up the new kicker, Lucas Havrisik, for a pressure-packed debut. He split the uprights from 39 yards.

Packers 24, Bengals 18 (4:11 remaining)

The Packers are going to be pushed to the limit. On fourth-and-5, Joe Flacco threw a stupendous back-shoulder pass to Ja’Marr Chase for a 19-yard touchdown. On the two-point play, Flacco eluded the pressure long enough to find Chase Brown to make it a six-point game, meaning the Packers are going to need to close the game.

Nixon gave up the touchdown. He also was flagged for interference against Chase on third-and-6 and gave up a catch to Chase on third-and-5.

Packers 24, Bengals 10 (7:33 remaining)

The Packers might have delivered the knockout. After a 16-yard run by Josh Jacobs in which he broke one tackle to gain an additional 11 yards, Jordan Love threw a quick bootleg pass to tight end Tucker Kraft. Kraft broke a tackle by safety Jordan Battle, then plowed through cornerback Cam Taylor-Britt near the goal line.

Injury update: DB Javon Bullard is being evaluated for a concussion.

Packers 17, Bengals 10 (10:43 remaining)

The Packers’ defense suddenly looks vulnerable. Fortunately, Bengals receiver Andrei Iosivas dropped his third pass of the day, this one on third-and-8. Evan McPherson hit a 45-yard field goal. Joe Flacco is 19-of-31 passing for 141 yards, with receivers Ja’Marr Chase (six catches, 55 yards) and Tee Higgins (five catches, 62 yards) coming to life.

Packers 17, Bengals 7 (14:56 remaining)

Order has been restored. On the first play of the fourth quarter, Josh Jacobs sprinted through the middle of the defense for a 14-yard touchdown. Left guard Aaron Banks blocked two players and center Elgton Jenkins handled his man, leaving Jacobs to plow through a defensive back near the goal line. The Packers didn’t face a third down on the drive, with Jordan Love completing two passes to Romeo Doubs for first downs and Jacobs adding an 11-yard run.

Third Quarter

Packers 10, Bengals 7 (4:46 remaining)

Not unlike the Cleveland game in Week 3, the Packers have let an inferior hang around. The Bengals got the ball to start the second half and consumed more than 10 minutes. On fourth-and-goal from beyond the 2, Joe Flacco hit tight end Tanner Hudson against Quay Walker, who was shaken up on the previous play. After first-and-goal at the 1, the Bengals overcame a false start and a sack by Lukas Van Ness.

The drive went 17 plays for 78 yards. After it, Van Ness was carted to the locker room with a foot injury. He is questionable.

On third-and-1, Samaje Perine hammered away for 2. On third-and-4, Joe Flacco hit Tee Higgins for 9. On third-and-1, Perine slammed forward for 1; that play came after Chase Brown gained 9 yards on second-and-10 because the Packers’ defense couldn’t get him to the turf.

Injury updates: Along with Van Ness, Bengals DE Trey Hendrickson (back) is out.

Injury update: WR Dontayvion Wicks (ankle) is questionable.

Halftime: Packers Lead 10-0

It’s total domination: 240-65 in yards, 14-4 in first downs, 38-22 in plays. But the score is close, with the Bengals getting the ball to start the second half.

Jordan Love is 12-of-17 passing for 158 yards, with completions of 35 yards to Matthew Golden, 29 yards to Josh Jacobs, 24 yards to Tucker Kraft and 21 yards to Romeo Doubs making up the vast majority of the production.

Injury update: All-Pro Bengals defensive end Trey Hendrickson (back) is questionable.

Second Quarter

Packers 10, Bengals 0 (0:00 remaining)

The Bengals gained three first downs – they had only one before the drive – to set up a 67-yard field-goal attempt by Evan McPherson. On the first try, he hit the crossbar and it bounced over, but the Packers called timeout. His second try was short and caught by Keisean Nixon, who was one broken tackle from a 109-yard touchdown.

Packers 10, Bengals 0 (1:06 remaining)

Starting from their 17 with 2:50 remaining, the Packers surged past midfield at the 2-minute warning with a 24-yard pass to Tucker Kraft off play-action and a 12-yard run by Josh Jacobs through a big opening to the right. The drive stalled, though. On third-and-5, there was no flag for interference on a pass to Romeo Doubs against D.J. Turner.

Packers 10, Bengals 0 (2:50 remaining)

Can Joe Flacco save the Bengals’ season? Well, he’s 4-of-9 for 13 yards. The Bengals have had the ball four times and gained one first down.

Packers 10, Bengals 0 (4:05 remaining)

Green Bay’s offense came to life. Moments after some boos after Jordan Love threw the ball over the head of wide-open tight end Luke Musgrave, Love on third-and-10 went deep to Matthew Golden. The pass was perfect, and so was Golden’s stacking of cornerback Cam Taylor-Britt. Combined, it was a gain of 35. On the next play, Josh Jacobs was wide open over the middle. In the chaos from the pocket, Love found him for a catch-and-run of 29 to the 6. After defensive holding on Taylor-Britt, Jacobs strolled in from the 3.

It's 199-23 in yards, 12-1 in first downs and 33-11 in plays.

Packers 3, Bengals 0 (8:12 remaining)

The Packers lost 4 yards on a third-down completion and punted. What could the Bengals do for an encore? How about a 3-yard loss on a third-down completion, with tight end Tanner Hudson catching an errant pass and getting tackled immediately by Javon Bullard.

Packers 3, Bengals 0 (10:18 remaining)

It was a dreary three-and-out. On third-and-2, the Packers lined up with an empty backfield before motioning Emanuel Wilson into the backfield and across the formation. The Bengals weren’t buying whatever it was the Packers were selling, right tackle Zach Tom gave up a late pressure and Jordan Love’s throw across the field to Wilson – which seemed to hang in the air forever – lost 4 yards.

Packers 3, Bengals 0 (12:26 remaining)

The Packers gave up one first down but the pass rush took care of that. On second down, Warren Brinson and Micah Parsons applied the pressure on an incomplete pass. On third down, Rashan Gary, Lukas Van Ness and Parsons met at the quarterback, with Gary getting the hit on Joe Flacco and the pass landing incomplete.

Packers 3, Bengals 0 (14:15 remaining)

Starting at their 4, the Packers zoomed right down the field and into scoring range. First-round pick Matthew Golden played the lead role. First, he gained 8 yards on what was deemed a running play. One play later, he turned a short pass into a gain of 20 because he’s so fast that he blew past two wound-be tacklers. One play later, he got the ball on a jet sweep for 8 yards. The two runs included 11 yards after contact and the one catch included 16 yards after the catch.

.@packers' first-round pick Matthew Golden showing off the moves 🧀

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— NFL (@NFL) October 12, 2025

The drive stalled, with Love not quite able to get out of harm’s way on a third-and-8 scramble, and Lucas Havrisik booted a 43-yard field goal.

It’s 22-3 to plays.

First Quarter

Packers 0, Bengals 0 (6:39 remaining)

Green Bay’s defense came to play with a three-and-out. On first down, Quay Walker strung out a jet sweep to Ja’Marr Chase, with Javon Bullard bringing him down for a loss of 3. Micah Parsons blew up a second-down run and Joe Flacco had nowhere to go on third down and settled for a short completion to Chase.

Jordan Morgan started at right guard but Sean Rhyan will play the second series, which will start at the 4 after a huge punt and a hold by Bo Melton.

Packers 0, Bengals 0 (8:39 remaining)

Geno Stone intercepts the tipped pass!

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— NFL (@NFL) October 12, 2025

The Packers consumed close to half the first quarter and got nothing to show for it. On third-and-5, Jordan Love was pressured and avoided a sack. That was big time. What happened next was a big-time mistake, with Love throwing into traffic toward Romeo Doubs. Cornerback D.J. Turner deflected the pass and big-play safety Geno Smith intercepted. His 25-yard return gave the Bengals the ball at the 36.

At the start of the drive, Love scrambled for 7 on third-and-7 and snuck for 2 yards on a fourth-and-1 no-tush-push-required sneak.

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— Green Bay Packers (@packers) October 12, 2025

Big Lineup Change

The Packers listed three offensive linemen as questionable, with starting left tackle Rasheed Walker, starting left guard Aaron Banks and starting right tackle Zach Tom active and starting.

That doesn’t mean the No. 1 line is back together, though.

In a surprise, Jordan Morgan will start at right guard in place of Sean Rhyan. Rhyan has played 94.3 percent of the snaps this season. PFF has charged him with one sack and 10 pressures the past three games. He was guilty of two penalties last week at Dallas.

Injuries have plagued the line, specifically Banks and Tom. Tom, the team’s star right tackle, has played only 31 snaps.

“We’ve been able to move J-Mo around, and he’s filled in very nicely,” offensive coordinator Adam Stenavich said this week. “I think these guys have stepped up for the most part and done a good job just allowing us to kind of operate and do our thing, so that’s been nice. Again, however the injuries progress this week, hopefully we can get everyone back and be at full strength and everything like that, but we’ve kind of got to just play it by ear for now.”

Huge Point Spread Stands

The Joe Flacco trade didn’t mean a thing from a sportsbook perspective. The Packers opened as 14.5-point favorites at FanDuel Sportsbook and 14-point favorites at BetMGM, and that’s where it stands at kickoff.

For over/unders, it’s 240.5 passing yards for Love and 217.5 for Flacco. For rushing, it’s 78.5 yards for Josh Jacobs and 46.5 for the Bengals’ Chase Brown. For sacks, Micah Parsons is -225, Rashan Gary is -130 and the Bengals’ Trey Hendrickson is -102.

As we noted this week: Since 2000, according to Stathead, Green Bay has been a bigger favorite just once – 16-point front-runners for a 2012 home game against Jacksonville. During that span, the Packers are 18-1 straight up as a favorite of 12-plus points.

The Packers have an 86.1 percent chance of winning, according to numberFire.

Familiar Faces

The Bengals’ overall defense is terrible but they’ve at least been solid against the run. They signed defensive tackle TJ Slaton away from the Bengals in free agency, and their defensive line coach is former Packers assistant Jerry Montgomery.

“I think Slaton’s done a hell of a job,” Packers coach Matt LaFleur said. “He really shows up, just being a physical and at times very dominating force on the interior. He’s a guy that we know very well, and when he goes, he can be a major problem.”

Slaton has 21 tackles and three quarterback hits. Another former Packers player, Mike Pennel, has 12 tackles as a backup defensive tackle. The Bengals are 24th against the run but 16th in yards allowed per carry.

“I know that they put a lot of people in the box, just like everybody else when they play us,” running back Josh Jacobs said. “And, you know, big TJ, he’s been playing really good. I think he had like eight tackles last game. He saved probably like two or three touchdowns. We know he’s going to come ready to play, especially against his former team. I think it’s going to be an interesting game.”

New Kicker for Packers

With Brandon McManus (quad) inactive, Lucas Havrisik will kick for the Packers. His only NFL game experience came with the Rams in 2023 but he was excellent this spring in the UFL.

Havrisik from 63 to the south. pic.twitter.com/9I7FHfXFSI
— Bill Huber (@BillHuberNFL) October 12, 2025

While McManus is out, the No. 1 offensive line and cornerback Nate Hobbs are active.

As expected, the #Packers' No. 1 line will play.
Brandon McManus will not.

Here's the story on the inactives. ⬇️https://t.co/O5bFFvv8W4
— Bill Huber (@BillHuberNFL) October 12, 2025

New Quarterback for Bengals

The Bengals acquired quarterback Joe Flacco this week. He’ll replace ineffective Jake Browning, who replaced injured Joe Burrow.

Burrow was last in the NFL in passer rating with the Browns, and couldn’t get anything going against the Packers in Week 3, but he inherited a pair of premier receivers with Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins.

“You’ve got to trust the tape,” defensive passing game coordinator Derrick Ansley said this week. “Zac’s [Bengals coach Zac Taylor] been there six, seven years, so they’re not going to change much I wouldn’t think route-structure wise, but I don’t think they’re going to have their full display of their offense, either.

“I don’t think it’s an advantage for us or a disadvantage for us. I think we’ve got to trust our eyes. We’ve got a lot of respect for Ja’Marr and Tee. Both those guys are really good players, so we have to do a good job of matching their intensity and covering those guys.”

Micah Parsons Gets Wild

Micah Parsons has been a high-impact edition for the Packers, even though he has only 2.5 sacks. He didn’t sack Joe Flacco during the game against the Browns in Week 3. He’ll get another shot at him on Sunday.

Few players are double- or triple-teamed as often as Parsons, which increases the challenge.

He had fun discussing that challenge on Thursday.

“You got to be creative. You got to give mixed looks,” he said. “That’s the challenging part on mine but that’s what makes it exciting – the hunt, the respect. Knowing that I’m coming every time, you may take a play off (but) I’m not going to take a play off. I’m going to keep going.

“That’s the exciting part. That’s what you should be excited about. Sunday is going to be a hunt fest. You got to hunt. We got to hunt. At the end of the day, it doesn’t matter how tired we are, right? It’s all about the chase. It’s about the chase. Can we get the gazelle? Can we get him?”

The “gazelle” is Flacco, though he doesn’t exactly have the speed of a gazelle. Premier receiver Ja’Marr Chase is the “jaguar,” Parsons said. Then he changed animals.

“He’s one of them special ones that you just don’t f*** with. He’s one of the ones – or like the hippo. If the hippo’s in the water, you don’t f*** with the hippo. He’s a special breed of his own. He’s one of those. He’s a special breed. He’s going to do what he do. We got to slow him down. We got to stop him, but I know who he is and I expect him to make plays doing what he do. That’s the standard I have for those type of guys.”