The fourth time was the charm for the Green Bay Packers in the red zone.
After coming up with just a pair of field goals on their first three trips inside the San Francisco 49ers’ 20-yard line, the Packers finally found the end zone on a 19-yard touchdown from quarterback Jordan Love to receiver Bo Melton to give the Packers a 13-7 lead with 9:27 left in the third quarter.
49ers safety Tashaun Gipson Sr. slipped in coverage on the play.
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It came one play after a 41-yard pass interference penalty — also on a throw to Melton — against cornerback Ambry Thomas. That came on a third-and-15 from the Packers’ 40-yard line on a drive that was seemingly going nowhere.
Some credit for the Packers’ next touchdown should go to backup linebacker Eric Wilson, who recovered a Keisean Nixon fumble at the end of a 73-yard kickoff return.
The hustle of Eric Wilson. 💪💪#GBvsSF | #GoPackGo
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That set up a 5-yard touchdown pass from Love to rookie tight end Tucker Kraft. A two-point conversion pass to Aaron Jones gave the Packers a 21-14 lead with 5:23 left in the third quarter.
.@TuckerKraft TOUCHDOWN!#GBvsSF | #GoPackGo
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