NFL · Oct 4, 2026
GB beats TB 17–14 after fourth-quarter touchdown narrows lead
By Row Seventeen ·
Green Bay Packers beat Tampa Bay Buccaneers 17–14 (NFL) on October 4, 2026.
GB led at halftime and extended its advantage in the third quarter. TB pulled within three early in the fourth, but neither team scored again.
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Key moments
Sources ↓- Opening
TB quarterback Jalon Daniels was intercepted on a pass intended for E. Egbuka with 7:15 left in the first quarter.
Read in context ↘ - Middle stages
Love threw a two-yard touchdown pass to M. Golden with 12:58 left in the second quarter. GB made the extra point to take a 7–0 lead.
Read in context ↘ - Closing stages
Two GB turnovers followed without a change in score. K. Johnson lost a fumble on a run with 9:13 left, and TB’s Z. McCollum recovered it.
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First-quarter interception, then a scoreless finish
TB quarterback Jalon Daniels was intercepted on a pass intended for E. Egbuka with 7:15 left in the first quarter. The play produced no points, and the quarter ended scoreless.
The interception was the first of three thrown by the starting quarterbacks in the game. Daniels threw two, both before halftime; GB quarterback Jordan Love threw one in the fourth quarter. None of those interceptions was returned for a touchdown.
Both teams score before GB takes a halftime lead
Love threw a two-yard touchdown pass to M. Golden with 12:58 left in the second quarter. GB made the extra point to take a 7–0 lead. TB answered later in the quarter when S. Tucker ran two yards for a touchdown. TB’s extra point tied the game at 7–7 with 5:13 left.
With 41 seconds left in the half, Daniels was intercepted on a pass intended for K. Johnson. GB scored the next points on a 58-yard field goal with two seconds remaining, taking a 10–7 lead into halftime. It was GB’s second lead of the game, following the tie created by TB’s extra point.
GB extends its lead in the third quarter
GB added a touchdown in the third quarter when Love threw a two-yard pass to T. Kraft with 10:39 left. The extra point increased GB’s lead to 17–7. Those were GB’s final points of the game.
The score remained 17–7 at the end of the third quarter. GB had scored 10 consecutive points since the 7–7 tie: the field goal before halftime, followed by the third-quarter touchdown and extra point.
TB closes the gap, and GB finishes ahead
Three seconds into the fourth quarter, Daniels threw a 10-yard touchdown pass to K. Gainwell. TB made the extra point with 14:49 left, cutting GB’s lead to 17–14. The touchdown and kick accounted for all of TB’s second-half points.
Two GB turnovers followed without a change in score. K. Johnson lost a fumble on a run with 9:13 left, and TB’s Z. McCollum recovered it. Love was then intercepted on a pass intended for M. Golden with 4:26 left. Neither team scored again, and GB won 17–14 in regulation.
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Published 2026-10-15. Game date shown above.
Correction & update: Updated October 16, 2026 with additional verified game-flow detail and a fresh factual review.
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