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Tom Silverstein provided updates and analysis and took your questions and comments during the Packers' 14-12 win over the Buccaneers.

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The Packers ruled out CB Jaire Alexander for the second half after he suffered a groin injury on the sixth play of the game Sunday against the Bucs.

Coach Matt LaFleur may be able to provide an update following Sunday’s contest in Tampa Bay. The Packers officially ruled out Alexander to start the second half. Green Bay Packers cornerback Jaire Alexander will not return from the groin injury that forced him out of the game on the first drive of Sunday’s showdown with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

The Green Bay Packers (2-1) started fast, stalled for a good chunk of two quarters but still managed to get past Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers ...

The Pats lost to the Baltimore Ravens in Week 3. The Packers consistently pinned the Bucs deep with good punts and coverage. He got the ball out of his hands lightning quick to neutralize some of the defense’s best rushes. – The defensive front was disruptive from start to finish. – WR Romeo Doubs/WR Allen Lazard: The rookie caught a career-high eight passes and scored his first NFL touchdown. – The offense showed what it can be over the first two drives, and then showed how much more progress is required before consistent excellence is acquired.

TAMPA – A quick recap of the Green Bay Packers' 14-12 victory against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Raymond James Stadium: ...

But Tom Brady is as resourceful as they come, and aside from the first and last drives of the game, the Packers essentially shut down the Buccaneers. Instead of the Buccaneers getting points at the end of the half, the Packers kept the momentum from swinging and stayed ahead 14-3 knowing they were getting the ball to start the second half. The Packers led 14-3, and the fumble took at least three and maybe seven points off the board for the Packers.

Aaron Rodgers threw for 255 yards and two touchdowns, and the Green Bay Packers withstood a late rally led by Tom Brady to hold off the Tampa Bay Buccaneers ...

His first catch with the Bucs was a 4-yarder on fourth-and-1 in the first quarter. Smith was replaced in the lineup by first-year pro Brandon Walton. The 45-year-old Brady actually had Tampa Bay’s longest run of the day, an 18-yard scramble that was nullified by a holding penalty in the third quarter. ... CB Jaire Alexander (groin) did not play in the second half. The Green Bay offense was never the same after that. There could be some tiebreakers and stuff down the line when you beat a team like this,” Rodgers said after defeating Brady for the first time in three tries since the seven-time Super Bowl champion joined the Bucs in 2020. “I’ve had a lot of fun competing against Tom over the years and it’s always nice to come out on top.” Brady finally got them into the end zone on a 1-yard pass to Russell Gage, capping an 89-yard drive with 14 seconds remaining. He was sacked three times and got minimal help from a rushing attack that produced 34 yards on 14 attempts. Packers: LT David Bakhtiari played for just the second time since tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee on Dec. We made dumb mistakes.” “One thing we always talk to our guys about is how are you going to respond when adversity strikes, specifically our defense,” Packers coach Matt LaFleur said.

Judy Battista reports from Tampa, where she sees troubling early season signals for Tom Brady and Co. even though the Buccaneers remain on top in the NFC ...

Most importantly, the defense is intact and Brady certainly did not come out of retirement and open himself to rampant speculation about everything from his weight to his marriage to accept a season like this. And for the Bucs, who entered the game with a very un-Brady like 18th-ranked scoring offense, time should heal most of their wounds. [Aaron Jones](https://www.nfl.com/players/aaron-jones/) fumbled near the goal line in the second quarter and the Packers almost completely abandoned the run after that. The picture of the day was one of Brady ducking under a potential sack and chugging -- not exactly sprinting -- for 18 yards on third down late in the third quarter, breaking his knee brace when he slid. [Bucs' 14-12 loss to the Packers](https://www.nfl.com/games/packers-at-buccaneers-2022-reg-3), and it wasn't a surprising one. Talent had nothing to do with the way we shot ourselves in the foot." The anticipated aerial fireworks that had made this game so attractive when the schedule was announced were canceled by the absences and inexperience that cloud these teams right now. They allowed the Packers just two touchdowns on the day, forced two turnovers, including a fumble as the Packers were about to go in for a touchdown, and the Bucs could not capitalize. We shot ourselves in the foot. But it was literally the issue here, in the [Tom Brady](https://www.nfl.com/players/tom-brady/) had thrown a dart that sliced between two defenders to find [Russell Gage](https://www.nfl.com/players/russell-gage/) near the back of the end zone [for a touchdown](https://www.nfl.com/videos/brady-s-td-to-gage-with-0-14-remaining-brings-bucs-within-two). This was the G.O.A.T.

The Green Bay Packers opened up a 14-3 lead in the first half and then survived a late rally from Tom Brady, securing a 14-12 win over the Tampa Bay ...

Wins in September don’t often mean much, but the Packers got through a somewhat difficult three-game stretch to open the season with a 2-1 record and secured an important victory – especially on the road – over an NFC contender. The Packers held a team to 12 points and just one touchdown on the road. The Packers drove 10 plays for a touchdown late in the first quarter and then drove 12 plays for a second touchdown to open the second quarter. The Packers lost both games to the Bucs during the 2020 season, including the NFC title game, so getting over this hump has to mean something in the locker room, even if it’s just a small mental victory. A lost fumble and botched snap in Week 2. Just about everything went wrong following Aaron Jones’ fumble to end the third drive. The defense gave up a late touchdown drive, but the group was otherwise dominant against an overmatched Bucs offense that was without a few playmakers and blockers. It was tough work against a great front and two incredible inside linebackers. The Packers also forced two turnovers. He also secured the onside kick attempt to seal the deal. The Packers have won two straight games after a disappointing opener and are now 2-1 after three games. It looked like a blowout was brewing for 99 percent of the third drive, but a turnover at the 1-yard line changed everything.

They might have the Raymond James Stadium video board to thank for it. Tom Brady pulled the Bucs within two on a touchdown pass to Russell Gage with just 14 ...

[Packers](https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/teams/GB/green-bay-packers/) escaped Tampa Bay with a win over the [Buccaneers](https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/teams/TB/tampa-bay-buccaneers/) on Sunday. For what it's worth, the Bucs were not penalized for delay of game on their touchdown, a one-yard strike from Brady to Gage that cut the Packers' lead from 14-6. [Tom Brady](/nfl/players/187741/tom-brady/) pulled the Bucs within two on a touchdown pass to [Russell Gage](/nfl/players/2131694/russell-gage/) with just 14 seconds left, but a delay-of-game penalty on the ensuing -- and failed -- two-point try set them back five yards.