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The Denver Broncos took sole possession of the top seed in the AFC while extending their win streak to 11 by beating the Green Bay Packers, 34-26, as quarterback Bo Nix threw four touchdown passes and the Denver defense rose up to shut down Packers quarterback Jordan Love in the second half.
Roughly 30 minutes before kickoff, Denver linebacker Dre Greenlaw found himself in the middle of a fight of sorts involving at least a dozen Green Bay players. Greenlaw's teammates had to come to his rescue and separate him from the group.
The Green Bay Packers were in control early in the second half against the Denver Broncos, eventually possessing the ball up nine points in the third quarter, but a costly turnover and an avalanche of injuries turned the game on its head, and Matt LaFleur's team gave up 20 points in the second half and lost 34-26 at Empower Field at Mile High.
It was a heavyweight battle in the Mile High City on Sunday. And the Denver Broncos came out on top. Bo Nix played the best game of
During pregame, Broncos linebacker Dre Greenlaw got into a dust-up with Packers players near midfield. The inside linebacker was later joined by outside linebacker Nik Bonitto before quarterback Bo Nix pulled him back. Denver cornerback Ja'Quan McMillian also got in on the action.
Green Bay Packers star edge rusher Micah Parsons exited Sunday's 34-26 loss to the Denver Broncos with a non-contact left knee injury. Parsons went to the locker room with assistance and was later ruled out. Reports are that the Packers fear Parsons has a torn ACL, an injury that would end his first season in Green Bay in crushing fashion.
Green Bay, meanwhile, is riding a win streak of its own, having won four straight contests—including three in a row against division rivals in the Vikings, Lions, and Bears—and now sits at 9–3–1 and atop the NFC North.