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Lambeau under the lights? Chef’s kiss. The Packers handled their Thursday business, beating Washington 27-18 in a game that felt comfortable until the Commanders made it spicy late. Jordan Love (19/31, 292 yards, 2 TD, 0 INT) dealt darts, Josh Jacobs (23 carries, 84 yards, 1 TD) churned clock, and the Green Bay Midas touch was all over the seams with Tucker Kraft (6/7, 124 yards, 1 TD) rumbling free like a tight end set loose in the wild.

Green Bay set the tone early with a 96-yard march capped by Romeo Doubs’ five-yard snare, then leaned on Jacobs to build a 14-3 halftime cushion. When Washington finally punched back—more on that in a sec—the Pack answered with Love’s clutch, eight-yard rope to Kraft to restore control, and a long boot from Brandon McManus helped stretch it to 27-10 before the closing flurry.

Credit Washington for the counterpunch. Rookie QB Jayden Daniels (24/42, 200 yards, 2 TD, 0 INT) found veteran hands in Zach Ertz (6 catches, 64 yards, 1 TD) to make it 17-10, then later hit Deebo Samuel Sr. (7 catches, 44 yards, 1 TD) and converted the two to Luke McCaffrey to claw within one score. But the ground game never got traction—just 51 team rushing yards—and Green Bay’s rush, led by the ever-rowdy presence of Micah Parsons and friends, kept the chains stuck in neutral when it mattered. That late Commanders surge included McManus’ 56-yarder for Green Bay and the Daniels-to-McCaffrey two-pointer for Washington, per the league’s highlight reel. (nfl.com)

Notable news coming out of this one: early reports say Packers WR Jayden Reed is expected to miss time with a collarbone injury, and Commanders RB Austin Ekeler is feared to have suffered an Achilles injury, with further evaluation to come. Tough breaks for two playmakers after a physical primetime tilt. (nfl.com)

Big Dill of the Game: Tucker Kraft. The man was a problem all night, stacking chunk gains and the dagger TD while posting 124 receiving yards to tilt the field Green Bay’s way. This is Dillon “Big Dill” Smith reminding you: on Big Dill Sports, ballin’ is a big dill. Catch you on the next drive.