[GAME_DETAIL_202510612]

Lambeau had a little October bite, and the Packers brought the teeth. Green Bay ground out a 27-18 win over Cincinnati, leaning on balance and big-boy ball. The pregame buzz? Cincinnati rolled with newly acquired QB Joe Flacco just days after trading for him from Cleveland, with Zac Taylor naming him the starter midweek. (nfl.com)

First half belonged to the Pack’s patience: a Lucas Havrisik boot and a bulldozer plunge from Josh Jacobs made it 10-0 at the break. Out of halftime, the Bengals stitched together a 78-yard answer—despite a goal-line false start and a sack, Flacco found Tanner Hudson for a 2-yard TD to make it 10-7. Green Bay swung right back like a veteran prizefighter—Jacobs kept chopping wood, then ripped a 14-yard TD on the first snap of the fourth, while Jordan Love stayed surgical at the controls (19/25, 259 yards, 1 TD).

Cincy kept punching—Evan McPherson banged a 45-yarder, but Love dialed up Tucker Kraft on a 19-yard strike for 24-10. Still, the Ja’Marr Chase show refused to fade: 10 catches, 94 yards, TD, including a fourth-and-5, 19-yard toe-tapper, and a slick two-pointer to Chase Brown cut it to 24-18. But two sky-long misfires from McPherson (67 yards before half, 56 late) flipped field position, and Havrisik’s calm 39-yarder slammed the door for 27-18.

Big Dill of the Game: Josh Jacobs. The man was a snowplow in October—18 carries, 93 yards, 2 TD, plus 5 catches for 57 yards—a 150-yard tone-setter who dictated the vibe all afternoon. That’s winning football, folks. I’m Dillon “Big Dill” Smith, and this is Big Dill Sports — where ballin’ is a big dill. Catch you next time.