Jordan Love and a ball-hawking defense lead the Packers past the Cowboys 23-13 for a third straight win

The Green Bay Packers are on a roll.

Jordan Love threw a touchdown pass and ran for another score as the Packers beat the Dallas Cowboys 23-13 on Sunday night at Lambeau Field. It was Green Bay's third straight win after a 1-2 start.

A perfect opening drive

Love went 6 of 8 for 109 yards on the first series. The 90-yard march ended with a 9-yard touchdown pass to Matthew Golden and the Packers never trailed.

Green Bay came into the night as the worst third-down team in the league. Dallas came in with the worst third-down defense. The Packers converted nine of their first 10 third downs.

Prescott's costly picks

Dallas reached Green Bay territory twice in the first half and came away empty both times.

With the Cowboys at the Packers' 17, Evan Williams picked off a pass over the middle meant for CeeDee Lamb. On the next drive Lamb slipped on a route and rookie Brandon Cisse, the Packers' top draft pick this year, made his first career interception.

Green Bay turned the second takeaway into a 77-yard drive. Love sneaked in from the 1 with 23 seconds left in the half for a 17-0 lead.

It was the first time the Cowboys had been held scoreless in a first half since Nov. 7, 2021.

Drops keep it close

Love finished 23 of 41 for 276 yards. His night could have been much bigger.

Golden dropped what would have been a 43-yard touchdown and could not hang on to a possible 23-yard score. In the third quarter a 26-yard touchdown pass went in and out of Christian Watson's hands. Golden still caught six passes for 104 yards. Trey Smack kicked three field goals.

Cowboys keep sliding

Javonte Williams scored on a 1-yard run early in the third quarter. Dak Prescott went 34 of 54 for 258 yards. He threw a 6-yard touchdown pass to Ryan Flournoy with 44 seconds left but the 2-point try to Lamb fell incomplete.

There were signs of life on defense after a players-only meeting this week. Dee Winters made a diving catch for the Cowboys' first interception of the season. Dallas also had three sacks for the first time this year. Former Packer Kenny Clark had one of them.

The game had 22 penalties, 11 by each team.

Dallas lost returner KaVontae Turpin to a rib injury on the opening kickoff. Winters hurt his ankle in the second quarter. Cisse left with a stinger in the second half.

The Packers are 11-1-1 in their last 13 meetings with the Cowboys. That includes a 40-40 tie last season in Arlington.

Green Bay (4-2) expects running back Josh Jacobs back from the commissioner's exempt list on Monday. The Packers visit Detroit next Sunday. The Cowboys (2-4) play at Philadelphia on Oct. 26.