The Green Bay Packers beat the Washington Commanders 27-18 on Thursday Night Football in a game that felt like there was a much wider gap between the teams than the score showed. Overall, the Packers had 404 total yards compared to the Commanders’ 230 on offense, and Green Bay nearly doubled Washington’s yards per play on the night.

Ticky tack penalties helped narrow down the game, as the Packers were penalized 10 times for 77 yards compared to the Commanders’ 5 for 30. Beyond just yardage walked back, penalties in crucial situations also bailed Washington out, like when rookie right tackle Anthony Belton was flagged for holding on a Jayden Reed touchdown.

Reed ultimately ended up leaving the game with a shoulder injury that was suffered on that play in the early first quarter.

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