What happened in the Texans vs Packers game on October 20, 2024?

The Texans got on the board first after Neville Hewitt intercepted Jordan Love and returned the ball to the Green Bay 11-yard line. Ka’imi Fairbairn punched through a field goal to give Houston a lead they held onto through the end of the opening quarter

Love recovered quickly after that initial pick. Following a five-play Green Bay drive that ended in a punt, the Texans moved 36 yards on eight plays and punted the ball back. Tucker Kraft got on the end of a 14-yard pass from Love to finish a 14-play drive that put the Packers up 7-3.

Stroud and the Texans were again halted on their next drive, but Tommy Townsend’s punt hit a Green Bay player and was recovered at the Packers’ 11-yard line by Houston. Two plays later, Joe Mixon rumbled into the endzone to give the visitors a 10-7 lead.

It wouldn’t last long, though. Three minutes later Dontayvion Wicks latched onto a 30-yard pass from Love to put the Packers up 14-10.

In 10 plays, Stroud drove the Texans 23 yards and into field goal range for Fairbairn, who nailed a 52-yarder to make the score 14-13 in favor of the Packers.

Love once again sought to fit the ball into a tight window on the next drive, but with Derek Stingley Jr. in tight coverage, he overthrew his receiver and Calen Bullock flew in to nab his third pick of the year.

This time Stroud and Mixon made sure the Texans finished in the endzone, with the running back powering four yards to put another six points on the board. Houston went for two but failed to convert, and the teams entered halftime with the visitors on top 19-14.

The Texans continued to have trouble moving the ball in the second half, and after a five-play drive moved backwards, Jordan Love and the Packers took 5:22 off the clock with a 10-play drive that ended with a pass to the right to Josh Jacobs, who found his way into the endzone.

With the Packers leading 21-19, both offenses struggled to create. Over the next six drives, the two teams combined to gain 49 yards total.

Then Stroud engineered a 41-yard drive that Fairbairn finished off with a 35-yard field goal, but 1:44 remained on the clock for Jordan Love.

Green Bay moved 39 yards and set Brandon McManus up for a 45-yard field goal to win the game win no time remaining.

The Texans return to Houston to face the Colts next Sunday before heading north again for a Thursday Night showdown with the New York Jets on Halloween.