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          Packers' Jordan Love connects with Bo Melton, Tucker Kraft for TDs

          • Rob Demovsky, ESPN Staff WriterJan 21, 2024, 03:08 AM
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              Rob Demovsky is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the Green Bay Packers. He has covered the Packers since 1997 and joined ESPN in 2013. Demovsky is a two-time Wisconsin Sportswriter of the Year as selected by the NSSA. You can follow him on Twitter at @RobDemovsky.
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          The fourth time was the charm for the Green Bay Packers in the red zone.

          After coming up with a pair of field goals on their first three trips inside the San Francisco 49ers' 20-yard line, the Packers finally found the end zone on a 19-yard touchdown from quarterback Jordan Love to receiver Bo Melton to give the Packers a 13-7 lead with 9:27 left in the third quarter Saturday.

          49ers safety Tashaun Gipson Sr. slipped in coverage on the play.

          It came one play after a 41-yard pass interference penalty -- also on a throw to Melton -- against cornerback Ambry Thomas. That came on a third-and-15 from the Packers' 40-yard line on a drive that was seemingly going nowhere.

          Some credit for the Packers' next touchdown should go to backup linebacker Eric Wilson, who recovered a Keisean Nixon fumble at the end of a 73-yard kickoff return.

          That set up a 5-yard touchdown pass from Love to rookie tight end Tucker Kraft. A 2-point conversion pass to Aaron Jones gave the Packers a 21-14 lead with 5:23 left in the third quarter.