GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Malik Willis bounced back from an early interception and threw a touchdown pass to Romeo Doubs as the Green Bay Packers defeated the Seattle Seahawks 20-7 on Saturday in the preseason finale for both teams.
Green Bay forced four turnovers and sacked rookie Jalen Milroe five times.
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With the Seahawks resting starting quarterback Sam Darnold and backup Drew Lock, Milroe played the whole game and lost three fumbles. The third-round pick from Alabama went 13 of 24 for 148 yards and a touchdown and rushed for 31 yards on seven carries.
The Packers played many of their regulars for much of the first quarter as they built a 10-0 lead. One Green Bay starter who didn’t play was quarterback Jordan Love, who practiced on a limited basis this week as he recovers from surgery on his left (non-throwing) thumb.
Love was one of 19 Packers who weren’t in uniform Saturday.
Willis, who won each of the two games he started in place of an injured Love last year, threw a deep pass into coverage that was intercepted by Ty Okada on the opening possession. On the next series, Willis led a 14-play, 96-yard drive.
His 1-yard TD pass to Doubs capped a drive that included a 39-yard completion to rookie first-round pick Matthew Golden. Willis also ran around right end for a 6-yard gain on fourth-and-2 from the Seattle 42.
Green Bay’s other touchdown came on Taylor Elgersma’s 3-yard pass to Will Sheppard. Brandon McManus made field goals of 48 and 52 yards.
Milroe got off to a rough start, losing two fumbles in Seattle’s first three series.
Brenton Cox’s strip-sack created the first fumble, which Kingsley Enagbare recovered at the Seattle 30. On Seattle’s next series, Milroe crossed the first-down marker on fourth-and-1 before Ty’Ron Hopper forced a fumble that Kalen King recovered near midfield.
Milroe also fumbled a shotgun snap late in the fourth quarter after the Seahawks had moved inside the Green Bay 25.
Milroe threw an 18-yard TD pass to Cody White with 11:59 remaining.
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Seahawks wide receiver Jake Bobo and cornerback Tyler Hall went to the locker room after colliding in the second quarter. Bobo was moving forward to catch a punt when the right side of his head ran into Hall, who was blocking on the play.
Bobo caught two touchdown passes last week in the Seahawks’ 33-16 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs.
Up next
The Seahawks host San Francisco and the Packers host Detroit on Sept. 7 in their regular-season openers.
