Rob Demovsky, ESPN Staff WriterSep 22, 2024, 02:54 PM ET
- 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.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Green Bay Packers had just seven interceptions all of last season, and only one was a pick-six.
Before the end of the first quarter of Sunday’s Week 3 game against the Tennessee Titans, Jaire Alexander gave the Packers their sixth interception of the season and their first pick-six. The Packers’ cornerback jumped an out-route intended for DeAndre Hopkinspicked off Will Levis and returned it 35 yards for a touchdown.
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— Green Bay Packers (@packers) September 22, 2024
It gave the Packers a 17-7 lead with :51 left in the first quarter of their second straight game without quarterback Jordan Lovewho is recovering from a sprained MCL in his left knee.
In Love’s place, Malik Willis made his second straight start and led a pair of scoring drives that gave the Packers a 10-7 lead. Alexander’s interception came on the first play of the Titans’ drive after the Packers kicked a field goal to break a 7-7 tie.
It was Alexander’s first career pick-six and his 12th career interception.
Levis is the first quarterback this season with multiple pick-sixes. He threw one in the season opener against the the Chicago Bears.
The Packers took a 27-7 lead with 8:25 left in the third quarter on Malik Willis‘ screen pass to Emanuel Wilson for a 30-yard touchdown. It came after Packers kicker Brayden Narveson missed a 48-yard field goal, but on the kick, the Titans were called for a holding penalty which gave the Packers an automatic first down.
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