{"id":214008,"date":"2025-07-17T10:55:15","date_gmt":"2025-07-17T10:55:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/214008\/"},"modified":"2025-07-17T10:55:15","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T10:55:15","slug":"doubs-catches-2-td-passes-in-his-return-from-a-suspension-to-help-packers-rout-cardinals-34-13","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/214008\/","title":{"rendered":"Doubs catches 2 TD passes in his return from a suspension to help Packers rout Cardinals 34-13"},"content":{"rendered":"

MILWAUKEE (AP) \u2014 Romeo Doubs wanted to make amends after serving a one-game suspension<\/a> for what the Green Bay Packers described as conduct detrimental to the team.<\/p>\n

Doubs responded by catching two of Jordan Love\u2019s four touchdown passes in the Packers\u2019 34-13 victory over the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday. <\/p>\n

Doubs\u2019 first two touchdowns of the season included a 10-yard score to open the second quarter and a 20-yard reception in the third quarter. <\/p>\n

\u201cI was able to get back to my regular self, you know?\u201d Doubs said. <\/p>\n

Doubs was suspended from the Packers\u2019 24-19 win<\/a> over the Los Angeles Rams last week after missing two practices. A regretful Doubs didn\u2019t go into specifics Friday<\/a> about the reasons for his absences, but acknowledged he had to communicate better.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m just ready to be a ballplayer, try to move past whatever has happened and just get back to our winning culture like Green Bay has always been,\u201d said Doubs, who had three receptions for 49 yards.<\/p>\n

How much Doubs\u2019 return meant to the Packers (4-2) was obvious as soon as he scored his first touchdown. <\/p>\n

On a third-and-5 pass from the 10, Doubs caught a pass near the right sideline at about the 3. As Arizona cornerback Garrett Williams tried grabbing his jersey, Doubs dived into the end zone<\/a> with his arms outstretched.<\/p>\n

Doubs then was hugged first by wideout Christian Watson, who was closest to the play, and later by multiple other receivers as well as Love.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re a family,\u201d Love said. \u201cWe\u2019re in this thing all together. So just staying together, keeping that brotherhood is definitely very important to us.\u201d<\/p>\n

Love also threw touchdown passes of 5 yards to Jayden Reed and 44 yards to Watson while going 22 of 32 \u2014 completing throws to nine players \u2014 for 258 yards with one interception. His four touchdown passes matched a career high.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe talked about coming into this game just playing four quarters of complementary football, and thought that was about as good as we could\u2019ve done it,\u201d Packers coach Matt LaFleur said. \u201cThere\u2019s always stuff that we can clean up, but I thought all in all, just the effort from start to finish, the focus from start to finish, was exactly what is a great formula for winning football.\u201d<\/p>\n

Arizona (2-4) played losing football while showing an uncharacteristic lack of discipline. The Cardinals had been averaging a league-low 3.8 penalties per game, but they were penalized 13 times for 100 yards Sunday. They also committed three turnovers.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe play like that, we won\u2019t beat anybody,\u201d Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray said. \u201cWe can\u2019t shoot ourselves in the foot against a good team.\u201d<\/p>\n

Arizona also lost several players to injuries, the most notable coming when rookie receiver Marvin Harrison Jr.<\/a> left with a concussion in the second quarter after his head hit the thigh of Packers linebacker Isaiah McDuffie on an incompletion.<\/p>\n

Love threw three touchdown passes in the first 25\u00bd minutes as the Packers took a 24-0 lead. The Cardinals got back into it by scoring 13 straight points \u2013 10 in the final two minutes of the first half and a field goal on the opening drive of the second half.<\/p>\n

But the Cardinals wouldn\u2019t score again.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe can\u2019t play in a hole like that versus really good teams,\u201d Cardinals coach Jonathan Gannon said. \u201cIt\u2019s just too hard to overcome.\u201d<\/p>\n

Murray went 22 of 32 yards for 214 yards, including an 18-yard touchdown to Michael Wilson. Arizona\u2019s James Conner gained just 24 yards on seven carries as the Packers outrushed the Cardinals 179-89.<\/p>\n

After the teams exchanged punts to start the game, the Packers scored three touchdowns and a field goal on their next four series to take command.<\/p>\n

Even when it appeared the Cardinals were finally gaining some momentum in the second quarter, a turn of events enabled Green Bay to extend its lead.<\/p>\n

Offsetting penalties wiped out a fumbled punt return by Reed that would have given Arizona the ball at Green Bay\u2019s 23-yard line with the Cardinals trailing 17-0. Arizona punted again, and this time Keisean Nixon returned it 39 yards.<\/p>\n

On the next play, Love\u2019s deep ball to Watson made it 24-0 with 4\u00bd minutes left in the first half. Watson was back after missing the Rams game with an ankle injury.<\/p>\n

Arizona started its comeback attempt when Murray found Wilson in the end zone with 1:56 left in the first half. After intended receiver Bo Melton fell on a route and Sean Murphy-Bunting picked off Love at Green Bay\u2019s 44, Arizona\u2019s Chad Ryland made a 38-yard field goal just before halftime.<\/p>\n

Ryland added a 40-yarder to make it 24-13 early in the third quarter. Ryland was kicking in place of Matt Prater, who missed a second straight game with a knee injury.<\/p>\n

Green Bay extended the lead on its ensuing series as Love threw a 20-yard touchdown pass to Doubs to cap a drive that included two holding penalties on Murphy-Bunting. The Cardinals then lost fumbles on their next three series.<\/p>\n

Injuries<\/p>\n

Cardinals: LB Kyzir White (knee), DT Bilal Nichols (stinger), S Joey Blount (hamstring), LG Evan Brown (ankle) and Murphy-Bunting (neck) all were injured, along with Harrison.<\/p>\n

Packers: WR Dontayvion Wicks left with a shoulder injury in the first half. C Josh Myers left in the second half.<\/p>\n

Up next<\/p>\n

Cardinals: Host the Los Angeles Chargers on Oct. 21.<\/p>\n

Packers: Host the Houston Texans next Sunday.<\/p>\n

\u2014<\/p>\n

This story has been corrected to show it was a fumbled punt return by Reed in the 22nd graf. ___<\/p>\n

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