Micah Parsons' forced fumble sets up Brandon McManus' 53-yard field goal

Wes Hodkiewicz

GREEN BAY Packers linebacker Edgerrin Cooper recovered Micah Parsons' forced fumble of R.J. Harvey, setting up a 53-yard Brandon McManus field goal that gave Green Bay a 3-0 lead over Denver after the first quarter.

Packers lead Broncos 3-0 after first quarter

Green Bay won the coin toss and elected to defer. Starting at their 31, the Broncos converted the initial first down with a 2-yard Bo Nix sneak on third-and-1.

With Denver facing another third-and-1 after crossing midfield, defensive lineman Micah Parsons forced a R.J. Harvey fumble that Edgerrin Cooper recovered at the Green Bay 48.

Christian Watson caught a 5-yard out from Jordan Love on first down. Josh Jacobs gained four yards on second down but was stopped for no gain on third-and-1. Jordan Love ran a bootleg left to convert on fourth down.

A false start penalty backed Green Bay up but Jayden Reed caught a 13-yard out on second down. Talanoa Hufanga ran through Josh Whyle's block on a Jacobs third-and-1 run that lost two yards. Whyle went directly to locker room after the play and was ruled out for the game with a concussion.

Brandon McManus made a 53-yard field goal to put the Packers up 3-0 with 7 minutes, 2 seconds left in the first quarter.

Green Bay forced a three-and-out on the Broncos' next possession after Edgerrin Cooper backed Nate Adkins into Tyler Badie on a third-and-5 screen play that gained one yard.

Kingsley Enagbare was flagged for unnecessary roughness on Jeremy Crawshaw's 43-yard punt, backing the Packers up to their 3-yard line.

Love found a wide-open Luke Musgrave for 26 yards on second-and-8 before then connecting with Romeo Doubs for another 26-yard gain to push the ball to the Denver 43.

Chris Brooks gained seven yards on a draw before John FitzPatrick caught a 6-yard pass on a free play. Matthew Golden caught an 18-yard pass to move the ball to the Denver 12.