Trey Smack drills a 37-yard field goal to put Green Bay up early

Wes Hodkiewicz

PITTSBURGH Rookie Trey Smack made a 37-yard field goal to give the Packers a 3-0 lead over the Steelers after the first quarter of Thursday's preseason opener.

Packers quarterback Jordan Love led the 10-play, 46-yard scoring drive on his only series of the evening.

Packers lead Steelers 3-0 after first quarter

Green Bay won the opening coin toss and elected to receive. After a touchback placed the ball at the Packers' 35, running back MarShawn Lloyd saw his first in-game action in a calendar year with a 5-yard run to kick the offense off.

On third-and-4, Jordan Love hit Jayden Reed over the middle for a 19-yard gain to the Pittsburgh 41. On fourth-and-9, rookie kicker Trey Smack made a 58-yard field goal but the drive continued after a roughing the snapper penalty on former Packers defensive lineman Dean Lowry.

Lloyd picked up six yards on two carries, but Love and Reed couldn't connect on third-and-4 at the Steelers' 19. Smack made a 37-yard field goal to put Green Bay up 3-0 with 10 minutes, 9 seconds left in the first quarter.

The Packers pulled Love and several starters after the first drive, with Tyrod Taylor replacing him at quarterback. Green Bay went three-and-out after Bo Melton was tackled at midfield after a 7-yard pickup on third-and-10.

Pittsburgh started at its 15 after a 35-yard Daniel Whelan punt. Brenton Cox Jr. blew past Dylan Cook for a 9-yard sack of Mason Rudolph on first down, but the Steelers worked out of it with a 19-yard completion to Ben Skowronek on third-and-5.

Germie Bernard broke two tackles to extend a 25-yard completion past midway. Pittsburgh converted two more third downs and nearly scored on a Lew Nichols 6-yard touchdown run, but it was called back due to a holding penalty.

The first quarter ended on a slant to Bernard for six yards.