GREEN BAY, Wis. — After taking advantage of turnovers for the first third of the season, the Green Bay Packers are now getting a little too careless with the ball.
The Packers (5-2) committed three turnovers and didn't get a single takeaway Sunday in their 24-22 victory over the Houston Texans.
Houston scored 16 points off turnovers, including two scoring drives that started on the Green Bay 11-yard line.
Green Bay still earned its third straight victory as Brandon McManus capped his Packers debut by kicking a 45-yard field goal as time expired, but the inability to protect the football was noteworthy for a team that entered the game leading the NFL with a plus-9 turnover margin.
''It's hard to overcome losing the turnover battle by three in this league,'' Packers coach Matt LaFleur said after the game.
Indeed, this marked the first time the Packers had won a game in which they posted a turnover margin of minus-3 or worse since a 23-22 victory over the Detroit Lions on Oct. 14, 2019, according to Sportsradar.
Green Bay still has a league-high 17 takeaways, but the Packers also have committed 11 turnovers. The only teams with more turnovers are the Las Vegas Raiders (16), Carolina Panthers (12) and Tennessee Titans (12).
Jordan Love has thrown 15 touchdown passes to rank second in the NFL, behind only Tampa Bay's Baker Mayfield. Love has reached that total despite missing two games earlier this season with a knee injury.