GREEN BAY, Wis. >> Brandon McManus insisted he hadn’t planned to do a “Lambeau leap” if he made a winning field goal in his Green Bay Packers debut.

But when he kicked a 45-yard field goal as time expired to give Green Bay a 24-22 victory over Houston on Sunday, McManus couldn’t help himself.

He jumped into the corner of the end-zone stands to celebrate with the Lambeau Field crowd.

“I figured it’d be cool to do that,” McManus said. “I definitely need to work on my hops. I don’t practice jumping that much anymore.”

Green Bay (5-2) overcame three turnovers to win its third straight and snap Houston’s three-game winning streak.

“It wasn’t perfect, definitely was not perfect,” said Packers quarterback Jordan Love, who went 24 of 33 for 220 yards with three touchdowns and two interceptions. “A lot of mistakes. But we found a way to win, and that’s what it’s all about.”

McManus’ kick represented the latest chapter in an eventful year for him.

He had been out of a job since the summer, when two women sued him and the Jacksonville Jaguars in civil court alleging he sexually assaulted them when they were working as flight attendants on the Jaguars’ trip to London last year.

The NFL said late last month it didn’t find sufficient evidence that McManus violated the personal conduct policy. Lawyers representing McManus and the women said the civil case had been resolved.

The Packers released rookie Brayden Narveson and signed McManus on Wednesday, trusting the 33-year-old veteran’s reliability. McManus has made over 90% of his career field-goal attempts from less than 50 yards, while Narveson had gone 12 of 17 without attempting any from beyond 49 yards.

McManus answered the call Sunday.

Even after the Texans called timeout as he attempted his first kick, McManus delivered the second time.

Packers holder Daniel Whelan did a nice job getting the ball down for McManus after fielding a low snap.