Green Bay Packers
DETROIT, MICH (MetroSource-WSAU) — Aaron Rodgers threw for 290 yards and three touchdowns, and also ran for a score, as the Packers beat the Lions 31-24 in Detroit.
Davante Adams caught seven balls for 115 yards and a TD as Green Bay clinched the NFC North. Mason Crosby hit a 58 yard field goal, a career long, that got the Packers up by two scores in the 4th quarter.
The 10-and-3 Packers also took over the top seed in the NFC with the Saints’ loss to the Eagles.
Matthew Stafford passed for 244 yards and a touchdown, but left midway through the fourth quarter with a rib injury. Chase Daniel finished under center for Detroit, which has lost five of its last seven games to fall to 5-and-8.
The Packers host Carolina on Saturday night.
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