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Green Bay Packers
quarterback Aaron Rodgers
throws during the first half of Mode
an NFL football game against
the Detroit Lions, Sunday, Dec.
29, 2019, in Detroit.
Associated Press
Packers

barely beat

Lions 23-20

to earn first-

round bye

By LARRY LAGE
AP Sports Writer
DETROIT (AP) — Aaron Rod-
gers was on the money
when Green Bay needed
him most, overcoming one
of his worst games this sea-
son.
Rodgers threw a short and
accurate pass to Aaron
Jones, whose 31-yard re-
ception set up Mason
Crosby's 33-yard field goal
as time expired to lift the Kuzma, James lead Lakers
Packers to a 23-20 win
over the Detroit Lions that past Trail Blazers 128-120
earned them a first-round
bye. "We're going to be a
tough team to deal with in
the playoffs," Rodgers said.
The Packers (13-3) fell be-
hind the last-place Lions
by two touchdowns in the
second quarter and didn't
lead until Crosby made his
second game-winning kick
against Detroit this season.
Green Bay won a fifth
straight game despite Rod-
gers struggling for much of
the afternoon. Rodgers
was 27 of 55 for 323 yards
with two touchdowns and Los Angeles Lakers forward Anthony Davis shoots against the
an interception. He con-
nected on less than half of Portland Trail Blazers during the first half of an NBA basketball
his attempts for the second game in Portland, Ore., Saturday, Dec. 28, 2019.
time this season and fin- Associated Press
ished with his second-low- Page 21
est rating of the year.

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