MINNEAPOLIS — Eddie Lacy rushed for 125 yards and scored two touchdowns to lead the Green Bay Packers to a 24-21 win over the Minnesota Vikings Sunday at TCF Bank Stadium.

After starting the season 1-2, Green Bay won its third consecutve game and for the seventh time in their last eight games. Combined with Detroit’s loss Sunday in New England, the Packers (8-3) claimed sole possession of first place in the NFC North.

Lacy scored on a 1-yard run in the first quarter and a 15-yard shovel pass from quarterback Aaron Rodgers midway through the fourth quarter, giving Green Bay an 11-point lead with 8:29 to play.

On the following drive, the Vikings drove 79 yards in 14 plays, capped by a 5-yard scoring pass from quarterback Teddy Bridgewater to receiver Greg Jennings. Bridgewater connected with receiver Charles Johnson for the two-point conversion to trim Minnesota’s deficit to a field goal.

But instead of attempting an onside kick from midfield following a roughing the passer call on the two-point try, the Vikings kicked deep, giving Green Bay the ball at the 20. The Packers fed Lacy the ball five straight times, picking up one first down at the two-minute warning and then another on a 10-yard run after the Vikings called their final timeout.

Lacy finished with 25 carries and also finished with two catches for 13 yards.

Rodgers was 19 of 29 passing for 209 yards and two scores, connecting on a one-yard pass to tight end Richard Rodgers in the second quarter.

Bridgewater finished with 210 yards through the air and two scores, hitting Johnson in stride with a 22-yard scoring pass early in the second quarter, tying the game at 7-7.

Johnson was targeted 11 times but caught only three passes for 52 yards. Jennings caught four passes for 38 yards and the score against his former team.

Packers wide receiver Jordy Nelson had a game-high eight catches and 68 yards.

NOTES: Vikings WR Cordarrelle Patterson injured his left knee and ankle on a kick return in the third quarter. He returned to play in the fourth quarter. … Vikings OT Phil Loadholt suffered a shoulder injury in the fourth quarter and did not return. … Packers S Micah Hyde had an interception in the second quarter. Green Bay has forced at least one turnover in all 11 games this season.