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Packers 53, Eagles 20
GREEN BAY – Quarterback Aaron Rodgers threw three touchdown passes and Green Bay scored three touchdowns on defense and special teams to bury the Philadelphia Eagles and backup quarterback Mark Sanchez, 53-20, Sunday at Lambeau Field.
The Packers had dismantled their past three opponents at Lambeau Field by a combined 94 points, including 98-3 at halftime. Those opponents, however, were the Vikings, Panthers and Bears – all with losing records. The Eagles entered the day with a 7-2 record and atop the NFC East. It didn’t matter. Green Bay led 30-6 at halftime.
The Packers (7-3) wasted no time taking control and averaged more than seven yards per play. Rodgers went deep to wide receiver Jordy Nelson for 64 yards over cornerback Bradley Fletcher to set up an opening field goal and then whipped a 6-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Davante Adams for a 10-0 lead.
After the Eagles went three-and-out, cornerback Micah Hyde returned Donnie Jones’ punt 75 yards for a touchdown for a 17-zip Packers lede that ballooned to 30-3 by the two-minute warning. Rodgers hit Nelson with a 27-yard scoring strike against Fletcher again with 10:39 on the clock in the second quarter.
Rodgers’ end-zone pass to Nelson resulted in pass interference on Fletcher on the Packers’ next possession. Running back Eddie Lacy blasted in from the 1 for the touchdown; a botched hold on the extra point meant the lead was 30-3.
Sanchez’s 40-yard completion to Jordan Matthews late in the first half set up Cody Parkey’s second 33-yard field goal as the first half expired.
Rodgers topped 300 passing yards by early in the third quarter and had his seventh game this season with at least three touchdowns and no interceptions. Sanchez, making his second start for Nick Foles (broken collarbone), couldn’t sustain any consistent success.
He was sacked three times in the first half, botched a handoff with running back LeSean McCoy for a turnover on the first drive of the second half and threw a pick-six to Julius Peppers midway through the third quarter.
A few plays after the interception, Sanchez had a chance for a long touchdown pass to receiver Riley Cooper but overthrew it. In the fourth quarter, Sanchez was intercepted on a pass that he was trying to throw away in the direction of wide receiver Jeremy Maclin and was charged with a fumble that cornerback Casey Hayward scooped up for a 49-yard touchdown and 53-13 lead. The score put the Packers over 50 points in back-to-back games for the first time in team history.
Maclin caught Sanchez’s second touchdown pass with 7:20 remaining and had nine catches for 93 yards. Rookie Jordan Matthews had five receptions for 107 yards including a touchdown in the third quarter.
NOTES: Packers QB Aaron Rodgers set an NFL record for most consecutive passes without an interception at home. Rodgers entered the game with a streak of 286 passes, dating to Dec. 2, 2012, against Minnesota. Patriots QB Tom Brady held the old pick-free record of 288 passes. … The Packers became the first team in NFL history to score at least 28 points in four consecutive home games. … CB Micah Hyde’s punt return for a touchdown was the second of his career and came against a Philadelphia special teams that had scored five touchdowns this season. … Eagles CB Brandon Boykin (head) left the game in the first half but was cleared to return. … Packers OLB Julius Peppers had his second interception return for a touchdown, joining Houston’s J.J. Watt and Tampa Bay’s Danny Lansanah as the only defenders with two touchdowns. Peppers is the first player in NFL history with 100-plus sacks and four interceptions for touchdowns. … Philadelphia’s Brandon Bair blocked an extra point and Bryan Braman blocked a punt late in the game.
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