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GREEN BAY – It got closer than it needed to, but the Packers finished it off right.
After a 20-point lead in the fourth quarter was cut to seven, Green Bay's defense got two sacks and an interception on Philadelphia's last two possessions.
In between, the offense produced a 77-yard touchdown run by Aaron Jones for the final points in a 30-16 triumph over the Eagles on Sunday at Lambeau Field.
"The thing I loved about our team was that when it did get a little rough for us there was no panic, nobody blinked and we stuck together and we were able to finish the game," Head Coach Matt LaFleur said. "There's a lot to clean up, no doubt about it."
The breakdowns came when Eagles rookie QB Jalen Hurts, who took over in the second half for a struggling Carson Wentz, fired a touchdown pass on fourth-and-18 with the Packers leading, 23-3.
Moments later another Eagles rookie, receiver Jalen Reagor, returned a punt 73 yards for a score, and suddenly Philadelphia was down just 23-16.
Both of those plays were the type that "can't happen," LaFleur said. "In order to be a great team, you can't give up plays like that."
The Packers recovered well afterward, and prior to they looked a lot more like the team that owns the second-best record in the NFC at 9-3. Green Bay is one game behind 10-2 New Orleans, and the Packers have a three-game lead in the NFC North with just four to play.
The big lead was built mostly by the Aaron Rodgers to Davante Adams connection on offense and a steady pass rush on defense.
As Rodgers threw three touchdown passes to get to 400 in his career, Adams caught two of them in a 10-reception, 121-yard outing that put him over 1,000 yards on the season with 13 TDs, tying his career high.