Detroit Lions 17-35 Inexperienced Bay Packers: Aaron Jones scores 4 touchdowns, three from Aaron Rodgers passes

Aaron Rodgers handed John Elway to maneuver into tenth on the all-time passing yards listing as he threw for 255 and 4 touchdowns to guide the Inexperienced Bay Packers to a bounce-back victory over the Detroit Lions; three of his finish zone strikes went to Aaron Jones, who additionally rushed for a landing

Highlights from the sport between the Detroit Lions and the Inexperienced Bay Packers in Week 2 of the 2021 NFL common season

Aaron Jones caught three of 4 Aaron Rodgers landing passes and rushed for an additional rating as and the Inexperienced Bay Packers beat the Detroit Lions 35-17 at Lambeau Area to reply to their opening week defeat to the New Orleans Saints.

Story of the Recreation

Rodgers completed 22 of 27 passing for 255 yards and 4 touchdowns to observe up his scoreless, two-interception Week One encounter with Jameis Winston and the Saints because the Packers received their ninth straight residence opener. In doing so he handed John Elway for tenth all-time in passing yards with 51,633 yards, placing him behind the Atlanta Falcons’ Matt Ryan.

Jones grew to become the primary Packers operating again to haul in three landing passes in a recreation since Andy Uram towards the Chicago Cardinals in 1942, speeding for 67 yards off 17 carries and making six catches for 48 yards.

Inexperienced Bay Packers’ Aaron Jones celebrates his landing run in the course of the second half (AP)

Lions quarterback Jared Goff accomplished 13 of his first 14 passes however struggled the remainder of the way in which because the Lions (0-2) blew a 17-14 half-time lead. He completed 26 of 36 for 246 yards having linked on landing passes to Quintez Cephus and T.J. Hockenson in addition to throwing an interception and shedding a fumble.

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“I feel that there is, much more now than once I began enjoying, there’s so many overreactions that occur on a week-to-week foundation,” Rodgers mentioned. “So it is good to return out and have a very good efficiency and get the trolls off our again for a minimum of per week.”

In the course of the celebrations after one in all his 4 touchdowns, Jones misplaced a necklace he wears with slightly black soccer containing a number of the ashes of his late father, Alvin Jones Sr, who handed away on April 8.

“I feel the grounds crew is about to go on the market and look proper now,” Jones mentioned. “But when there was anywhere to lose it, that is the place my dad would’ve wished me to lose it, so I do know he is smiling.”

Stats leaders

Lions

• Passing: Jared Goff, 26/36, 246 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
• Dashing: Jared Goff, 4 carries, 46 yards
• D’Andre Swift, eight carries, 37 yards
• Receiving: TJ Hockenson, eight catches, 66 yards, 1 TD

Packers

• Passing: Aaron Rodgers, 22/27, 255 yards, 4 TDs
• Dashing: Aaron Jones, 17 carries, 67 yards, 1 TD
• Receiving: Davante Adams, eight catches, 121 yards
• Aaron Jones, six catches, 48 yards, 3 TDs

MVPs

It was an evening for Aarons, with Rodgers trying again to his MVP self with a medical night time within the purple zone and Jones was once more proving instrumental to Matt LaFleur’s offense after the Packers had mustered simply 43 speeding yards towards the Saints in Week One.

Packers broad receiver Davante Adams in the meantime bought his season up and operating with eight catches for 121 yards, together with a 50-yard reception on third all the way down to tee up the hosts’ go-ahead rating early within the second half.

Scoring Abstract

Key Performs

Goff began strongly as he capped a seven-play 75-yard opening drive of the sport with a five-yard landing move to Quintez Cephus, earlier than the Packers’ Jones carried the ball six instances on an ensuing 11-play, 75-yard drive that he would end off along with his opening landing catch of the night time.

Detroit restored their lead on an eight-yard landing connection between Goff and tight finish TJ Hockenson, however again got here the Packers via Jones’ one-yard reception to finish a 10-play, 56-yard drive.

Observing a third-and-12 at his personal 24 on the opening drive of the second half, Rodgers discovered Adams for a 50-yard link-up that might pave the way in which for a 22-yard landing move to Robert Tonyan because the Packers took the lead for the primary time on the night time.

Lions rookie cornerback Ifeatu Melifonwu injured his thigh on the Adams play, including to his group’s issues within the secondary after shedding second-year cornerback Jeff Okudah to a season-ending ruptured Achilles tendon suffered in Week One.

Rodgers threw an 11-yard landing move to Jones to increase the Packers’ result in 28-17, earlier than Krys Barners recovered Goff’s fumble on the Lions 23 on the following snap to arrange Jones’ decisive one-yard run.

De’Vondre Campbell all-but closed out the sport for good when he intercepted a Goff move meant for Trinity Benson with 3.43 to play.

What’s Subsequent?

The Lions host the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday on the again of Lamar Jackson main John Harbaugh’s aspect to an exhilarating victory over the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs on Sunday night time.

Inexperienced Bay are in the meantime on the highway towards the San Francisco 49ers, the place they received 34-17 final season.

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