Running back Aaron Jones rushed for 134 yards and a touchdown, catching six passes for 58 more yards, in Green Bay’s 20-15 win over Washington Sunday.
The Pack had a 14-point lead after the first period, then didn’t do much the rest of the way. Defensive lineman Kenny Clark had his best game of the season with one-and-a-half sacks.
Tyler Ervin returned three punts for 40 yards. Green Bay came into the game with negative yardage on punt returns for the first 12 games of the season.
The mistake-filled victory keeps the Packers in first place in the N-F-C North by a game over Minnesota, and makes Coach Matt LaFluer the winningest rookie coach in Packer history.
The team goes for its 11th win next Sunday at home against Chicago.
NFC North Scores
Minnesota Vikings 20, Detroit Lions 7
NFC Standings
North West
Green Bay Packers 10-3 San Francisco 49ers 11-2
Minnesota Vikings 9-4 Seattle Seahawks -10.3
Chicago Bears 7-6 LA Rams 8-5
Detroit Lions 3-9-1 Arizona Cardinals 3-9-1
South East
New Orleans Saints 10-3 Dallas Cowboys 6-7
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 6-7 Philadelphia Eagles 5-7
Carolina Panthers 5-8 Washington Redskins 3-10
Atlanta Falcons 4-9 New York Giants 2-10
