The Green Bay Packers wiped out an early 11-point deficit, rolling past N-F-C North rival Detroit 42-21 Sunday.
Aaron Jones was dominant, rushing for a career-best 168 yards and catching passes for 68 more, while scoring three times. His 75-yard T-D was the longest scoring run for a Packer in 16 years.
Quarterback Aaron Rodgers connected on 18-of-30 passes for 240 yards and two scores – one to Jones and one to Robert Tonyan.
In the third period, pressure from Rashan Gary led Lions Q-B Matthew Stafford to throw an interception that turned into a pick-six for Chandon Sullivan.
The Lions were playing without several key injured players, but the Packers were also shorthanded with the absence of defensive tackle Kenny Clark.
Davante Adams, Corey Linsley and Tyler Ervin left the game with second-half injuries.
The Packers’ next opponent will be the New Orleans Saints on Sunday Night Football.
Meanwhile, former Wisconsin Badgers star running back Jonathan Taylor gouged the Minnesota Vikings defense for 101 yards and a touchdown in his first N-F-L start.
Taylor was a major offensive contributor for the Indianapolis Colts in a 28-11 victory Sunday. Taylor also caught a pair of passes for nine yards as the Colts evened their record at 1-1.
Taylor can expect to be in the starting lineup next week when the New York Jets visit Indy.
Quarterback Kirk Cousins of the Vikings was picked off three times as Minnesota fell to an oh-and-2 record for the first time since 2013.
