The Denver Post

Green Bay fights mistakes for win

- By Steve Megargee

GREEN BAY, WIS. » Aaron Rodgers threw two touchdown passes and ran for a third score as the Green Bay Packers overcame numerous mistakes to rally for a 24- 20 victory over the Jacksonvil­le Jaguars on Sunday.

Rodgers put the Packers ( 7- 2) ahead for good with 9: 11 left by throwing a 6- yard TD pass to Davante Adams, who had left with an ankle injury earlier in the second half. Rodgers also had a 5- yard touchdown run and a 78- yard scoring strike to Marquez Valdes- Scantling, who caught four passes for a career- high 149 yards.

Keelan Cole scored on a franchiser­ecord 91- yard punt return and a 12- yard reception for Jacksonvil­le ( 1- 8), which lost its eighth straight. Jacksonvil­le’s James Robinson rushed for 109 yards on 23 carries.

Cole became the first Jaguar ever to score on a punt return and a reception in the same game, as well as the first player from any team ever to accomplish that feat against the Packers.

Jacksonvil­le’s first drive after Adams’ touchdown stalled at midfield, but Jacksonvil­le got the ball back on its 46 with 2: 25 left after a 30- yard punt by JK Scott that followed a third- and- 1 stop of Aaron Jones.

The Jaguars got as far as Green Bay’s 36, but back- to- back sacks by Rashan Gary and Preston Smith pushed them back to their own side of the field before Jake Luton threw incomplete on fourth- and- 26 to seal Jacksonvil­le’s fate.

Luton, who had thrown for 304 yards in his first career start last week, was 18- of- 35 for 169 yards Sunday with one touchdown and one intercepti­on. Rodgers was 24of- 34 for 325 yards.

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