Baltimore Sun

Jones embraces bigger role for Pack

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Aaron Jones made sure the Packers’ promise to get him the ball more often paid off. Jones rushed for 132 yards and a touchdown and caught a scoring pass from Aaron Rodgers, who continued his domination of the Bears by leading the Packers to a 27-10 victory on Sunday night in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Jones had five carries for 49 yards and three catches for 27 yards in a season-opening 23-7 road loss to the Vikings, and the Packers (1-1) vowed he’d have a bigger role. “That just naturally put a smile on my face,” Jones said. “I knew I had to show up when my number was called. That just pushes me that much harder.” Jones came through, gaining 8.8 yards per rush and leading the Packers’ 203-yard ground attack. He had 15 carries as well as three catches for 38 yards. The Packers beat the Bears (1-1) for a seventh straight time, matching their second-longest win streak in the 205-game history of the NFL’s oldest rivalry. The Packers won 10 straight over the Bears from 1994-98. They have two other seven-game win streaks in this series, from 1928-30 and 2000-03.

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