Pack end skid, stay in playoff hunt

PHILADELPHIA — Aaron Rodgers threw two touchdown passes to Davante Adams and the Packers beat the Eagles 27-13 on Monday night to snap a four-game losing streak.

Rodgers had 313 yards passing and Adams had 113 yards receiving to help send Philadelphia (5-6) to its first home loss this season.

The Packers (5-6) kept their sinking playoff hopes alive, but they’re still two games behind the Lions (7-4) in the NFC North.

“Winning is very difficult in this league, and we haven’t had the feeling in five weeks,” Packers coach Mike McCarthy said. “We missed it. It felt good. It’s a product of December football. We’re getting ready to go into the toughest days of the season, and you need these wins.”

Carson Wentz had 254 yards passing, ran for a score and threw an interception. The last-place Eagles are 2-6 since a 3-0 start.

Rodgers came out firing and led the Packers on consecutive touchdown drives to start the game. Rodgers extended the opening drive by running twice for 25 yards and tossed a 12-yard touch- down pass to Adams for a 7-0 lead.

After the Eagles answered on Wentz’s 1-yard touchdown run, Rodgers led another 75-yard scoring drive. He threw a perfect 20-yard touchdown pass to Adams to give the Packers a 14-7 lead early in the second quarter. Nolan Carroll had excellent coverage on the play, but Rodgers put the ball in a tight spot and hit Adams in stride in the back of the end zone.

Aaron Ripkowski’s 1-yard touchdown run early in the fourth quarter extended Green Bay’s lead to 24-13.

“His positive attitude has been consistent through all this time. He’s grown as a quarterback since the start of 2008, and grown as a person all the way through,” McCarthy said of Rodgers

The Eagles had allowed only three touchdowns at home while outscoring opponents 108-38 in their first four games at Lincoln Financial Field.

Green Bay gave up at least 30 points in each of its previous four games, including 89 in the last two. But the defense harassed Wentz and shut down the Eagles’ inconsistent offense.

Philadelphia’s Caleb Sturgis kicked field goals of 48 and 50 yards while Green Bay’s Mason Crosby connected from 33 and 32 yards.