The Green Bay Packers (12-3) can grab the No 1 seed in next week ‘s NFC playoffs with a win in Chicago against the playoffs-footed Bears (8-7), while the Tennessee Titans ( 10-5) still folding. up the AFC South by beating the Houston Texans (4-11)
Last updated: 28/12/20 7:10 am
Aaron Rodgers and Davante Adams mark one of their three touchdowns in the Packers’ win over the Titans
Aaron Rodgers threw four rotation passes – three to Davante Adams – as the Green Bay Packers took control of the Tennessee Titans in a 40-14 blow at a snowy Lambeau field on Sunday night.
Rodgers finished 21 of 25 passes for 231 yards, those four TD throws and a senseless fourth-quarter interception, just a fifth of the year against 44 scores.
Adams, meanwhile, finished with 11 catches for 142 yards in test conditions. The Packers also scored 234 yards on the ground, with AJ Dillon netting 124 yards and two scores on 21 attempts.
- Passing packers: Aaron Rodgers, 21/25, 231 yards, 4 TDs, 1 INT
- Rush Head: AJ Dillon, 21 carries, 124 yards, 2 TDs
- Head receiving: Davante Adams, 11 catches, 142 yards, 3 TDs
Also, Green Bay (12-3) broke the five-man defense to neutralize NFL quicker Derrick Henry. He led 98 yards on 23 carries, while quarterback Ryan Tannehill hit on just 11 of 24 passes for 121 yards with a touchdown and two catches as he tracked the highest offense the NFL received.
Tannehill rushed for a 45-yard score less than three minutes into the second half to see Tennessee (10-5) to within five points of the Packers at 19-14. But that would be as good as it would get for the Titans to travel.
The Packers blew the game open with Rodgers’ third scoring strike to Adams, followed by a run of about 30 and seven yards from powerful rookie Dillon.
- Passing Titans: Ryan Tannehill, 11/24, 121 yards, 1 TD, 2 INTs
- Rush Head: Derrick Henry, 23 carries, 98 yards
- Head gets: AJ Brown, four catches, 43 yards
Earlier, Green Bay spent most of the first half defeating Tennessee at its own game – running the ball to set up the pass. A 60-yard opening trip in eight plays ended with Rodgers passing a five-yard pass to Adams.
In the next series they traveled 80 yards in 10 plays, with Rodgers finding Equanimeous St. Brown for 21-yard TD. Then, after Tannehill’s selection, Rodgers and Adams grabbed for the second time to see Green Bay into a 19-0 lead.
The Titans de Rodgers ’only sack killed the Packers’ next driver, helping to establish their first score – Tannehill completed a 71-yard touchdown by finding Jonnu Smith’s tight end for TD 12 -yard – 37 seconds before halftime.
Tannehill’s long-range score shortly after the break suggested Tennessee’s return could be on the cards, but the Titans still had no answer for Green Bay, who eventually climbed clear with other impressive scratches.
The Packers can grab the top seed for next week’s NFC playoffs with a win in Chicago against the Bears playoffs (8-7), while the Titans can wrap up the AFC South by beating beat the Houston Texans (4-11).
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