Monday 23 November 2015

NFL:Green Bay beat Minnesota to regain top spot in NFC North


The Green Bay Packers ended a three-game losing streak with a 30-13 win over the Minnesota Vikings in a huge NFC North clash.

The Packers moved to the top of the table because of their head-to-head record against the Vikings, with both sides now having 7-3 records with six games remaining.

Green Bay were not at their best on offense, Aaron Rodgers completing just 16 of his 34 pass attempts, but he was responsible for their two touchdowns.

Rodgers hit Randall Cobb for a 10-yard score in the second quarter and killed the game off early in the fourth when James Jones dived to pull in a 27-yard pass.

Mason Crosby hit five field goals for the Packers, who constantly harried Vikings quarterback Teddy Bridgewater - he suffered a shoulder injury but played on despite being sacked six times.

Bridgewater threw a touchdown pass to Kyle Rudolph and rushing leader Adrian Peterson scored from six yards but it was Green Bay's day as they look forward to a Thanksgiving Day clash with the Chicago Bears on Thursday.

Thomas Rawls made the most of a rare start with two touchdowns as the Seattle Seahawks eased to a 29-13 win over the San Francisco 49ers at CenturyLink Field.

The Seahawks improved to 5-5 to keep their wildcard hopes alive, and Rawls had a field day after being moved into the starting line-up when Marshawn Lynch was declared inactive before the game with an abdominal injury.

The undrafted rookie scored from two yards on the ground and caught a 31-yard pass from Russell Wilson, who finished the game with three touchdown passes. Rawls ended the day with 209 rushing yards and three catches for a further 46 yards.

The Kansas City Chiefs ran out easy 33-3 winners over the San Diego Chargers at Qualcomm Stadium to move to 5-5 and end any hopes the home side had of a late run for the post-season.

Spencer Ware ran for two touchdowns after coming into the game for the injured Charcandrick West and Justin Houston returned a Philip Rivers interception for a score as the Chiefs dominated on both sides of the ball.

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