GREEN BAY, Wis. - Aaron Rodgers flung two touchdowns to Randall Cobb despite aggravating a calf injury as the Green Bay Packers defeat the Detroit Lions 30-20 on Sunday and take the first-place spot in the NFC North.
Rodgers fell to the turf near the end of the second quarter as he was throwing his first touchdown, staying on the ground and holding his left leg before being helped off the field by two trainers.
He left the field on a cart a few minutes later, though would return in the second half to find Cobb again, on a 13 yard score capping off a 60 yard drive that broke the 14-14 tie.
"I just felt like if I got in here, it might give us a little jolt," Rodgers said afterwards.
Rodgers rushed himself for a 1 yard score in the final frame. He completed 17 of his 22 pass attempts for 226 yards and two scores.
Eddie Lacy rushed 26 times on 100 yards for Green Bay (12-4), who have yet to lose to Detroit at Lambeau Field since 1991.
Calvin Johnson brought in two touchdowns from Matthew Stafford for Detroit (11-5), the first with 24 seconds left in the second quarter and again halfway through the third.
Detroit's first touchdown drive was extended after Stafford was roughed on a third-down play.
After handing the Packers two points for an intentional grounding penalty in his end zone, Stafford connected with Theo Riddick on a 6 yard scoring toss to end a 47 second drive with 1:45 left in the contest.
Micah Hyde opened scoring for the Packers with a 55 yard touchdown returned off a Lions punt in the first quarter after Green Bay was held from the end zone on a Detroit goal-line stand.
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