Manning threw for 299 yards, but Beckham, just like the Week 5 loss to the Packers at Lambeau, was a nonfactor. On third-and-3, Rodgers had all day against a three-man rush before Cobb broke away from cornerback Eli Apple in the back of the end zone for a 16-yard touchdown reception to make it 31-13 with 9:19 remaining. The Packers put the game away on the ensuing possession. The Giants needed an answer but couldn't get it, with Odell Beckham unable to hold onto a third-down pass in which he was wide open for what would have been a big gain. The Packers forced a punt and took advantage of great field position to tack on a 32-yard field goal by Mason Crosby. On the ensuing kickoff, New York's Bobby Rainey fielded the ball at the sideline but couldn't keep his balance, stepping out of bounds at the 3. The Packers dominated the last 20 minutes. Then it was a 30-yard catch-and-run touchdown by Cobb to put Green Bay in front 21-13. Having moved the ball to midfield, Rodgers went after slot cornerback Trevin Wade, who was in the game for injured veteran standout Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie.įirst, it was a 20-yard gain over the middle to Davante Adams. One play later, the Giants were in the end zone when Manning found Tavarres King for a 41-yard touchdown pass that reduced the Packers' lead to 14-13 The Giants (11-6) were down, but they weren't out after the Hail Mary, thanks in part to a controversial decision by McCarthy early in the third quarter.įacing a fourth-and-1 from their own 42-yard line, McCarthy kept the offense on the field, and the Giants stuffed running back Ty Montgomery. "He has spoiled all of us around here for a long time."
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"He's playing tremendous football," Packers coach Mike McCarthy said. During that span, he has thrown 19 touchdown passes and zero interceptions. Rodgers led the Packers (11-6) to their seventh consecutive win. "It was kind of like that game we had five years ago."Ĭobb, who had missed the past two games with an injured ankle, added two touchdowns in the second half - tying an NFL playoff record with three touchdown receptions - and Rodgers destroyed a Giants defense with three All-Pros in the secondary for 362 yards and four touchdowns.
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"A lot," Rodgers said of the momentum swing. The Packers, outplayed for most of the half, ran into the locker room with a 14-6 lead. Cobb was behind four Giants defenders and the ball dropped over their hands and into Cobb's waiting mitts on the final play of the half. This time, Rodgers rolled out to his right and uncorked a high pass into the end zone.