The Lambeau Field saw how Aaron Rodgers became the seventh player in the NFL history to throw 400 career touchdown passes, and how the Green Bay Packers ripped Philadelphia Eagles in a 30-16 demolition during a record-setting day.
Rodgers' 400th touchdown pass was something to remember in his 193rd game. New Orleans Saints' Drew Brees was the previous record holder after accomplishing 400 touchdown passes in 205 games.
Rodgers was also the first quarterback in the league to tap at least 35 touchdowns in five seasons. The milestone took in during his third touchdown, bringing his total touchdowns to 36 this season.
With three touchdowns, Rodgers had a 157.1 passer rating, dangling with a 244-yard pass of 17-out-of-20 upon the separation.
Rodgers was not taken aback as even the team's defense has many loopholes. He drove for 99 yards towards Davante Adams, then eked out 42-gain travel before he stapled another 31 gains but this time to Allen Lazard.
The Philadelphia Eagles looked to stop the Packer's torpedo as Adams received Rodger's pass to gamble for a 20-3 advantage halfway in the third quarter.
From the onset, the Eagles trailed throughout the game, starting from a 3-0 zoom of the Packers.
It was only in the second quarter when the Philadelphia squad came closer at 7-3 when Darius Slay cut a pass from Aaron Jones. The Eagles spotted another interception, but Rogers rushed to the front line, then to Adams for a whoosh to recover from a readable start.
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Jones claimed it over when his 77-yard touchdown walloped across the defenders. Packers compensated for the earlier lapses with a crucial stoppage by Jones, who leaned on play-snapping six tackles on the beam. He was relentless on the chase, wrenching two tackles within the 25-yard line to iron-clad safety Rodney McLeod of the Eagles.
The Eagles came to life with three minutes in the fourth quarter, 23-16, until they ran out of gas from exhaustion. The Packers picked passes towards the line. Za'Darius Smith and Preston Smith flung a third-and-long, putting the Packers in a far trip after Jaire Alexander struck a spacious punt.
Down the stretch, the fourth quarter led Adams to a quick 13-yard catch. He put the public on notice after passing the 1,000-yard mark twice in his football career despite missing two games with injuries. It was his 84th 1,029-yard catch accompanied by 13 touchdowns for this season.
He also tied with Don Hutson for the longest streak of touchdowns for seven games. His excellence was on a high note, racking up 12 touchdowns and 1,000 yards in the first ten games to become the fourth receiver of the feat in NFL history.
Not only Rodgers and Adams joined the record-breaking sprint as Packers tight end Robert Tonyan netted a second-quarter 25-yard touchdown to record his third straight game of touchdown as well. The brief moment saw Tonyan repeating what he did previously for the second time after his eighth seize of the season, which allowed him to garner the most touchdown among tight ends.
Second-round pick quarterback Jalen Hurts paced the Eagles with 33-yard, perfect three passes and pulled one pass from 3 yards, despite participating in 33 snaps.
The Matt LaFleur-led Packers now improved to 9-3 after their second straight win while the Philadelphia Eagles stumbled down in third place at par with Dallas Cowboys. It was the fourth straight loss of the Eagles, just one spot away from dropping to the last place of the NFC East.
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