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Live Updates: Green Bay Packers 31, New York Giants 13

The Green Bay Packers improved to 9-3 as Aaron Rodgers easily outplayed Daniel Jones in a 31-13 win over the Giants.
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The Green Bay Packers (8-3) look to rebound against the New York Giants (2-9) on Sunday. Follow along with updates, with the latest at the bottom of the story, and join the conversation.

Inactives

Right tackle Bryan Bulaga, who exited last week’s loss at San Francisco with a knee sprain, was back in his customary spot in the startling lineup. He was listed as questionable on Friday after his second consecutive limited-participation practice.

Green Bay’s inactives: safety Will Redmond (foot), CB Tony Brown (heel), running back Dexter Williams, receiver Ryan Grant, cornerback Ka’Dar Hollman and offensive linemen Adam Pankey and Yosh Nijman.

The Giants were without their two leading pass-catchers, tight end Evan Engram (foot) and receiver Golden Tate (concussion) and safety Jabrill Peppers (hip), who leads the team in tackles and forced fumbles.

First quarter

Packers 7, Giants 0 (8:43 remaining)

The score: Aaron Rodgers hit wide-open Davante Adams for an 8-yard touchdown. Two defenders followed tight end Marcedes Lewis, leaving Adams alone at the 1. He caught the ball and reached the ball across the goal line. Aaron Rodgers was 5-of-5 on the drive for 66 yards, including three catches by Adams.

Key play: On the second play from scrimmage, Rodgers completed a 43-yard bomb to Allen Lazard, who made a diving catch. Rodgers threw a nice ball just before being drilled in the midsection by Leonard Williams.

The score was set up by a three-and-out stop by the defense to open the game, with Kenny Clark blowing into the backfield and dropping Saquon Barkley for a loss of 3 on third-and-1. On the punt, Tremon Smith had a return of 3 yards – the team’s longest of the season. Fittingly, he fumbled but the ball dribbled out of bounds.

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Packers 7, Giants 7 (3:16 remaining)

The score: With snow blanketing the playing surface, rookie quarterback Daniel Jones threw a strike to Sterling Shepard for an 18-yard touchdown. Shepard got just enough separation with a double move to beat cornerback Kevin King. Shepard made a diving catch in the end zone.

Key play: On fourth-and-5 from the Packers’ 33, Giants coach Pat Shurmur kept the offense on the field. The gamble paid off, with Jones having a month of Sundays in the pocket before finding receiver Darrius Slayton for a gain of 8.

Packers 14, Giants 7 (1:15 remaining)

The score: Aaron Rodgers threw one of the easiest touchdown passes of his life, a 37-yard strike to Allen Lazard. Lazard ran a post and got safety Antoine Bethea to turn his shoulders the wrong way. That got Lazard wide open for an easy score.

Key play: The Packers went 0-for-13 on third down with Rodgers at the controls last week at San Francisco. On Green Bay’s first third down of the day, a third-and-5, Rodgers ran for 15. He found an alley created by right tackle Bryan Bulaga and right guard Billy Turner, and a downfield block by Geronimo Allison gave Rodgers extra yardage.

Second quarter

Packers 17, Giants 7 (12:02 remaining)

The score: Mason Crosby improved to 14-of-15 on field goals with one of his more impressive of the season, a 47-yarder through the snow.

Key plays: The drive started at Green Bay’s 47 after cornerback Kevin King stepped in front of Daniel Jones’ third-and-10 pass. It was King’s team-leading fourth interception of the season. A couple plays later, on third-and-4, tight end Jimmy Graham made a nice grab of a low throw from Aaron Rodgers for a gain of 16 and a first down.

Packers 17, Giants 10 (2:31 remaining)

The score: Aldrick Rosas, dealing with a new long snapper and a bad field, made a 27-yard field goal to cap an 18-play drive that took 9:31 off the clock.

Key plays: Quarterback Daniel Jones converted a third-and-6 with a completion and a pair of fourth downs on runs. The first of those fourth downs was a fourth-and-1 made possible when outside linebacker Preston Smith jumped offside on third-and-6. The Packers limited the damage to a field goal, though, when Adrian Amos made a last-moment deflection of a third-and-goal pass.

Halftime

The Packers lead 17-10 and will get the ball coming out to start the third quarter. Aaron Rodgers, coming off one of the worst games of his career, was 9-of-13 passing for 129 yards, two touchdowns and a 140.7 passer rating. Allen Lazard had two catches for 80 yards and one touchdown. The Giants had a 12-7 edge in first downs and nearly a 2-to-1 advantage in time of possession but Green Bay had a 185-162 lead in yards.

Third quarter

Packers 17, Giants 10 (11:48)

Green Bay got the ball to start the second half, giving it a chance to extend its lead, but failed to do so because of the Giants’ strong run defense. On the first play after intermission, Aaron Jones was dropped for a loss of 3. The Packers overcame that with a third-and-13 completion to Allen Lazard that gained 23, but Jones was dropped for another loss of 3 on the next first down. On five runs apiece by Jones and Jamaal Williams, the Packers gained 31 yards.

Packers 17, Giants 13 (6:37 remaining)

The score: Aldrick Rosas, who hadn’t made a kick from 40-plus yards all season, nailed a 45-yarder.

Key plays: On third-and-12, quarterback Daniel Jones hit Cody Latimer for a gain of 43 yards against veteran Tramon Williams. That put the Giants into scoring position but a big pass rush by Za’Darius Smith on third-and-10 forced a field goal.

Fourth quarter

Packers 24, Giants 13 (14:22 remaining)

The score: A second-down screen to Aaron Jones lost 3 yards, setting up third-and-goal from the 17. The Giants tried to sub and Aaron Rodgers made them pay. He got the snap with 12 defenders on the field and found Davante Adams open for the touchdown.

Key plays: The Packers couldn’t move the chains to save their lives against San Francisco but got four key conversions on this drive. First, cornerback Sam Beal was flagged for interference on a pass to Adams on third-and-6. On fourth-and-10, Rodgers stood firm in the pocket and hit Geronimo Allison for a gain of 15 while getting hit by the Giants’ top rusher, Markus Golden. On third-and-2, Rodgers used a quick bootleg action and connected with Adams for 6 to make it first-and-goal at the 6. The touchdown was Adams’ 400th career reception.

Packers 31, Giants 13 (7:05 remaining)

The score: Aaron Rodgers threw a 2-yard touchdown pass to Marcedes Lewis. Rodgers escaped a sack and hit “Big Dog” in the flat for the clincher.

Key plays: The drive was set up by the second career interception by rookie safety Darnell Savage. On third-and-5, Rodgers hit Geronimo Allison at the sticks for a first down. Later, on third-and-9, Davante Adams toasted defensive back Grant Haley for what would have been a touchdown if not for the pass-interference penalty. That gave Green Bay a first-and-goal at the 2.

FINAL: Packers 31, Giants 13

It didn’t take a deep dive through the stats to see why the Packers rolled. Aaron Rodgers threw four touchdown passes with a 125.4 passer rating for Green Bay. Counterpart Daniel Jones threw three interceptions with a 49.4 passer rating for New York.

The Packers improved to 9-3 with a bounce-back victory. They lead the NFC North by a half-game over Minnesota, which plays at Seattle (9-2) on Monday night.

Cornerback Kevin King, safety Darnell Savage and nickel Tramon Williams had interceptions against Jones, who had 11 touchdowns vs. one interception his past four starts.