Tuesday 11 October 2016 16:31, UK
Touchdowns from Jordy Nelson and Davante Adams helped the Green Bay packers grind out a 23-16 win over the New York Giants at Lambeau Field.
Odell Beckham Jr scored his first touchdown of the season but Eli Manning struggled to find his receivers, as the running backs were held to 43 rushing yards.
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Rodgers throws two picks at home but the Giants can't capitalise as Green Bay move to 3-1. Beckham scores 1st TD, makes up with kicking net.
MVP
The Packers offensive line gave Aaron Rodgers so much time to look downfield, pick out receivers, or even run the ball for the first down. Rodgers wasn't sacked all night and, on an average night for him, the former Super Bowl MVP had his line to thank.
Game-changer
At the end of the first half, having just scored a field goal, the Giants got the ball back with time enough for another drive. However a strip sack from Kyler Fackrell gave the ball back to the Packers, who scored a field goal themselves and extended their lead to 11 going into the break.
Stat of the night
50 - Aaron Rodgers and Jordy Nelson have connected for 50 touchdown passes.
The game
It took almost nine minutes but the Packers scored on their opening drive, Rodgers finding Nelson from two yards to complete the 16-play drive.
The Packers thought they'd extended their lead when Randall Cobb caught the ball in the end zone, but the officials ruled fouls by both teams and the third down was replayed. On the second attempt, Rodgers' pass was tipped and intercepted by Giants cornerback Janoris Jenkins.
The Giants got themselves on the board in the second quarter, Josh Brown converting a 46-yard field goal, but Packers wide receiver Devante Adams extended Green Bay's lead to 14-3 with the 29-yard catch.
New York added another field goal late in the second quarter and it looked like they might have a chance to score again but Fackrell's strip sack on Manning meant it was the Packers who built on their lead with another field goal to go in 17-6 at the half.
After the Giants scored a third field goal early in the second half, the Packers added two more of their own to push their lead to 23-9.
Beckham Jr scored his first touchdown of the 2016 with under three minutes to play, catching an eight-yard pass at the back of the end zone to make it a one-score game, but the Giants couldn't recover the ball and Rodgers took a knee to wind down the clock.
The result moves Green Bay to 3-1, but it's a third consecutive loss for Giants head coach Ben McAdoo. The Giants are the only team in the NFC East with a losing record and now face the Baltimore Ravens before a trip to Twickenham in week seven.
