GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Inexperienced Bay coach Matt LaFleur preferred the way in which his staff completed. He simply puzzled why the Packers did not present comparable vitality the remainder of the day.

Aaron Rodgers threw two landing passes and ran for a rating, however the Packers wanted to make a defensive stand within the last minute to eke out a 24-20 victory over the slumping Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday.

”We’ll problem everyone on this group that is part of this soccer staff to deliver extra emotion,” LaFleur stated. ”You’ll be able to’t take these alternatives without any consideration.”

Rodgers withstood windy situations and put the Packers (7-2) forward for good with 9:11 left by throwing a 6-yard TD move to Davante Adams, who had left with an ankle damage earlier within the second half. Rodgers additionally had a 5-yard landing run and a 78-yard scoring strike to Marquez Valdes-Scantling, who caught 4 passes for a career-high 149 yards.

”We’re fairly used to with the ability to exit and throw within the wind and know what passes you possibly can throw and what passes you possibly can’t throw,” Valdes-Scantling stated. ”You’ve gotten Aaron Rodgers, he can get just about get any soccer by any wind, so it would not actually matter.”

Inexperienced Bay’s victory wasn’t safe till the ultimate minutes.

Jacksonville started its final drive by itself 47-yard line with 2:25 left after a 30-yard punt by JK Scott that adopted a third-and-1 cease of Aaron Jones. The Jaguars acquired so far as Inexperienced Bay’s 36, however back-to-back sacks by Rashan Gary and Preston Smith pushed them again to their very own facet of the sphere earlier than rookie Jake Luton threw incomplete on fourth-and-26 with 1:01 remaining.

”It was tough,” Luton stated. ”That is a scenario that you just wish to be in. Your protection offers you an opportunity to go win a ballgame and we could not execute.”

Inexperienced Bay did nearly every part proper in these last few performs after making so many errors the remainder of the day.

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”I felt like that was the primary time our staff got here alive,” LaFleur stated. ”You possibly can really feel it on the sidelines (with) everyone rooting for each other. We want that from the opening kick. That is the usual. We won’t simply choose and select once we wish to do this.”

Luton, who had thrown for 304 yards in his first profession begin final week, was 18 of 35 for 169 yards Sunday with one landing and one interception. Rodgers was 24 of 34 for 325 yards.

Keelan Cole scored on a franchise-record 91-yard punt return and a 12-yard reception for Jacksonville (1-8), which misplaced its eighth straight. Jacksonville’s James Robinson rushed for 109 yards on 23 carries.

”Each time you play and lose, for me – I am not going to speak about anyone else – there’s one thing that is in my soul that simply will get . ripped out,” Jaguars coach Doug Marrone stated. ”That is how I really feel.”

The Jaguars rallied from a 17-10 halftime deficit by scoring 10 factors off turnovers within the second half.

Jacksonville’s first takeaway got here early within the third quarter. CJ Henderson knocked the ball unfastened from Adams, and Myles Jack returned the fumble 16 yards to Inexperienced Bay’s 16. That led to Cole’s landing catch.

Sidney Jones picked off Rodgers late within the third to arrange Chase McLaughlin’s 31-yard area purpose, which put the Jaguars forward 20-17 with 12:44 left within the recreation.

COSTLY PENALTIES

A holding penalty on Inexperienced Bay’s Billy Turner worn out a 22-yard landing move from Rodgers to Adams late within the second quarter, forcing the Packers to accept Mason Crosby’s 39-yard area purpose.

Jacksonville had James Robinson’s 18-yard landing run worn out by a holding penalty on A.J. Cann in the course of the fourth-quarter drive that ended with McLaughlin’s area purpose. The Jaguars additionally had a landing nullified by a holding penalty on James O’Shaughnessy within the third interval, although they reached the top zone just a few performs in a while Cole’s reception.

BAKHTIARI EXTENSION

Packers offensive sort out David Bakhtiari stated after the sport he had agreed to a contract extension. Bakhtiari’s agent, Mark Humenik, confirmed that Bakhtiari agreed to a four-year deal value as much as $105.5 million with a $30 million signing bonus.

INJURY REPORT

Jacksonville did not have extensive receiver Laviska Shenault (ankle), middle Brandon Linder (again) or security Josh Jones (chest) accessible. Jones went on injured reserve Saturday. Working again Chris Thompson suffered a again damage within the first half.

Inexperienced Bay performed with out standard beginning cornerbacks Jaire Alexander (hand/concussion) and Kevin King (quadriceps). Working again/kick returner Tyler Ervin left with a rib damage within the first half.

COACHING SHORT-HANDED

Jaguars cornerbacks coach Tim Walton did not make the journey to Inexperienced Bay due to what the staff described as private causes unrelated to COVID-19. Safeties coach Joe Danna stuffed Walton’s standard obligations.

UP NEXT

The Jaguars host Pittsburgh.

The Packers go to Indianapolis.

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