Spokesman-Review
National Football League
Green Bay 46, Oakland 16
When: 4:15 PM ET, Sunday, December 11, 2011
Where: Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin
Temperature: 43°
Head Official: Peter Morelli
Attendance: 70524

Aaron Rodgers threw for 281 yards and two touchdowns and the unbeaten Green Bay Packers clinched a first-round bye with a 46-16 rout of the visiting Oakland Raiders on Sunday in a game that was dampened by the loss of leading receiver Greg Jennings.

Rodgers joined Peyton Manning and Tom Brady as the only quarterbacks to throw for at least two touchdowns in 13 straight games.

Ryan Grant ran for 85 yards and a pair of scores for the Packers (13-0), who forced five turnovers and extended the NFL’s second-longest winning streak to 19 games with ease.

Green Bay shattered the franchise single-season scoring record late in the third quarter when Erik Walden scooped up a fumble and returned it five yards for a touchdown. Shortly after, that Rodgers was replaced by backup Matt Flynn.

The Packers are just the eighth team in NFL history to start 13-0. Green Bay will continue its pursuit of perfection next week in Kansas City before returning home to face Chicago and Detroit.

It may have to do it without Jennings, who didn’t return after being carted off with a knee injury midway through the third quarter.

While Green Bay needed a last-second field goal to stay unbeaten against the New York Giants last week, all the suspense was removed from this contest early.

Oakland (7-6) barely up put a fight in the first half after struggling in a 34-14 loss to Miami last week. The 31-0 halftime deficit was the largest in Raiders’ history.

Oakland, which hasn’t reached the postseason since 2002, fell one game behind Denver in the AFC West after Tim Tebow pulled out another win over the Chicago Bears.
Top Game Performances
Rushing
Oakland   Green Bay
Michael Bush Player Ryan Grant
23 Attempts 10
78 Yards 85
3.4 Avg Yards 8.5
1 Touchdowns 2
9 Long 47
Receiving
Oakland   Green Bay
Darrius Heyward-Bey Player Jordy Nelson
5 Receptions 3
78 Yards 81
15.6 Avg Yards 27.0
0 Touchdowns 1
34 Long 37
Team Stats Summary
 
  Yards Scoring Defense
Team Tot Rus Pas TD FG INT Sck FF
Oakland 357 117 240 2 0 1 4.0 0
Green Bay 391 136 255 5 4 4 1.0 1
Upcoming Games
  • Green Bay will play their next game on the road against Kansas City. The Packers have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
  • Oakland will play their next game at home against Detroit. The Raiders have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.