Spokesman-Review
National Football League
Green Bay 31, Cleveland 13
When: 4:25 PM ET, Sunday, October 20, 2013
Where: Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin
Temperature: 46°
Head Official: Jeff Triplette
Attendance: 77804

Packers 31, Browns 13: Aaron Rodgers threw three touchdown passes and Green Bay held off Cleveland for its 11th consecutive win at home.

Rodgers finished 25-for-36 for 260 yards, including a 10-yard hookup to tight end Jermichael Finley on the Packers' first possession, and Green Bay (4-2) never trailed. A short scoring pass to Jordy Nelson in the fourth quarter put the game out of reach before Rodgers capped the scoring by hitting Jarrett Boykin for a 20-yard touchdown.

Playing without two of their top receivers, Randall Cobb and James Jones, the Packers leaned a bit more on their running game and rookie Eddie Lacy responded with a first-quarter touchdown run from a yard out. Lacy finished with 82 yards on 22 carries and Boykin had eight catches for 103 yards.

Cleveland (3-4) managed only 89 yards of offense and trailed 17-3 at the half as quarterback Brandon Weeden started slowly, completing just five passes before the break, and finished 17-for-42 for 149 yards. Willis McGahee led the running game with a paltry 39 yards on 11 carries.

Trailing 24-6 in the fourth quarter, an 86-yard kickoff return by Travis Benjamin set up Cleveland's only touchdown as Jordan Cameron scored for the sixth time this season on a 2-yard pass from Weeden.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Finley was injured in the fourth quarter after taking a blow to the helmet from Cleveland's Tashaun Gipson, who was penalized on the play. Finley, who suffered a concussion during Week 3, was taken off the field on a stretcher with a neck injury but had movement and feeling in all of his extremities. ... Browns WR Josh Gordon entered the game averaging more than 100 yards receiving per game but was held to 21 yards on two catches. ... Trailing 17-6 with 11:09 to play, Cleveland opted to go for a fourth-and-15 instead of a 49-yard field goal and Weeden's pass to Gordon fell incomplete.
Top Game Performances
Rushing
Cleveland   Green Bay
Willis McGahee Player Eddie Lacy
11 Attempts 22
39 Yards 82
3.6 Avg Yards 3.7
0 Touchdowns 1
8 Long 13
Receiving
Cleveland   Green Bay
Jordan Cameron Player Jarrett Boykin
7 Receptions 8
55 Yards 103
7.9 Avg Yards 12.9
1 Touchdowns 1
15 Long 39
Team Stats Summary
 
  Yards Scoring Defense
Team Tot Rus Pas TD FG INT Sck FF
Cleveland 216 83 133 1 2 0 1.0 1
Green Bay 357 104 253 4 1 1 3.0 0
Upcoming Games
  • Green Bay will play their next game on the road against Minnesota. The Packers have a W/L % of .667 after a win and .667 after a loss.
  • Cleveland will play their next game on the road against Kansas City. The Browns have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .333 after a loss.