NFL roundup: Rodgers, Packers fly past grounded Eagles, Vick

By The Associated Press

Published: Monday, Sept. 13 2010 12:05 a.m. MDT

Packers tight end Jermichael Finley, left, is sent flying by the Eagles safety, Nate Allen.

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PHILADELPHIA — Aaron Rodgers threw a pair of touchdown passes, Mason Crosby kicked a team-record 56-yard field goal as the Green Bay Packers beat the Philadelphia Eagles 27-20 despite a vintage performance by Michael Vick.

In their first game since trading Donovan McNabb to Washington, the Eagles started with Kevin Kolb and finished with Vick. Kolb left with a concussion at halftime, so Vick played meaningful snaps for an extended period for the first time in nearly four years.

Vick, a three-time Pro Bowl quarterback during six seasons in Atlanta, invigorated an offense that was awful in the first half. He finished with 175 yards passing and ran for 103, but could overcome a 20-3 deficit.

BEARS 19, LIONS 14: At Chicago, Jay Cutler threw for 372 yards, including a 28-yard TD pass to Matt Forte with 1:32 left and Chicago held on against Detroit. The Lions, who lost quarterback Matthew Stafford with a right shoulder injury late in the first half, nearly pulled out the win but Shaun Hill's 25-yard pass to Calvin Johnson in the end zone with 25 seconds left was ruled incomplete after a review. Two incompletions later, the Lions walked off the field with their 21st straight road loss. Stafford took a blindside sack by Julius Peppers and spent the second half on the sideline with his arm in a sling. His status for next week is uncertain. The Bears outgained the Lions 463-168, but had four turnovers. Forte had seven catches 151 yards, including an 89-yard screen for a TD that pulled Chicago within 14-10 late in the first half.

CARDINALS 17, RAMS 13: At St. Louis, Larry Fitzgerald caught a 21-yard touchdown pass for the go-ahead score late in the fourth quarter, helping Arizona spoil a solid debut by No. 1 pick Sam Bradford. Derek Anderson hung in the pocket despite taking a pounding from the St. Louis pass rush, going 22 for 41 for 297 yards in his first start as the replacement for the retired Kurt Warner. Steve Breaston caught seven passes for 132 yards and Tim Hightower and LaRod Stephens-Howling combined for 103 yards rushing for an offense without Beanie Wells (knee). Bradford was 32 of 55 for 253 yards, one touchdown and three interceptions.

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