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Green Bay's heating up

It’s heating up in Green Bay.

Say what?

Yep, the Packers couldn’t be hotter. Aaron Rodgers passed for 341 yards and three touchdowns, Julius Peppers returned his second interception of the season for a score, and Green Bay’s defense stuffed high-octane Philadelphia for a 53-20 rout.

The Packers (7-3) raced to a 30-6 halftime lead. Green Bay is the first team in NFL history to score at least 28 points in the first half of four consecutive home games.

“We felt strongly that this game was going to come down to big plays, the big-play opportunities,” coach Mike McCarthy said, “and I thought our players did an excellent job in all three phases.”

Rodgers threw for two touchdowns in the first half, while Micah Hyde scored on a 75-yard punt return.

“This is not easy,” said Rodgers, who broke Tom Brady’s NFL record of 288 straight passes at home without an interception. “There’s a lot of preparation that goes into it. It takes 11 guys to win, to do the job to make something like that happen.”

Patriots 42, Colts 20

At Indianapolis, unheralded Jonas Gray rushed for 199 yards and a franchise-record four touchdowns in his fourth career game.

His first two scoring runs gave New England a 14-10 halftime lead. His other two helped put the game away in the second half. Tom Brady sealed it with a late TD pass to Rob Gronkowski.

Cardinals 14, Lions 6

The Cardinals (9-1) increased their lead in the NFC to two games thanks to a staunch defense

Drew Stanton, the replacement for injured Carson Palmer, threw touchdown passes to Michael Floyd on Arizona’s first two possessions.

Chiefs 24, Seahawks 20

At Kansas City, the Chiefs stopped Seattle on fourth down three times late in the fourth quarter and moved into a tie for the AFC West lead with Denver.

Jamaal Charles ran for 159 yards and two touchdowns, and Knile Davis also ran for a score as the Chiefs (7-3) won their fifth straight.

Russell Wilson threw for 178 yards and two touchdowns, and Marshawn Lynch had 124 yards rushing for Seattle (6-4). But Lynch, fresh off a four-touchdown game, was stuffed twice by the Kansas City defense with the outcome hanging in the balance.

Rams 22, Broncos 7

At St. Louis, the Rams’ defense made life miserable for Peyton Manning. Although Manning was 34 for 54 for 389 yards with two interceptions, he was held to a 42-yard touchdown pass to Emmanuel Sanders, ending a streak of 15 consecutive games with at least two touchdown throws.

The Broncos (7-3) were held to 28 yards rushing and failed twice on fourth down deep in St. Louis territory.

Rookie Tre Mason had 29 carries for 113 yards, the most allowed by the Broncos’ top-ranked run defense.

Chargers 13, Raiders 6

At San Diego, Philip Rivers threw a 22-yard touchdown pass to Malcom Floyd on the game’s third play from scrimmage, and San Diego held on to extend the Raiders’ losing streak to 16.

The skid by the Raiders (0-10) is the equivalent of a full season.

Bengals 27, Saints 10

At New Orleans, Andy Dalton rebounded from one of the worst outings of his career by passing for three touchdowns.

The game represented a dramatic reversal for Dalton, who completed only 10 passes for 86 yards and had a passer rating of 2.0 in a 24-3 loss to Cleveland last week.

Against New Orleans (4-6), Dalton gave the Bengals (6-3-1) an early lead they never relinquished. He was 16 of 22 for 220 yards, did not throw an interception and finished with a passer rating of 143.9.

Texans 23, Browns 7

At Cleveland, J.J. Watt caught a 2-yard touchdown pass from first-time starter Ryan Mallett, and Watt also dominated on defense.

Along with his TD, Watt had a strip sack, made five tackles — three for a loss — recovered a fumble and hurried Browns quarterback Brian Hoyer into several bad throws.

Mallett threw a pair of TD passes. The four-year veteran was promoted during the bye week after the Texans (5-5) benched Ryan Fitzpatrick.

49ers 16, Giants 10

Rookie linebacker Chris Borland intercepted a fourth-down pass by Eli Manning at the 49ers 2 with 4:43 to play, capping a goal-line stand and sending error-plagued New York (3-7) to its fifth straight loss.

Borland had two of the 49ers’ five interceptions as the Niners (6-4) survived a game in which a big advantage in time of possession and takeaways did not translate into a blowout on the scoreboard. He is the first rookie in franchise history with two picks in one game.

Falcons 19, Panthers 17

Matt Ryan threw for 268 yards and a touchdown, Matt Bryant added four field goals and Atlanta (4-6) moved into a tie for first place in the lowly NFC South.

Bryant’s 44-yard field goal with 2:08 left put Atlanta ahead for good.

Carolina’s Graham Gano missed a 46-yard field goal try with 1:27 remaining and had a 63-yarder blocked as time expired.

The Falcons (4-6) moved into a tie with New Orleans for the division lead and already has beaten the Saints.

Bucs 27, Redskins 7

Mike Evans caught seven passes for 209 yards and scored two touchdowns to help Tampa Bay (2-8) end a five-game losing streak. Evans became the first rookie to post three consecutive 100-yard games with at least one touchdown in each since Randy Moss in 1998. According to STATS, he’s also the first rookie with 200 yards receiving and two touchdowns since Anquan Boldin in 2003.

Bears 21, Vikings 13

At Chicago, Jay Cutler threw for 330 yards and three touchdowns, and the Bears won for just the second time in seven games.

Ryan Mundy intercepted Teddy Bridgewater’s 29-yard pass in the end zone in the closing minute, and the Bears hung on for their first home win.

Alshon Jeffery had 135 yards receiving and a touchdown catch.

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