Tom Crabtree had a 72-yard touchdown that was Green Bay’s longest of the season, Randall Cobb added two scoring catches and the Packers got a 31-17 victory yesterday at Lambeau Field that handed the Cardinals their fifth straight loss.
The Packers (6-3) finished with a season-high 176 yards rushing on 39 carries, the first time in a month they’ve cracked the century mark.
James Jones also had a touchdown reception, his career-high eighth of the season, and Green Bay goes into its bye week with a four-game winning streak.
The break comes at a good time for the Packers, who lost Clay Matthews, Jordy Nelson and Bryan Bulaga to injuries.
John Skelton was 23 of 46 for 306 yards for the Cardinals (4-5), but was hurt by repeated drops by receivers.
Seahawks 30, Vikings 20
In Seattle, Marshawn Lynch ran for 124 yards and a touchdown, rookie QB Russell Wilson threw three first-half touchdowns, and the Seahawks overcame 182 yards rushing by Adrian Peterson.
Lynch ran for a 3-yard TD in the third quarter, while Wilson threw TD passes of 11 yards to Sidney Rice, and TDs of 6 and 11 yards to Golden Tate for the Seahawks (5-4).
Peterson and the Vikings (5-4) had 197 yards rushing in the first half, but only had 46 in the second half.
Bucs 42, Raiders 32
In Oakland, rookie Doug Martin rushed for a Buccaneers-record 251 yards and four touchdowns and Ahmad Black intercepted a Carson Palmer pass after the Raiders had cut an 18-point deficit to three late in the fourth quarter.
Martin, who was born in Oakland, had a memorable homecoming for the Bucs (4-4) by scoring on runs of 1, 45, 67 and 70 yards in the second half as he gashed what had been an improved run defense for the Raiders (3-5).
Texans 21, Bills 9
In Houston, Matt Schaub threw two touchdown passes, Arian Foster ran for 111 yards against Buffalo’s NFL-worst rushing defense and the Texans beat former top pick Mario Williams and the Bills.
Andre Johnson caught eight passes for 118 yards and Foster scored for the fifth straight game for the Texans (7-1).
Williams had a sack and five tackles in his return to Reliant Stadium after he signed with the Bills (3-5) in the offseason.
Ravens 25, Browns 15
In Cleveland, Joe Flacco threw a 19-yard touchdown pass to Torrey Smith with 4:26 left as the Ravens won their 11th straight game inside the AFC North with a comeback victory over the Browns.
Smith caught Flacco’s strike and spun away from cornerback Joe Haden as the Ravens (6-2) beat the Browns (2-7) for the 10th consecutive time. It was also Baltimore’s 15th straight win following a loss, and helped the Ravens shake off a 30-point loss to Houston two weeks ago.
Lions 31, Jaguars 14
In Jacksonville, Mikel Leshoure ran for three touchdowns and the Lions (4-4) turned in their most complete victory of the season.
Leshoure finished with 70 yards rushing and scored on runs of 7, 1 and 8 yards, becoming the first player in franchise history to run for three touchdowns in the first half.
Calvin Johnson had five receptions for 99 yards before the Jaguars (1-7) recorded a first down.