FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - Tom Brady threw two touchdown passes as New England (12-2) edged Green Bay (8-6) for its sixth straight win.
The Patriots had their hands full even though the Packers started backup quarterback Matt Flynn in place of Aaron Rodgers.
Green Bay 3 14 7 3 – 27
New England 7 7 7 10 – 31
First quarter
GB–FG Crosby 31, 8:45.
NE–Green-Ellis 33 run (Graham kick), 6:19.
Second quarter
GB–J.Jones 66 pass from Flynn (Crosby kick), 14:51.
GB–Jennings 1 pass from Flynn (Crosby kick), 2:17.
NE–Hernandez 2 pass from Brady (Graham kick), 1:08.
Third quarter
NE–Arrington 36 interception return (Graham kick), 12:04.
GB–Kuhn 6 pass from Flynn (Crosby kick), 5:08.
Fourth quarter
GB–FG Crosby 19, 13:49.
NE–FG Graham 38, 11:05.
NE–Hernandez 10 pass from Brady (Graham kick), 7:14.
Attendance: 68,756.
GB NE
First downs 26 14
Total Net Yards 369 249
Rushes-yards 38-143 16-113
Passing 226 136
Punt Returns 4-26 3-11
Kickoff Returns 6-128 4-97
Interceptions Ret. 0-0 1-36
Comp-Att-Int 24-37-1 15-24-0
Sacked-Yards Lost 5-25 3-27
Punts 4-41.3 5-40.4
Fumbles-Lost 1-1 2-0
Penalties-Yards 2-15 7-52
Time of Possession 40:48 19:12
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing: Green Bay, Jackson 22-99, Kuhn 6-21, Flynn 3-13, Nance 6-11, Jennings 1-(minus 1). New England, Woodhead 9-59, Green-Ellis 6-38, Hernandez 1-16.
Passing: Green Bay, Flynn 24-37-1-251. New England, Brady 15-24-0-163.
Receiving: Green Bay, J.Jones 5-95, Jennings 4-30, Driver 3-31, Kuhn 3-27, Nance 2-16, Johnson 2-15, Quarless 2-12, Nelson 1-16, Swain 1-6, Jackson 1-3. New England, Hernandez 4-31, Welker 3-42, Branch 2-33, Green-Ellis 2-12, Gronkowski 1-25, Woodhead 1-12, Tate 1-5, Crumpler 1-3.
Missed Field Goals: None.