Aaron Jones lives up to big contract with four TDs in Packers' win vs. Lions
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GREEN BAY, Wis. -- It’s a good thing the Green Bay Packers bucked tradition and gave Aaron Jones the kind of money many thought they’d be hesitant to deliver to a running back in free agency last offseason.
He’s the best thing the Packers have going for them right now. And he is the reason the Packers aren’t 0-2 for the first time since 2006 -- two years before Aaron Rodgers became their starting quarterback.
On a Monday night that for a while looked a lot like the Packers’ season-opening loss to the New Orleans Saints, what with all the wide-open Detroit Lions receivers and an absence of a pass rush, Jones found the end zone on four occasions -- three times as a pass-catcher and once as a rusher -- to lead Green Bay's comeback from a halftime deficit for a 35-17 victory at Lambeau Field.
The fifth-year running back turned in another one of his dynamic showings, making his lack of involvement in Week 1 all the more problematic. It wasn’t quite the 239-yard day Jones against the Lions in Week 2 here last season, but his 115 total yards from scrimmage (67 rushing and 48 passing on 23 touches) was exactly what the Packers needed after failing to get Jones involved against the Saints.
https://www.espn.com/blog/green-bay-packers/post/_/id/51192/aaron-jones-lives-up-to-big-contract-with-four-tds-in-packers-win-vs-lions
Awesome player.
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