Aaron Rodgers won what might be his final matchup with fellow legendary quarterback Tom Brady, throwing for 255 yards and a pair of first-half touchdowns Sunday as the Green Bay Packers handed the Tampa Bay Buccaneers a 14-12 loss in Florida.Rodgers completed 27 of 35 pass attempts with an interception as Green Bay (2-1) won their second straight game after opening with a loss at Minnesota.
The Packers' defence made Rodgers' scoring strikes stand up.Green Bay shut down a short-handed opponent playing without three of their top receivers.
Mike Evans was suspended for a game after being ejected from last week's 20-10 win in New Orleans, while Chris Godwin and Julio Jones were out with injuries.Brady connected on 31 of 42 throws for 271 yards and gave Tampa Bay (2-1) a chance to force overtime when he led an 89-yard touchdown drive from the Buccaneers' 11 in the game's last three minutes.Russell Gage caught a 1-yardscore from Brady with 14 seconds left; however, a delay-of-game call pushedt he Buccaneers back to the 7 for the two-point conversion.
Brady rolled right and threw for Gage, but the pass was knocked away.The Packers' Allen Lazard recovered an onside kick to seal the outcome.The @Packers prevent the 2-pt conversion! #GBvsTB pic.twitter.com/0qyneZbAixMelvin Gordon ran for a touchdown, Russell Wilson was 20-for-33 passing for184 yards and hosts Denver beat San Francisco 11-10 in the late game.Courtland Sutton had eight catches for 97 yards and Javonte Williams ran for58 yards for Denver (2-1), which used a safety to beat the 49ers (1-2).