Packers' Aaron Jones struck in face during postgame scuffle with Vikings

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The Green Bay Packers defeated the Minnesota Vikings on "Sunday Night Football," giving the Packers control of their playoff destiny with one week remaining in the regular season. 

Green Bay running back Aaron Jones rushed for 120 yards, and quarterback Jordan Love threw for three touchdowns in a 33-10 victory. 

Aaron Jones #33 of the Green Bay Packers celebrates after a 33-10 victory against the Minnesota Vikings at U.S. Bank Stadium on December 31, 2023 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.  (Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)

If the Packers can defeat the Chicago Bears in Week 18, they will get the NFC’s final wild-card spot. 

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While Jones was key in the massive victory for Green Bay, the seventh-year running back also played a role in deescalating a postgame altercation between the two teams. 

The NBC broadcast caught Jones taking a shot to the face as Vikings cornerback Andrew Booth Jr. and an inactive Packers' player exchanged words. 

As a shove occurred between the two players, Jones caught a stray to the face, though it’s unclear who made contact with Jones. Jones then pushed Booth away from the skirmish.

"We were walking out to shake hands, and I see one of our players having an interaction with a Vikings player, who just finished playing, and they get in each other’s face and going at it, and start shoving, so I just kind of tried to deescalate, move them to the sideline, and we were good after that," Jones said in his postgame interview with NBC’s Melissa Stark, according to the New York Post. 

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