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GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Randall Cobb slid to a stop on the slick field in the end zone after a 9-yard touchdown pass before adding another move.It was time for a little more fun in the snow.The wide receiver caught one of two touchdown passes from Aaron Rodgers, and the Green Bay Packers found their footing in the snow with two fourth-quarter scores to pull away from the Houston Texans for a 21-13 win on Sunday.Houston (6-6) lost its third straight game and its grip on the AFC South. The Texans are tied with idle Tennessee and a half-game ahead of Indianapolis, which plays the New York Jets on Monday night, for the division lead.The Packers (6-6) had a much better time after winning their second straight game to return to .500 for the first time in a month. Before Cobb got up in the end zone after his 9-yard touchdown catch in the second quarter, he did a snow angel.No, it was spur of the moment, Cobb said of his child-like celebration. I was sliding and I couldnt get up as fast as I wanted to, so I was like, why not?Back in their element in the cold, the Packers have stabilized following a four-game losing streak that dropped them to 4-6. Theyre tied with Minnesota in second in the NFC North, two games back of Detroit.Rodgers threw for 209 yards and Jordy Nelson had 118 yards receiving and a score. The Packers two fourth-quarter touchdowns capped drives of 98 and 89 yards, respectively.The Texans must regroup again, though weather shouldnt be a factor the next two games. Houston travels to Indianapolis next week before hosting Jacksonville. Both games will be in domed stadiums.These are games that we have to figure it out, coach Bill OBrien said. If we dont, were not going to be where we want to be. If we do, well have a shot.Other notes and takeaways from Sundays game:RODGERS HAMSTRING: Rodgers was 20 of 30. He looked OK after being limited in practice with a left hamstring injury, taking off for a couple runs, though he didnt seem to have his usual mobility on the slippery turf. I dont know if you ever come out better than you did coming in, but I feel good about where Im at, Rodgers said. I had decent movement and didnt do anything to create a major setback.MAKING PROGRESS: Quarterback Brock Osweiler has faced heat for the Texans offensive struggles this season. He was composed in the second half in leading Houston on 10-play, 63-yard drive that ended with a 6-yard touchdown pass to Ryan Griffin on fourth-and-1 to tie it at 7 with 7:32 left in the third quarter.Osweiler finished 22 of 35 for 202 yards.Look, I thought he battled. It was a tough environment as far as weather and things like that, OBrien said. He was pressured a few times, hung in there and played tough. I thought he battled all day.MATTHEWS IN THE MIDDLE: Clay Matthews seemed to be on a limited snap count coming back from a shoulder injury sustained last week against Philadelphia. But the long-haired linebacker gave a depleted position a boost by helping to fill in at inside linebacker. Starter Blake Martinez is still out with a knee injury. Jake Ryan returned after a two-game absence because of an ankle injury, but had to get the ankle re-taped in the first half.Any impact to it was pretty painful, Matthews said. But no worse for the wear if Im trying to be an optimist here. Hopefully next week, its that much better.SNOW DOWN: Texans cornerback Charles James went bare-chested during pregame warmups. Green Bay in the cold. Texans up, he boasted while signing autographs.But James slipped to the turf in the fourth quarter, leaving Nelson wide open in the end zone for a 32-yard touchdown pass that gave the Packers the lead for good, 14-7.I dont want to make any excuses, you know what I mean? James said. Thats what you get paid for to stay up there in inclement weather and go out there and be at your best.INJURY REPORT: Texans: WR Braxton Miller left with a shoulder injury after being driven to the cold turf by safety Ha Ha Clinton-Dix in the second quarter on an incompletion. ... LB Nick Perry, who leads the team with eight sacks, returned with his left hand heavily wrapped after missing most of the first half with the injury.---For more NFL coverage: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP-NFL Buy Adidas Superstar . The recently retired Stern was elected Friday to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and will be enshrined with the class of 2014 on Aug. 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SUNRISE, Fla. -- Reilly Smith and Vincent Trocheck signed new deals with the Florida Panthers on Sunday, becoming the latest beneficiaries of the teams plan to lock up its young talent long-term.Smith got a five-year, $25 million extension that will keep him under contract through the 2021-22 season. His deal was announced not long after Trocheck finalized his six-year, $28.5 million contract with the club.Reilly was a key player for our team last season, general manager Tom Rowe said. He is a valuable contributor to our offense and special teams and is an important part of our talented group of forwards.Smith and Trocheck combined for 50 goals -- 25 each -- and 53 assists last season. Trocheck had 28 assists while Smith had 25 for the Atlantic Division winners, who made the playoffs for just the second time in 15 seasons.Rowe said Trocheck will be a prominent part of the Panthers for years to come.The 22-year-old Trocheck has 37 goals and 46 assists in 146 NHL games. Smith, 25, has 150 points in 285 career games.ddddddddddddWith Smith, Trocheck, All-Star defenseman Aaron Ekblad (who agreed to a $60 million extension on Friday) and forward Alexander Barkov (who last season signed a $35.4 million extension that starts to kick in this fall), the Panthers have committed nearly $150 million to four key parts of their young core.It shows that they really want to win, Trocheck said. That makes us excited.Its expected that forward Jonathan Huberdeau, who is entering the last year of his contract, will also be a candidate for a new deal with Florida before long.Florida has added defensemen Keith Yandle, Mark Pysyk and Jason Demers, goalies James Reimer and Reto Berra, and forwards Colton Sceviour and Jonathan Marchessault in this offseason through free agency and trades. The Panthers also retained Jaromir Jagr, who turns 45 next season, on another one-year deal. ' ' '