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GREEN BAY http://www.steelersauthorizedshops.com/authentic-benny-snell-jr.-jersey , Wis. (AP) — sorely needed win that relied on a familiar formula.They beat a warm-weather team on a chilly afternoon at Lambeau Field by building a big lead and winning the turnover margin.Aaron Rodgers threw two touchdown passes and set an NFL record for interception-free football, and the Packers beat the Atlanta Falcons 34-20 on Sunday to win their first game under interim head coach Joe Philbin.Article continues below ...Aaron Jones ran for a 29-yard score in the third quarter. The defense forced two turnovers — their first takeaways in three games — and limited quarterback Matt Ryan after a game-opening touchdown drive to hand Atlanta its fifth straight loss and guarantee the Falcons a losing record for the first time since 2014.The Packers (5-7-1) regained some swagger with Philbin taking over for the fired Mike McCarthy. They’ve still got work to do to avoid a losing record, but at least Green Bay snapped a three-game losing streak.“It was an emotional week, we all know that. I feel very happy for the organization, players and staff that work so hard to make this a unique place,” Philbin said. “I told the team I was very proud to be their head coach today.”In return, the team gave the game ball to Philbin.“He’s a great man. I love Joe. I love everything that he’s about, and it was a lot of fun,” said receiver Randall Cobb, who caught a 24-yard touchdown pass with 12:44 left in the third quarter to make it 27-7.That pass also turned out to be momentous for other reasons for Rodgers, giving him 359 consecutive attempts without an interception to break the league record previously held by New England’s Tom Brady (358 in 2010-11).Rodgers finished 21 of 32 for 196 yards and two scores. Linebacker Deion Jones had a couple chances to snap Rodgers’ interception streak, but couldn’t hang on either time.“You need a little bit of good fortune when you have a streak like that,” Rodgers said.The Falcons (4-9) had trouble keeping up after their first series. When they did Zach Gentry Jersey , they hurt themselves with eight defensive penalties.“It’s definitely frustrating, maddening, disbelief, all of those things when we don’t execute on those,” coach Dan Quinn said.FRUSTRATED FALCONSAtlanta found some semblance of a running game that it hoped to get to open up play action. Yet the Falcons still endured a long drought after Ryan found Julio Jones for a 16-yard touchdown pass on an easy opening series.By the time Ryan and Jones connected for another score, from 12 yards with 13:34 left in the game, Atlanta was still down by 20.Their frustrating and injury-filled season was epitomized by a botched snap in the red zone later in the fourth.Atlanta drove to the 8 when the shotgun snap from center Alex Mack hit Mohamed Sanu’s leg while the receiver was in motion. Bashaud Breeland recovered.“That was tough, but that’s on me,” Ryan said. “The whole operation starts and ends with me, so I’ve got to do a better job of that and making sure that we don’t have things like that coming up.”He finished 28 of 42 for 262 yards and three scores, connecting with Justin Hardy for a 19-yard touchdown with 14 seconds left. Ryan also tossed a 22-yard interception returned for a score by Breeland in the second quarter.ON THE RUNRyan was outplayed by Rodgers, who also hurt Atlanta on the ground with trademark scrambles. A scrum broke out in the second quarter after cornerback Brian Poole hit Rodgers as the quarterback slid near the end of a 21-yard run to the Atlanta 27.Pushing and shoving ensued, with Deion Jones and Packers center Corey Linsley each whistled for offsetting personal fouls. After a sack Joey Bosa Jersey , the Packers still got a 48-yard field goal as time expired to take a 13-point halftime lead.Guard Lucas Patrick, one of three backups filling in up front because of injuries, also got physical after Rodgers went down.“To take a cheap shot, as we felt, I didn’t like that, so I wanted to go down there and let the guy know and kind of lock him up and let him know that’s not going to fly,” Patrick said.UNDER PRESSURERodgers was sacked four times, but all four hits came in the first half. Overall, it turned into a good day for the line, even with left guard Lane Taylor (foot), right guard Byron Bell (knee) and right tackle Bryan Bulaga (knee/illness) out with injuries.UP NEXTFalcons: Host the Arizona Cardinals on Dec. 16.Packers: Visit the Chicago Bears on Dec. 16. DALLAS (AP) — Wade Wilson, the quarterback who led the Minnesota Vikings to an NFC championship game and coached the position with the Dallas Cowboys for more than a decade, died on his 60th birthday Friday.Wilson died at his home in the Dallas suburb of Coppell. Police said a 911 call was made from Wilson’s home Nick Bosa Jersey , where the caller said Wilson was unresponsive and CPR was in progress. Emergency personnel determined upon arrival that Wilson was dead.Police said there was no indication of foul play and that the death was under investigation.“Wade was a cherished and valued member of our organization as a player, a coach and a wonderful friend,” Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said. “This is a sad day for all members of the Cowboys family as we have lost a truly great man.”Wilson played for five NFL teams from 1981-98. He played 10 seasons for the Vikings, leading them to the NFC title game during the 1987 season. They lost to 17-10 to the Washington Redskins, who went on to win the Super Bowl. Minnesota made the playoffs the next two seasons, as well.Wilson also played for the Atlanta Falcons (1992), New Orleans Saints (1993-94), Cowboys (1995-97) and Oakland Raiders (1998). Wilson was Troy Aikman’s backup when the Cowboys won their last Super Bowl title during the 1995 season.Wilson began his coaching career as the Cowboys quarterback coach from 2000-02, and returned to that role from 2007-17. He coached with the Chicago Bears from 2004-06.“Sad news today as we lost a teammate far too soon,” Aikman wrote on Twitter. Aikman’s final season was Wilson’s first as QB coach.The Cowboys didn’t renew Wilson’s contract after the 2017 season. He was Tony Romo’s position coach beginning with the first full season as the starter for Romo, who ultimately became the franchise’s career leader in yards passing and touchdown passes.Wilson was replaced by Kellen Moore, who also took over as the position coach for the quarterback he played behind — Dak Prescott. Moore was promoted to offensive coordinator this week after one season as the QB coach.Dallas coach Jason Garrett and Wilson were teammates with the Cowboys in the 1990s, and on the same coaching staff for 11 seasons starting in 2007. Garrett was promoted from offensive coordinator to head coach during the 2010 season.“I am forever grateful for his friendship L.J. Collier Jersey ,” Garrett said. “He had such a positive impact on me as a player, as a coach and as a person during our time together.”A native of Greenville, Texas, Wilson was an eighth-round draft pick by the Vikings in 1981 out of East Texas State (now Texas A&M-Commerce) and made 48 of his 69 career starts for them. He threw for 17,283 yards.Wilson’s best season statistically was 1988, when he led the NFL with a completion percentage of 61.4 percent with 15 touchdowns and nine interceptions.His former Minnesota teammates recalled in a story for the team’s website that Wilson overcame a diagnosis of diabetes early in his career. Longtime equipment manager Dennis Ryan said he carried a bag of M&M’s on the sideline in case Wilson needed to raise his blood sugar.“He got along with everybody,” said Vikings coach Mike Zimmer, who was on the Dallas staff with Wilson. “He had a really good nature about him. He was a very smart coach and obviously was a good player.”