WATCH: Aaron Rodgers first touchdown pass of season to Aaron Jones

The Green Bay Packers scored on their first drive of the game against the Detroit Lions on a short pass for a touchdown from quarterback Aaron Rodgers to running back Aaron Jones. The scoring play answered the Lions’ own first drive touchdown, tying the game at 7-7.

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Aaron Rodgers to Aaron Jones, touchdown

From the four-yard line, the Packers dialed up a play to bring Jones in motion to receive the ball. Rodgers received the snap and immediately tossed the ball forward on a pass that was nearly a handoff.

With some good outside blocking by the Packers, Jones’ speed got him into the endzone from an outside rushing attempt.

The Packers first drive of their second game was already better than any they put together last week. An 11-play, 75-yard drive gave the Packers their first touchdown of the season after only scoring three points against the New Orleans Saints opening week.

Fixing opening week struggles

Rodgers had a rather somber tone after his team’s 38-3 loss to the New Orleans Saints in Week 1, a game in which Green Bay entered as the heavy favorite. The star quarterback said the Packers might have been overconfident in their attack against New Orleans, and by extension, they may have underestimated the Saints.

“We probably felt like we were going to go up and down the field on whoever they had out there,” Rodgers said after the game on Sunday. “That obviously wasn’t the case today. I give Dennis Allen a lot of credit. I have always thought he was a great defensive mind. They had a good plan. It was to play a lot of two show and slow us down with the front. They did a good job of that.”

Rodgers and the Packers offense couldn’t get anything going against the Saints. Their leading rusher, A.J. Dillon, had four carries for 19 yards. The entire rushing attack amassed just 43 yards on 15 carries, with the longest rush being an eight-yard Kylin Hill attempt.

Davante Adams was the leading receiver, but he had just five receptions for 56 yards. And then there was Rodgers, Green Bay’s star quarterback, who completed 15-of-28 pass attempts for 133 yards, no touchdowns and two interceptions. He was later replaced by second-year signal caller Jordan Love, who was selected in the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft.

Heading into a Monday night home contest against the Detroit Lions, Rodgers assured the media that the Packers didn’t need to make “some drastic change” after the Week 1 performance.

“If we’re starting to freak out after one week, we’re in big trouble,” Rodgers said. “We’ve won a lot of games around here, lost a few, but you move on.”

On3’s Simon Gibbs contributed to this article.