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Packers defense gets the best of quarterback Aaron Rodgers in third-and-goal drills

GREEN BAY – Give quarterback Aaron Rodgers five opportunities from the 10-yard line and in and chances are he’s going to score touchdowns on a couple of them.

But going 0-for-5?

You’d have to give the Green Bay Packers defense some credit for that.

On the first day of pads Tuesday, the defense picked off Rodgers twice overall and broke up three passes into the end zone during the five-play, third-and-goal drill at the end of practice.

“As a defense, that’s a big win for us,” inside linebacker Oren Burks said. “We’ve got to keep it rolling because we’ve got to keep stacking days.