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Rodgers, Packers clinch playoff spot, 20-3 over Bucs

Green Bay Packers running back Eddie Lacy (27) outruns Tampa Bay Buccaneers strong safety Bradley McDougald (30) to the end zone on a 44-yard touchdown run during the first quarter of an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 21, 2014, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Brian Blanco) Green Bay Packers running back Eddie Lacy (27) outruns Tampa Bay Buccaneers strong safety Bradley McDougald (30) to the end zone on a 44-yard touchdown run during the first quarter of an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 21, 2014, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Brian Blanco)

By Associated Press December 21, 2014 1 min read

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) – Aaron Rodgers threw for 318 yards and one touchdown Sunday to help the Green Bay Packers beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 20-3 and clinch a wild-card playoff berth on Sunday.

Eddie Lacy scored on a 44-yard run, Jordy Nelson caught a 1-yard TD pass in the fourth quarter and had nine receptions for 113 yards, while Randall Cobb finished with 11 catches for 131 yards.

A 21-13 loss to Buffalo a week ago cost Green Bay (11-4) sole possession of first place in the division. It also hurt its chances for earning home-field advantage throughout the NFC playoffs. Green Bay closes the regular season at home against Detroit, and a victory will give the Packers another NFC North crown.

The Bucs (2-13) have lost five straight and remain in contention for the first overall pick in the 2015 draft.

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