Rodgers Guides Packers To Win Over Chiefs

Packers coach Mike McCarthy is running out of superlatives to describe Aaron Rodgers. Every week, his MVP quarterback dissects defenses in painstakingly methodical fashion.

Rodgers threw for 333 yards and five touchdowns, including three to Randall Cobb, and Green Bay beat the Kansas City Chiefs 38-28 on Monday night.

Rodgers led the Packers (3-0) on two successful first-quarter drives that ended with scoring passes to Cobb and rookie Ty Montgomery. He found James Jones for a 27-yard touchdown reception late in the second quarter for a 24-7 lead at the break.

Green Bay built a 38-14 lead early in the fourth quarter before withstanding a late rush by Jamaal Charles and the Chiefs.

Charles rushed for three touchdowns for Kansas City (1-2), which followed its stunning, last-minute loss at home to Denver with a respectable fourth-quarter effort at raucous Lambeau Field.

Bears Make Deals

The Carolina Panthers have acquired veteran pass-rusher Jared Allen from the Chicago Bears, pending a physical. Allen is flying to Carolina to take the physical, a source told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter.

Fox Sports originally reported news of the trade. The Bears will pay $11.5 million of Allen's salary, while the Panthers will pay him $823,000, sources told ESPN. The Bears will get a conditional sixth-round pick in 2016 for the veteran, a source told ESPN senior NFL analyst Chris Mortensen.

The Bears have traded linebacker Jonathan Bostic to the New England Patriots, pending a physical, according to league sources.

The Bears will receive a sixth-round draft pick in the deal, a league source told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter.

Thursday, October 1 Schedule (Time Central)

Baltimore at Pittsburgh, 7:25 p.m.

Sunday, October 4 Schedule (All Times Central)

New York at Miami, 8:30 a.m.

Jacksonville at Indianapolis, noon

New York at Buffalo, noon

Carolina at Tampa Bay, noon

Philadelphia at Washington, noon

Oakland at Chicago, noon

Houston at Atlanta, noon

Kansas City at Cincinnati, noon

Cleveland at San Diego, 3:05 p.m.

Green Bay at San Francisco, 3:25 p.m.

St. Louis at Arizona, 3:25 p.m.

Minnesota at Denver, 3:25 p.m.

Dallas at New Orleans, 7:30 p.m.