The Green Bay Packers improved to 5-3 with a 24-15 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars.

The Packers had a +2.4 advantage in The Trench Counter, but they were outgained 4.8 to 3.7 on a per play basis. The Packers had a +1 edge in Total Rushes/Completions.

Aaron Rodgers went 22-for-35 for 186 yards, two touchdowns and a lost fumble.

Randall Cobb and Donald Driver scored touchdowns, but James Jones gave them seven catches for 78 yards.

Alex Green rushed 22 times for 54 yards.

The Packers came up with a special teams score, blocking a punt that Dezman Moses recovered in the end zone.

Blaine Gabbert went 27-for-49 for 303 yards and a touchdown. Gabbert connected with Cecil Shorts III eight times for 116 yards and Justin Blackmon four times for 67 yards.

Rashad Jennings rushed 17 times for 59 yards and a lost fumble as the Jaguars featured back with Maurice Jones-Drew injured.

Maurice Jones-Drew injured his left foot on his first carry on Sunday against the Raiders.

Jones-Drew was carted to the Jacksonville Jaguars' locker room after a brief return.

Jones-Drew returned to the sideline later on crutches and in a walking boot.

“It didn’t feel right, so I didn’t want to go out there and hurt our team if I’m not feeling right,” Jones-Drew said after the game. “I’m just waiting until we get to Jacksonville to figure out what we’re going to do.”

Jones-Drew is expected to miss extended time with the injury.

The Oakland Raiders scored 13 unanswered points over the final seven minutes of regulation and overtime to beat the Jacksonville Jaguars 26-23.

The Raiders had a +7.2 advantage in The Trench Counter, overcoming a -2 turnover differential by recording 10 additional first downs and being slightly less ineffective offensively (4.7 yards per play versus 3.4 for Jacksonville). The Raiders had a +9 in Total Rushes/Completions.

Carson Palmer went 26-for-48 for 298 yards, one touchdown and one interception, while Darren McFadden carried 19 times for 53 yards. Palmer scored the game-tying touchdown with 3:34 remaining in the fourth quarter on a goalline run.

Blaine Gabbert exited with injury after going 8-for-12 for 110 yards and a touchdown to Cecil Shorts III. Maurice Jones-Drew also left the game with an injury.

The 49ers will return to Wembley Stadium to play an NFL regular-season game against the Jaguars in 2013, according to an ESPN.com report on Thursday.

The Jaguars, who have a deal to play one home game in London for four consecutive seasons beginning in 2013, will face the 49ers on October 27, 2013.

An often overlooked aspect of football is to establish an early lead. Rather than worrying about establishing the pass or the run, simply getting an early lead allows the specific elements of the game to fall into place.

The Texans, Falcons, Bengals and Chargers lead in first half point differential.

The bottom-five are the Chiefs, Jaguars, Lions, Titans and Panthers.