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GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Aaron Rodgers moved right out of the pocket, found Davante Adams running down the right sideline and tossed a perfect pass into his receivers hands.Adams cut left as his defender slipped before racing to the end zone for a tone-setting touchdown on the opening drive of a decisive 38-10 win over the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday. On that same play, Rodgers hurt his right calf .Rodgers finished with 246 yards and three scores before leaving early in the fourth quarter with his team up by 25. Dont think for one minute that Rodgers plans to miss any time.The Packers (7-6) won their third straight game to keep their playoff hopes alive.Thats football. You deal with injuries, you know . Id like to talk about the win, youre talking about my injuries, Rodgers told reporters. Im not missing games, so ... weve won three in a row.The Packers are two games back of first-place Detroit in the NFC North, but play division opponents in the last three weeks of the season.Rodgers, who is already playing with a sore left hamstring, finished 18 of 23. He was sacked just once, an impressive accomplishment for a Packers offensive line against a formidable defense for Seattle (8-4-1).Aarons a great player. Frankly, he spoils us all, coach Mike McCarthy said.Green Bay gained 330 yards in Seattles first game without former All-Pro safety Earl Thomas, who is out for the season with a broken leg.The Packers defense flustered Seattle quarterback Russell Wilson, who threw a career-high five interceptions.Obviously, we cant turn the ball over and I put that on me. That game was on me, Wilson said.He finished 22 of 39 for 240 yards and a touchdown. Two interceptions came off passes that deflected off receivers hands, including one that caromed off Doug Baldwins helmet to cornerback Damarious Randall.It was a stunning turn for Seattle a week after blowing out Carolina 40-7. The Seahawks missed out on a chance to clinch the NFC West following Arizonas loss to Miami earlier Sunday.This is such a rare occurrence for our team, Seattle coach Pete Carroll said. Its just something at this time we have to push behind us and get going.DEFENSE RESTSMost of the focus about defense going into the game was about Seattles league-best unit, but the Seahawks gave up a season high points.The Packers dominated, mixing in a few blitzes and getting effective pressure on Wilson most of the game against a shaky offensive line. It was an impressive showing without starting linebackers Nick Perry (hand) and Blake Martinez (knee). Outside linebacker Clay Matthews (shoulder) was limited mainly to passing downs.OUT IN FRONTGreen Bay had a 21-3 lead at halftime, reminiscent of the way the Packers built big leads on opponents in recent dominant seasons. Theyve scored first each time in their three-game win streak.Obviously it makes a difference. It means were being successful, were scoring points, receiver Jordy Nelson said. We saw what happens when our defense can play with a lead.The Packers look nothing like the team that suffered back-to-back blowout losses at Tennessee and Washington a few weeks ago.WRIGHT WRONGSeattle linebacker K.J. Wright slipped on consecutive plays in the second quarter, and the Packers took advantage each time. He was covering Ty Montgomery in the flat on a pass that turned into a 24-yard gain to the Seattle 9. He slipped again on the next play trailing Nelson across the end zone, leaving the receiver open for a touchdown pass and a 21-3 lead with 5:15 left in the first half.We had the right cleats on, it was just terrible, defensive lineman Cliff Avril said about the footing. He said it got worse as the game progressed.The field was covered by a tarp until about 90 minutes before the game. By that time, the snow had mainly subsided in Green Bay.RECORDRodgers threw two touchdown passes to Nelson. They have connected on 57 TD passes overall, tying Hall of Famer Brett Favre and Antonio Freeman for the most touchdown passes from a quarterback to a receiver in franchise history.INJURY REPORTTE Jared Cook left the game with a chest injury following an incompletion deep down the left sideline with 1:55 left in the second quarter.UP NEXTSeahawks: Have a quick turnaround with a Thursday night home game against the Los Angeles Rams.Packers: Begin their season-ending stretch of three straight NFC North games with a trip to Chicago on Dec. 18 to play the Bears.---For more NFL coverage: http://www.pro32.ap.org and http://www.twitter.com/AP-NFL . USWNT Jerseys 2020 . The Vancouver coach and an announced sellout crowd of 18,910 watched in dismay as the Canucks lost 7-4 to the New York Islanders on Monday night by squandering a 3-0 lead in the third period. USWNT Jerseys China . After Mondays hard-fought loss, the wait seemed longer than usual. 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And spoken is defined as one calling the other to inquire, no more, no less. TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Florida State center Michael Ojo is making a strong early season case for the Atlantic Coast Conferences most improved player.The 7-foot-1 senior from Nigeria already has a double-double and two games, including a career-high 13 points against Winthrop on Nov. 18. Coming into the season Ojos career high in rebounds was nine and he had scored in double figures just once.Ojo is averaging 6.3 points and 5.3 rebounds for the Seminoles (6-1), who face George Washington on Sunday in the BB&T Classic in Washington, D.C. Ojos modest numbers are impressive considering he is only playing 13 minutes per game.In Ojos first three seasons he averaged 1.9 points and 2.2 rebounds.Now he needs to find a way to get more playing time.If he stays out of foul trouble and stay out there longer his numbers would be crazy. The numbers hes putting up now are crazy enough, said sophomore guard Dwayne Bacon, who is leading the team in scoring (18.1). He worked so hard during the offseason because he knew it was going to be his last year.Ojo didnt play last season after tearing the meniscus in his left knee during preseason practice. Because Ojo did not play a lot of competitive basketball before arriving at Florida State (he moved to the United States in 2012 and played one season at Tennessee Temple Academy), coach Leonard Hamilton said the time on the bench allowed Ojo to develop a better understanding of the game.After last year I thought I was going to be a coach, Ojo said laughing. It was helpful being able to see from the coaches eyes because you can see the floor well from the bench. Every day I was watching films just like they do. Noww anytime someone makes a mistake or there is a lapse I am able to help out.ddddddddddddOjos other big improvement has come at the free throw line. He is making 71.4 percent of his foul shots after converting just 40.2 percent from 2013-15. Ojo has been to the line 28 times already. The most he has been to the line is 47 in 2013-14.Because Ojo couldnt practice jump shots as much while rehabbing, the one thing he could do on the court was free throws.I shoot a very good percentage in practice but was never able to take it to a game, he said. Ive been focusing more in games. I would do more running and sprints before shooting in practice so that during games when I am tired it is more muscle memory.Ojo has been getting to the line more because he has been more aggressive in the paint and drawing fouls. Hamilton said Ojo has done a better job of catching the ball in the post which has resulted in better drives near the basket.With Hamilton still trying to figure out his best playing combinations before the start of conference play on Dec. 28, Ojo and the post players have made the most of their opportunities when asked to deliver.As the Seminoles begin a stretch of four games in eight days, those opportunities could increase.Hes letting the game come to him and is much more assured of himself. I think you see that in how well he is playing, said Hamilton of Ojo.---More AP college basketball at http://collegebasketball.ap.org and https://twitter.com/AP-Top25---Follow Joe Reedy on Twitter at www.twitter.com/joereedy ' ' '