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GREEN BAY, Wis. – Every time it seemed as though the Dallas Cowboys hit their low point, Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers knocked them down another notch.
Rodgers threw for 289 yards and three touchdowns, Brandon Jackson scored twice and Green Bay routed the free-falling Cowboys 45-7 on Sunday night.
It was a new nadir in a lost season for the Cowboys (1-7), who came into 2010 with Super Bowl aspirations. And it's sure to kick off a new round of speculation about the future of coach Wade Phillips, despite recent statements from team owner Jerry Jones that a midseason firing was unlikely.
"We have so many things that we need to correct and address that this game so vividly exposed," Jones said. "I've got a lot of work to do. I've got a lot of decisions to make."
But he declined to pinpoint when a coaching decision could be expected.
"I think everybody in this country would agree that there's something wrong with this team, and I've got to address it," Jones said.
James Jones caught eight passes for 123 yards and a touchdown for the Packers (6-3), who have won three straight.
Packers coach Mike McCarthy said he expected his team to play well — but even he was surprised at the lopsided result.
"I'm not going to sit here and say I expected the score to be what it was," McCarthy said.
Green Bay's Clay Matthews added a final dose of embarrassment in the fourth quarter, picking off a pass from Jon Kitna and running it back 62 yards for a touchdown.
"I got lucky out there," Matthews said in a television interview. "It wasn't the prettiest interception — or Lambeau leap. Got to work on my skills."
Dallas fell behind 28-0 late in the second quarter, giving up three long touchdown drives before fumbling away a kickoff that was returned for a TD by Nick Collins.
Return man Bryan McCann appeared to be down before he gave the ball away — but the Cowboys didn't have any timeouts left, so they weren't able to challenge the call.
