Rodgers, Packers squeeze past Ravens 19-17

BALTIMORE (AP) — For much of the afternoon, Aaron Rodgers was ducking oncoming linemen and misconnecting with hurried throws.

When it counted, however, Rodgers came up with the big plays.

Rodgers threw a 64-yard touchdown pass to Jordy Nelson, Eddie Lacy ran for 120 yards and Mason Crosby kicked four field goals as the Green Bay Packers beat the Baltimore Ravens 19-17 on Sunday.

Rodgers went 17 for 32 for 315 yards with one touchdown and one interception. He played most of the game without two of his top three receivers — James Jones hurt his left knee on a first-quarter play, and Randall Cobb left for good after being struck on his right knee on a tackle by Matt Elam.

And still, Rodgers was magnificent.

His 64-yarder to Nelson gave Green Bay a 16-3 lead late in the third quarter. After the Ravens closed to 19-17 on an 18-yard touchdown catch by Dallas Clark with 2:04 remaining, Rodgers clinched the victory with a 52-yard completion to Jermichael Finley on a third-and-3.

Rodgers completed only seven passes after halftime, yet those plays totaled 199 yards.

"Days like today remind you of why you love this game so much," Rodgers said. "Offensively, we're struggling a little bit, but we found a way to make enough plays to win."

The Ravens (3-3) had won 13 straight at home against NFC foes.

"Aaron made some really good plays out of the pocket in the second half," Baltimore coach John Harbaugh said. "Early, he held it and took some sacks. Later, he held it and found some openings."

Rodgers received ample aid from a depleted defense. Despite playing without injured linebackers Clay Matthews and Brad Jones, the Packers limited Baltimore to 47 yards rushing and registered five sacks, including three by A.J. Hawk.

"It's kind of been our motto for a long time around here: 'Next man up.' We have to make it work," Hawk said. "We had a lot of young guys out there today who really did a good job."

It all added up to Green Bay's first road win following losses at San Francisco and Cincinnati.

"It's important to win on the road in this league if you want to make the playoffs," Rodgers said. "This was a tough environment. This is a team that's defending champs, a football team that's very well-coached, great players on both sides of the ball. This is a great team character-building win."

Green Bay went up 9-0 in the third quarter when Crosby kicked a 50-yard field goal to cap a drive that featured a 43-yard pass play from Rodgers to Jarrett Boykin.

Baltimore answered with its first score, a 23-yard field goal by Justin Tucker following a 59-yard completion from Joe Flacco to rookie Marlon Brown.

Harassed and hurried for much of the afternoon, Rodgers finally came up with a signature moment. He started to his left, then rolled right before lofting a perfect spiral to Nelson, who had gotten behind Lardarius Webb.

Down 16-3, the Ravens began playing with a sense of urgency. Flacco directed a 10-play, 80-yard drive that ended with an 11-yard touchdown pass to Jacoby Jones with 11:52 remaining.

Jones, who missed the previous four weeks with a knee injury, finished with two catches for 42 yards and had a 35-yard kickoff return.

Looking to enhance Green Bay's 16-10 lead, Rodgers and the Packers held onto the ball for just over 7½ minutes before Crosby kicked a 31-yard field goal with 4:17 remaining.

It turned out to be the game-winner.

Flacco went 20 for 34 for 342 yards and got no help from the running game — Ray Rice finished with 34 yards on 14 carries and was stuffed three straight times inside the 5 during the second quarter.

"We've got to be better on first and second down," Flacco said.

Baltimore accumulated only 36 yards of offense during the first quarter, zero on the ground.

In the second quarter, a peculiar sequence of events began when Green Bay's Ryan Taylor blocked a punt. The ball bounced beyond the line of scrimmage, was touched by John Kuhn of the Packers and recovered by Baltimore at its own 41-yard line. The Ravens subsequently got a first-and-goal at the Green Bay 4, but four straight runs failed to get the ball into the end zone.

Late in the half, Flacco was sacked and lost the ball. Green Bay's Datone Jones recovered and Crosby connected on a 31-yard field goal as time expired for a 6-0 lead.

Notes: Green Bay leads the series, 4-1. Baltimore's only win was 48-3 in 2005. ... Baltimore placed LT Bryant McKinnie on the inactive list. Eugene Monroe replaced him as a starter and made his Ravens debut. ... Ravens LB Terrell Suggs had his run of five straight games with a sack end. But he had 10 tackles to move into second on the Ravens' career list, behind only Ray Lewis.

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Netflix Shares Up 8 Percent After Reports of Talks With Cable Companies

Shares of Netflix surged 8 percent on Monday after reports surfaced that cable operators were considering embedding the video-streamer's service into set-top boxes.

The Wall Street Journal, citing people familiar with discussions, said Netflix is talking to Comcast and Suddenlink Communications, and Bloomberg later reported talks are underway with Charter Communications and Cox Communications, as well. 

Netflix stock on Tuesday rose $23.51 a share to $324.36 on volume that was more than twice the average.

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Presumably, if a deal were to get done in the U.S. it would be similar to an arrangement Neflix recently struck with Virgin Media in the U.K. and Com Hem in Sweden. With those two -- at least initially -- only their subscribers who use TiVo set-top boxes will be able to access a Netflix app.

Netflix's goal, though, is more likely that the app be available on cable boxes in general, therefore making the on-demand streamer more of a partner to multi-systems operators and less a competitor.

"We would love to reduce the friction to the end consumer and to be available via the existing device in the home," Netflix CFO David Wells said this year at an investor conference.

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Daily Roundup: BlackBerry Z30 review, Steam Controller hands-on, Google's new policy turns you into an ad and more!

You might say the day is never really done in consumer technology news. Your workday, however, hopefully draws to a close at some point. This is the Daily Roundup on Engadget, a quick peek back at the top headlines for the past 24 hours -- all handpicked by the editors here at the site. Click on through the break, and enjoy.

BlackBerry Z30 review

It's not the best time for BlackBerry right now. Between layoffs and quarterly loses, the company is certainly going through a rough patch. The Z30 -- BlackBerry's latest attempt at turning things around -- features a 5-inch Super AMOLED display (making it the biggest BB10 device yet), along with 2GB of RAM and a CPU clocked at 1.7GHz. The phone is undoubtedly a step in the right direction, but buggy software, a poor camera and an expensive price tag keep it off of our must-buy list. Read on for more.

See the Steam Controller in action right here

We've already seen Valve's Steam Controller in stills, but today we got the chance to watch the new device in action. The video above demos a number of games, including Portal 2 and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. The former of those two titles employees the controller's dual touchpads as thumbsticks which looks to be a bit cumbersome. In the other game we saw the controller's ability for precision, but ultimately we'd like to get a better idea of using the controller in a more rigorous match. Click the link above for more details and a hands-on video.

If you use Google services, you could become an ad next month

Privacy in this day and age is becoming a topic of increasing contention, and Google's latest batch of fine print is certain to cause many users to bristle. In an updated Terms of Service agreement today, users' profiles will start showing up in ads across the web -- based on reviews, comments, +1s and follows you make through the company's services. We know what you're thinking: you want out. Luckily Google has provided such an option with the ability to opt-out. These changes are set to go live on November 11th, so head on over to that new agreement and do what you will. Head up for more.

Here's the retail packaging for PlayStation 4

Anxious to get your hands on the new PlayStation 4? Sony's trying to make the wait easier (or harder) for you by releasing a gallery of pictures showing the console's box and packaging. As you probably guessed the box is blue and white, while the DualShock 4 comes in classic black, "Wave Blue" and "Magma Red." For more details and pictures click the link above.

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World Bank sees Afghan economic growth tumbling 10 percent in 2013

KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan economic growth, largely reliant on international aid and security spending, will tumble more than 10 percent this year as foreign troops withdraw and endemic corruption and violence sap development, the World Bank said.

Afghanistan ranks among the most corrupt nations in the world and international aid donors have threatened to cut funds unless there is a crackdown.

Norway has already announced a reduction in its planned aid over Kabul's failure to tackle graft and violence against women.

President Hamid Karzai's government also faces a deteriorating security situation ahead of elections next April that is hindering plans to develop Afghan natural resources, the World Bank said in its South Asia Economic Focus report.

"Afghanistan sticks out in terms of the size of its slowdown... mainly driven by increased uncertainty stemming from the political and security transition," the report said.

"Continued violence, economic crime and systemic corruption also have undermined progress."

Economic growth is expected to reach 3.1 percent this year and 3.5 percent in 2014, down sharply from 14.4 percent in 2012, the report said.

In a major blow to Afghan hopes for economic independence, Chinese investors have demanded a review of a landmark three billion dollar deal to produce copper amid security concerns.

A smaller but symbolically important oil project in northern Afghanistan has also ground to a halt.

The government's failure to improve tax collection is also a major factor behind the weakening economy, the World Bank said.

At a donors' conference in Tokyo last year, the Karzai government promised to increase tax revenues by about five percent to 15 percent of national output by 2016.

"The current decline in revenue therefore poses risks not only to long-term fiscal sustainability but also to the achievement of the Tokyo... targets," the report said.

Delegates from 80 nations and international organisations pledged in Tokyo 16 billion dollars in aid over four years, but tied the funding to a much stronger effort to combat corruption.

Another threat to growth is a deteriorating outlook for agriculture, a key sector which accounts for a quarter of the Afghan economy and which benefited from an especially strong harvest last year.

Most foreign forces are due to withdraw from Afghanistan by the end of 2014, leaving security entirely in the hands of Afghan forces.

Rising casualties among the Afghan forces and a high desertion rate have cast doubt over their ability to manage on their own.

(Reporting by Jessica Donati, Editing by Gareth Jones)

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USC Football Notebook: Marqise Lee's injury not too serious

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not too serious

USC wide receiver Marqise Lee suffered a bone bruise in his shoulder and is day-to-day, which came as a relief to Trojans coach Lane Kiffin on Saturday night.

"He might be back (during) training camp," Kiffin said.

It was feared Lee suffered a more serious injury Friday when he landed hard on his shoulder while catching a deep pass. Lee attended Saturday's practice in shorts and a jersey but did not participate.

Lee did not speak to the media.

Charges dropped against Pomee

Kiffin said tight end Junior Pomee would not be allowed back on the team despite the fact a Los Angeles Superior Court judge dismissed charges against Pomee on Friday. Pomee faced five felony counts, including burglary, grand theft and receiving stolen property for thefts that occurred next to the USC campus.

"We've already moved on," Kiffin said.

The district attorney's office might refile the charges because an investigator was injured and unavailable to work on the case.

Double duty for Willson

Walk-on quarterback Chris Willson, who transferred from Wake Forest, is also practicing at tight end. He played quarterback in Thursday's scrimmage at the Coliseum but

also played tight end in several practices last week.

Injured trio returns

Safety Su'a Cravens along with offensive tackles Kevin Graf and Aundrey Walker returned to practice. Cravens is believed to have suffered a possible concussion last week.

Tailbacks Justin Davis, Tre Madden and Ty Isaac did not practice because of unspecified injuries. Starter Silas Redd and Javorius Allen were the only fully healthy tailbacks.

New roles for Banner and Wheeler

Offensive tackles Zach Banner and Chad Wheeler were placed on the defensive line to try to block field goals during practice. Banner is 6-foot-9 while Wheeler is 6-7. Two years ago, USC had All-America offensive tackle Matt Kalil block field goals.

Recruit watch

Cornerback/wide receiver Adoree Jackson of Serra High in Gardena attended practice. He is considered one of the top players in the nation.

Defensive end Connors Humphreys of Portland announced he was down to five schools: USC, UCLA, Arizona State, Wisconsin and Oregon State.

Linebacker Bobby Okereke from Foothill High in Santa Ana committed to Stanford. USC was among the schools that offered him a scholarship.

Bigelow prepared

Freshman defensive tackle Kenny Bigelow said he noticed a big difference being ready for training camp because he enrolled in January and participated in spring drills.

"It definitely would have been a lot harder (starting in the fall)," Bigelow said. "I feel like I've definitely taken what I learned in the spring and I'm a lot more comfortable now."

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