sidelined with his back injury, but if its half a season, thats damning for Bryants value. Afterr all, from 2012-15 -- the four-year span during which Bryant has warranted clear WR1 status (admittedly h

GREEN BAY, Wis. -- With snow falling at Lambeau Field, the Green Bay Packers were back in their element.The Packers are back at .500 after beating Houston 21-13 on Sunday for their second straight win as they try to keep pace with Detroit in the NFC North.Aaron Rodgers threw for 209 yards and two touchdowns, Jordy Nelson had 118 yards receiving and a score, and Green Bay pulled away from the Texans with two fourth-quarter touchdowns.Well, that was a good bad-weather win, coach Mike McCarthy said. A lot of fun to play in that type of atmosphere in Lambeau Field.The Packers (6-6) weathered wintry conditions, making just enough plays on the cold turf to even their record for the first time since they were 4-4 after losing to Indianapolis on Nov. 6. Theyre two games back of division-leading Detroit after the Lions beat New Orleans on Sunday.Brock Osweiler connected with DeAndre Hopkins for a 44-yard touchdown pass with 1:51 left to get within eight for Houston. Nick Novak missed the extra point, with footing slippery at Lambeau.The Texans (6-6) had one last shot after the Packers failed to run out the clock. But Osweilers last-ditch pass-and-lateral play from Houstons 12 with 4 seconds left failed, handing Houston its third straight loss.Theres not much a margin for error with our team, and weve got to do a better job in the fourth quarter, coach Bill OBrien said.The Texans are tied with idle Tennessee and a half-game ahead of Indianapolis, which plays the New York Jets on Monday night, for the AFC South lead.JUST JORDYThe Packers broke a 7-all tie when Rodgers found Nelson open in the end zone for a 32-yard touchdown pass with 12:42 left after Texans cornerback Charles James slipped on the turf.Nelson, who missed last season with a knee injury, finished with eight catches.I dont know how much more Jordy needs to prove, McCarthy said. Hes going through what every great player goes through in that first year back from major injury.QB COMPARISONRodgers was 20 of 30. He looked OK after being limited in practice with a left hamstring injury, taking off for a couple runs, though he didnt seem to have his usual mobility on the slippery turf.Rodgers didnt face much pressure in the first half against a Houston defense minus injured end Jadeveon Clowney. The Texans started getting more pressure on Rodgers in the second half.I dont know if you ever come out better than you did coming in, but I feel good about where Im at, Rodgers said. I had decent movement and didnt do anything to create a major setback.Osweiler has faced heat for the Texans offensive struggles this season. He was composed in the second half in leading Houston on 10-play, 63-yard drive that ended with a 6-yard touchdown pass to Ryan Griffin on fourth-and-1 to tie it at 7 with 7:32 left in the third quarter.Osweiler finished 22 of 35 for 202 yards.Were tired of being close, we really are as a team. Were all able to see it on the film every single week that were so close to turning that corner, Osweiler said. And if youre tired of seeing it, were tired of living it.SNOW DAYRandall Cobb had fun in the snow. The wide receiver did a snow angel in the end zone after a sliding, 9-yard touchdown catch in the second quarter that gave the Packers a 7-0 lead. In the third quarter, Ryan Griffin did a Lambeau Leap into the waiting arms of a group of Texans fans after his 6-yard touchdown catch on fourth-and-1 finished a 10-play, 63-yard drive to tie the game at 7.STILL GOINGJulius Peppers still packs a pass-rushing punch for the Packers. A sack of Osweiler on second-and-1 at the Houston 41 with 56 seconds left in the second quarter gave the 15-year veteran 142 1/2 for his career, snapping a tie for fifth on the career list with Michael Strahan. Chris Doleman is fourth on that list with 150 1/2.INJURY REPORTTexans: WR Braxton Miller left with a shoulder injury after being driven to the cold turf by safety Ha Ha Clinton-Dix in the second quarter.Packers: LB Jake Ryan left for a few series in the first half after appearing to aggravate an ankle injury that kept him out the previous two weeks. ... LB Nick Perry, who leads the team with eight sacks, returned with his left hand heavily wrapped after missing most of the first half with the injury.---For more NFL coverage: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP-NFL Dale Hunter Jersey . That left plenty of energy for pitching books and swatting away free agency questions. 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Charlie Adam scored both of Stokes goals at Britannia Stadium either side of Robin van Persies equalizer, with a miserable day for seventh-place United capped by first-half injuries to centre halves Jonny Evans and Phil Jones that forced them off. Matt Niskanen Jersey . PAUL, Minn. With the third preseason games kicking off and draft week underway, the ESPN Fantasy staff held its final mock draft of the season. This time, it was a 10-team PPR mock.And once again, a player was injured following the mock draft, a reality that many drafters will experience as they head into their real drafts over the final weeks of the preseason.This time it was Tony Romo who went down, and while Romo himself was picked as a backup QB, his injury absence will really impact star receiver Dez Bryant. Tristan H. Cockcroft took him early in the second round, and had this to say in retrospect about his selection.ARGH! Burned again. Why dont I just trust my instincts when it comes to the Cowboys passing game? I went a bit against the grain -- the grain referring to my usual strategy -- in selecting Bryant 11th, and Ill admit that at the time I was torn between him and Rob Gronkowski. Given the choice, Id pick Gronkowski now, and its not a contest. Well eventually get a better idea of how long Tony Romo will be sidelined with his back injury, but if its half a season, thats damning for Bryants value. Afterr all, from 2012-15 -- the four-year span during which Bryant has warranted clear WR1 status (admittedly he has been injured for part of it, but thats his healthy value) -- he averaged roughly 40 percent less fantasy value per snap played when Tony Romo wasnt on the field compared to when he was on it.dddddddddddd Extrapolating the numbers using his per-snap rates, Bryant was roughly five fantasy points less productive per game when he was working with any other quarterback than Romo.Romos absence definitely hurts Bryant, and his value will likely adjust in drafts as we approach Week 1. However, hes still Dez Bryant, so dont let him fall too far just because his quarterback got hurt.With that in mind, lets take a look at the latest and last mock. The participants for this draft, in the order in which they selected, were: KC Joyner, Matt Bowen, Kyle Soppe, AJ Mass, Matthew Berry, Jim McCormick, Keith Lipscomb, Field Yates, Leo Howell and Tristan H. Cockcroft. ' ' '