For four quarters, Dillon continuously lowered his shoulder pads and pushed forward on his way to 87 total yards on 19 touches, production that paced Green Bay’s offense during an emphatic 27-19 win over Kansas City at Lambeau Field.
While Green Bay was without Aaron Jones (knee) for the second straight week, the usual offensive suspects were in play for Green Bay.
Jordan Love completed 25 of 36 passes for 267 yards and three touchdowns. Christian Watson caught two of those TDs, finishing with a career-high seven catches for 71 yards.
Fellow second-year receiver Romeo Doubs added a couple critical catches of his own, including a 33-yard reception on fourth-and-1 during a TD-producing drive in the third quarter.
To hear Doubs tell it, however, everything Green Bay accomplished started with Dillon wearing on the Kansas City defensive front from the jump.
The 6-foot, 247-pound running back carried the ball seven times for 30 yards on a Packers’ opening drive that lasted almost eight minutes and ended in a 1-yard TD pass to Ben Sims.
“I know I might have fought and got some dirty yards, but dirty yards equal AJ Dillon,” Doubs said. “You see the tape. I’m glad I can have somebody like that.
“I gotta salute him because there were times where maybe Jordan put (Dillon) in position, just using his athletic ability … (and) he set us up for explosives down the field. It’s just complementary football.”
After rushing nine times for 39 yards in the first half, Dillon caught a 14-yard pass to start the third quarter and spark the Packers’ third TD-producing drive.
He also was at his best in the fourth quarter when Green Bay was looking to put Kansas City away. Dillon carried the ball seven times, gaining 33 yards and forcing the Chiefs to start burning their timeouts after back-to-back conversions.
Following Dillon’s lead, the Packers finished with 129 rushing yards on 25 carries (5.2 yards per carry).
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