GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers has returned to practice on a limited basis but appears highly unlikely to play against the Detroit Lions on Thursday.

Rodgers has been out since Nov. 4, when he hurt his left collarbone in the first series of a 27-20 loss to Chicago. The Packers, 5-2 at the time, have been winless since then.

McCarthy said Monday that the chances of Rodgers playing were “slim to none.” On Tuesday, he said it was “closer to none.”

The coach said Matt Flynn took the starter reps on Tuesday, and that he was still preparing both Flynn and Scott Tolzien for the key NFC North game against Detroit.

Eagles name Foles
starting quarterback

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Eagles quarterback Nick Foles has been named Philadelphia’s starter for the rest of the season. Foles has played in parts of seven games this season. In five starts, he’s 4-1, and overall, he has thrown for 1,554 yards with 16 touchdowns and no interceptions.

NFL upholds
Griffin’s suspension

The NFL has upheld the one-game suspension of Titans safety Michael Griffin as a repeat offender of the league’s rules prohibiting hits to the head and neck area of defenseless players.  Griffin was flagged for unnecessary roughness in the second quarter of a 23-19 win Sunday for a hit on Oakland tight end Mychal Rivera.