GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) – Mike Sherman has found his calling.

With their coach-general manager directing the offense for the second straight game, the Green Bay Packers scored on their first seven possessions to thrash the Dallas Cowboys 41-20 Sunday.

The Packers (3-4) snapped a three-game losing streak at Lambeau Field and Brett Favre beat the Cowboys (2-4) for just the second time in 10 tries.

Ahman Green ended a monthlong funk by rushing for 163 yards and two scores, including a 90-yarder in the third quarter. He became the second player in NFL history with two career touchdown runs of at least 90 yards, joining Bo Jackson, who did it in 1987.

Green, who had a 98-yarder last December, also set a franchise record with his 27th 100-yard game, breaking Jim Taylor’s record.

Sherman, who directed the Packers to 31 points and 434 yards last week at Detroit, called the offensive plays for the second straight week with offensive coordinator Tom Rossley still weak from heart surgery. Rossley offered advice from the coaches box.

It was another masterpiece as Green Bay gained 480 yards.

In between Ryan Longwell’s first-half field goals of 26 and 40 yards, Green scored on a 1-yard run, his first TD rushing since Week 1, and Javon Walker caught a 5-yard TD pass as the Packers took a 20-6 halftime lead. Dallas got field goals of 46 and 24 yards from Billy Cundiff. The Packers used some trickery to extend their lead to 27-6 on a halfback option pass on the opening drive of the third quarter.

Tony Fisher’s first NFL toss found Bubba Franks alone in the end zone.

Green had by far his best game of the season. He somehow slipped past two linebackers for a 32-yard gain that set up his 1-yard score, putting Green Bay ahead 10-6 and ended a five-game touchdown run drought, his longest since joining the Packers in 2000. Green knifed through end Greg Ellis’ tackle for the TD.

Walker’s 5-yard score made it 17-6 and capped a 15-play drive that took more than 81/2 minutes. Dallas went three-and-out with Mat McBriar shanking the punt, giving Green Bay the opportunity to extend its led to 20-6 at halftime on Longwell’s 40-yarder as time expired.

Tight end Jason Witten (eight catches for 112 yards) blew past cornerback Al Harris and caught a 42-yard touchdown pass from Vinny Testaverde that made it 27-13 and gave the Cowboys hope for their first win at Lambeau Field in five tries.

Witten had a 19-yard reception and Keyshawn Johnson a 12-yard catch on the two plays before the score, one of the few drives Dallas took advantage of Green Bay’s suspect secondary that lost safety Darren Sharper to a sprained left knee in the first half.

The Packers responded with Favre’s 33-yard TD toss to Donald Driver to make it 34-13.

Walker had eight receptions for 129 yards.

Quincy Morgan, who had just three days to learn the offense after he was traded from Cleveland last week, hauled in a 53-yard pass from Testaverde on Dallas’ second scoring drive. Morgan was pressed into a bigger role after starter Terry Glenn aggravated a sprained right foot in the first quarter.

Green Bay, which gave up a franchise-worst 48 points at Lambeau to Tennessee two weeks ago, avoided its first 0-4 start at home since 1986.

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