Five-Week Review
October 2: Packers at Eagles
The Packers defense kept points off the board in the first half, but let QB-Donovan McNabb run all over them—literally—in the second half. Against this above average, but not spectacular team, Packers lost on the national stage.
* First Quarter: 3-0 ~ Packers *
* Second Quarter: 9-7 ~ Eagles *
* Third Quarter: 9-24 ~ Eagles *
* Fourth Quarter: 9-31 ~ Eagles *
October: 8: Rams at Packers
Against the threat of a high-powered Rams offense, when coming from behind would be a constant pressure, the Packers started the game with a mistake.
RB-Vernand Morency fumbled on the 31 in the opening drive.
QB-Marc Bulger connected to WR-Tory Holt for a touchdown.
Packers get a break with a holding penalty downfield. RB-Noah Herron scored the Packers first rushing touchdown of the year and made his first Lambeau Leap.
* First Quarter: 7-7 ~ Tie *
The Packers defense leads the league with the most 20+ yard plays lost. Bulger throws an incomplete pass on a 3rd and 11.
Favre hit WR-Greg Jennings for 38-yard completion. A personal foul on a facemask pushes them closer to the end zone.
LB-Will Witherspoon drops an interception and Favre is sacked on the next play leading to a K-Dave Rayner field goal. Rams draw two penalties and LB-AJ Hawk nearly intercepts a Bulger pass, forcing a 3rd and 15.
The next Rams drive, Bulger hit former Packer RB-Tony Fisher on a 3rd and 22, which sets up his three-yard touchdown pass to WR-Kevin Curtis.
WR-Koren Robinson pulls in 27 yards on the Packers drive setting up 33-yard Rayner field goal.
* Second Quarter: 13-14 ~ Rams *
Only score in the third quarter is Rams K-Jeff Wilkens field goal.
* Third Quarter: 13-17 ~ Rams *
Two more Rams field goals inch up the score. Rams offense looks off with several penalties and two Packer sacks.
In a comeback effort, Favre connects with Jennings for a 46-yard touchdown. Favre and the offense try to put together a scoring drive again, but are unable to capitalize.
* Fourth Quarter: 20-23 ~ Rams *
October 22: Packers at Dolphins
Packers sack QB-Joey Harrington opening drive and they go three and out.
DE-Jason Taylor strips Favre and Harrington logs a touchdown pass.
* First Quarters: 0-7 ~ Dolphins *
Rayner makes a field goal at the end of the half. He worked hard for it because he actually kicked the ball three times. The first one was called back because of a Dolphin penalty, pushing him closer to the uprights. He made another one, then the Packers penalty backed them up and then made the final field goal from the original distance.
* Second Quarter: 6-7 ~ Dolphins *
Packers worst pass defense in the league allows a 40-yard catch from WR-Marty Booker. Woodson turns the table, intercepting a Harrington pass and took it 23 yards for the touchdown.
Jennings leaves the field for an X-Ray on a twisted ankle. Favre take it for the first down and then throws the ball to WR-Donald Driver between two defenders for the touchdown. Driver reaches 5,000 career yards receiving.
The next Packers drive RB-Ahman Green breaks a run for 70 yards and a touchdown.
* Third Quarter: 20-13 ~ Packers *
Barnett misses a tackle and the Dolphins take the ball 44 yards, leading to a touchdown. They go for the two-point conversion, and it’s good, Harrington to Booker.
Packers answer that score with a tipped pass to Martin for a touchdown.
Dolphins K-Olindo Mare misses a field goal—hitting the upright.
* Fourth Quarter: 34-24 ~ Packers *
October: 29: Cardinals at Packers
Rookie WR-Greg Jennings not playing.
Cardinal go three and out on their first possession. Packers go for a fake field goal, but Ryan can’t connect for a first down. Cardinals get ball on their own 30, but can’t do anything with it.
A pass interference call put the Packers in striking range and Favre hit TE-David Martin for the touchdown.
CB-Charles Woodson hyper-extends his knee, but returns to the game.
* First Quarter: 7-0 ~ Packers *
Driver makes a 13-yard catch on a slant route. Green scores his 50th career touchdown. Packers defense sends a three-man rush of Woodson, LB-Nick Barnett and DE-Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila and Barnett gets the sack for a loss of eight.
Packers establish the run with the Green-Morency tandem. Morency has a big gain off a Driver block and Green scores another touchdown.
Rookie QB-Matt Leinert is stopped on the quarterback sneak in the redzone, but Cardinals score on the back of RB-Edgerrin James on fourth and goal.
* Second Quarter: 21-7 ~ Packers *
On a Packers 4th and 5, the defense is called for encroachment—making a fourth and inches and Green rushes in for 10 yards.
* Third Quarter: 28-14 ~ Packers *
Pass interference on the Cardinals in the end zone puts the ball on the one-yard line. Favre scrambles in for his first rushing touchdown since 2001 and his first ever Lambeau Leap.
* Fourth Quarter: 31-14 ~ Packers *
November 5: Packers at Bills
Kick returner Terrance McGee takes the opening kickoff for 59 yards.
Kampman tied for first in the NFL for most sacks with 8 ½ and AJ Hawk leads the team with tackles.
QB-JP Lossman completes a nine-yard pass to TE-Robert Royal for a first down. RB-Willis McGahee rushes for nine yards. Kampman pressures Lossman forcing an incomplete pass. McGahee is hurt and leaves the game. Bills K-Ryan Lindell make a 28-yard field goal.
WR-Greg Jennings is back, but RB-Vernand Morency isn’t playing. Favre throws a pass to TE-David Martin good for a first down. Bills LB-Aaron Schobel pressures Favre into a shovel pass to WR-Donald Lee.
It’s a defensive quarter with each team punting twice.
* First Quarter: 0-3 ~ Bills *
Favre throws an interception on the eight-yard line and LB-London Fletcher takes it for a touchdown.
Packers are driving downfield and the Bills recover a fumbled snap by C-Scott Wells on the Packer 45. Bills offense can’t get anything going and punt.
Packers punt on the next drive, but respond with a 19-yard pass to Martin. After a sack, Favre throws to Jennings, who makes the catch between two defenders. The possession is challenged and upheld but luck swings back into the favor of the Bills when Wells misses the snap count again and the snap is fumbled and recovered by the Bills in the red zone.
* Second Quarter: 0-10 ~ Bills *
Green rushes for 25 yards, but they eventually have to punt. Their next drive starting on their own 35, was the best field position of the day. Favre hits Driver for 22 yards and again on a 3rd and goal for a touchdown.
* Third Quarter: 7-10 ~ Bills *
Packers K-Dave Rayner ties the game with a field goal.
Bills get the ball back and have some help advancing it with 20 yards of penalties from the defense. S-Marquand Manuel is injured and leaves the game, but it’s veteran CB-Al Harris who’s burned by the 43-yard play for a touchdown.
The Bills defense creates points for their team by intercepting Favre in the end zone, giving their quarterback the ball on the 21. RB-Anthony Thomas scores a touchdown with three minutes left.
The final nail was Barnett’s personal foul, which runs 27 seconds off the clock, ending the game.
* Fourth Quarter: 10-24 ~ Bills *
NFL News
Robert Ferguson placed on IR—Ferguson makes the statement that the Packers don’t want him anymore.
“Vick said he would love to play with the Colts offense. Yeah, so would his receivers—they would love to play with Peyton Manning.” ~Shannon Sharpe, CBS Pre-Game show
Big Ben leaves the game, suffering his second concussion since June, and plays in the next week’s Steelers loss.
Seahawks QB-Matt Hasselbeck is out for four weeks with knee injury.
“Adam Vinetari would have tackled him,” Chris Collinsworth, referring to the touchdown run back from an Indianapolis kick off when K=Martin Gramatica (Vineteri’s backup) couldn’t tackle the runner.
On Collinsworth segway to post game press coverage of a Cowboys game, “And now we’ll go to TO telling us how good he is.” --Looks like NBC has better writing than FOX Sports.
“I don’t know where the ball is because the camera guys aren’t following it—this is not a FOX game by the way.” Color guy on a FOX Game break for the Ravens-Bengals game.
Quarterbacks losing their starting role:
Dolphins: Daunte Culpepper (injury) to Joey Harrington
Cardinals: Warner to Rookie Matt Leinert
Titans: Kerry Collins to Rookie Vince Young
Cowboys: Drew Bledsoe to Rookie Tony Romo
Play of the Week: Cowboys K-Mike Vanderjagt’s field goal is blocked and recovered by the Redskins with seconds left in the game. The Redskins kicker, who had missed a field goal earlier in the day, and had made only two in the season made a 47-yard field goal, winning the game.
Terrell Owens draws a 15-yard penalty for celebrating in the end zone by taking a nap—which was a reference to reports earlier in the week that he fell asleep in a meeting. Later in the game, he dropped a sure touchdown pass 72 yards out.
Bears lose to the Dolphins 31-13, which ends their run at an undefeated season. Though die hards think this means they’ll go to the Super Bowl, because that’s how the 1985 season played out.
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