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M.Prater (27)
GREEN BAY 49, DENVER 23
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Aaron Rodgers still likes to remind people that he’s more athletic than he sometimes gets credit for.
So even on a day when he threw for a career-high 408 yards and tied a career best with four touchdown passes, Rodgers was perhaps most
pleased with his two rushing touchdowns in the Green Bay Packers’ 49-23 rout of the Denver Broncos on Sunday.
Rodgers had perhaps the biggest day of his career, Charles Woodson ran an interception back for a touchdown and the Packers (4-0) remain
unbeaten. Green Bay and resurgent NFC North rivals Detroit are the only undefeated teams left in the NFL.
Eric Decker caught a pair of touchdowns from Kyle Orton for Denver (1-3). Orton threw for 273 yards with three touchdowns and three interceptions.
Backup Tim Tebow made a brief and uneventful appearance at quarterback for the Broncos early, but coach John Fox chose not to give Tebow
more work when the game got out of control in the fourth quarter.
Rodgers’ 408 yards passing was a regular-season career high; he threw for 423 yards in the Packers’ playoff loss to Arizona in January 2010.
Rodgers was replaced by backup Matt Flynn late in the fourth quarter.
Packers veteran wide receiver Donald Driver left in the second quarter with an apparent left knee injury, but returned in the second half -- then
caught a touchdown from Rodgers in the fourth quarter.
The Packers took a 21-3 lead on Rodgers’ 11-yard touchdown scramble early in the second quarter, but the Broncos briefly got back in the game
as Orton threw a pair of second-quarter touchdowns to Decker.
Rodgers then shut the door just before halftime, throwing a 17-yard touchdown to Greg Jennings with 24 seconds left in the second quarter. The
Packers took a 28-17 lead.
Driver got a big cheer from the crowd when he jogged out of the tunnel to start the second half, and the Packers went back to work.
Rodgers converted a third-and-13 situation with an 18-yard completion to James Jones, then went on to march the Packers to the Denver 8-yard
line. Rodgers took off running and was tackled as he stretched the ball to the goal line, where officials ruled him just short.
Mike McCarthy called for a replay review, and the play was ruled a touchdown. Green Bay took a 35-17 lead with 8:26 left in the third quarter.
Orton put together another drive as the Broncos tried to keep up, and appeared to find tight end Daniel Fells for a long gain near the goal line. But
Fells fumbled the ball and Packers safety Morgan Burnett recovered, giving the ball back to the Packers.
Rodgers then hit Randall Cobb for a 61-yard completion as the rookie spun away from a pair of Broncos defenders, and the Packers finished the
drive with a 16-yard touchdown pass to Jones to put Green Bay ahead 42-17.
Woodson’s 30-yard interception return for a touchdown in the first quarter was the 11th of his career, tying him with Darren Sharper for second
on the NFL’s all-time list -- and leaving him just one shy of the record held by Rod Woodson.
OFFICIALS — Referee: Scott Green (19); Line Judge: Tom Barnes (55); Head Linesman: Tom Stabile (24); Field Judge: Dyrol Prioleau (109);
Umpire: Bruce Stritesky (102); Side Judge: Larry Rose (128); Back Judge: Scott Helverson (93); Replay Official: Carl Madsen
GREEN BAY SUBSTITUTIONS — K 2 M.Crosby, P 8 T.Masthay, QB 10 M.Flynn, WR 18 R.Cobb, RB 20 A.Green, CB 22 P.Lee, CB/S 24
J.Bush, FB 30 J.Kuhn, CB 37 S.Shields, S 43 M.Jennings, LB 49 R.Francois, LB 51 D.Smith, LS 61 B.Goode, C/G 62 E.Dietrich-Smith, T/G 78
D.Sherrod, TE 81 A.Quarless, TE 82 R.Taylor, TE 83 T.Crabtree, TE 84 D.Williams, WR 89 J.Jones, NT 95 H.Green, LB 97 V.So’oto, DE 98 C.Wilson.
DID NOT PLAY — CB 31 D.House. INACTIVES — RB 25 R.Grant, S 36 N.Collins, LB 57 J.Lattimore, LB 58 F.Zombo, LB 59 B.Jones, T 75
B.Bulaga, DE 96 M.Neal.
FIELD GOALS (made ( ) & missed)
1 2 3 4 OT Total
VISITOR: Denver Broncos 3 14 0 6 0 23
HOME: Green Bay Packers 14 14 14 7 0 49
GREEN BAY DEFENSIVE STATISTICS (official)
GAME
Lambeau Field, Sunday, Oct. 2, 2011. Attendance: 70,529. Time: 2:54. Weather: 67° F, Humidity: 37 percent, Wind: West 10 mph
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Denver Broncos
RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD
W.McGahee 15 103 6.9 28 0
K.Orton 2 7 3.5 8 0
L.Ball 2 5 2.5 6 0
K.Moreno 2 4 2.0 4 0
E.Decker 1 1 1.0 1 0
T.Tebow 1 -1 -1.0 -1 0
Total 23 119 5.2 28 0
PASSING ATT CMP YDS SK/YD TD LG IN RT
K.Orton 32 22 273 1/8 3 44 3 87.1
Total 32 22 273 1/8 3 44 3 87.1
PASS RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD
B.Lloyd 8 136 17.0 44 0
E.Decker 5 56 11.2 33t 2
D.Fells 2 29 14.5 22 1
W.McGahee 2 10 5.0 5 0
M.Willis 1 15 15.0 15 0
V.Green 1 8 8.0 8 0
K.Moreno 1 7 7.0 7 0
L.Ball 1 6 6.0 6 0
S.Larsen 1 6 6.0 6 0
Total 22 273 12.4 44 3
INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD
R.Moore 1 18 18.0 18 0
J.Wilhite 1 2 2.0 2 0
Total 2 20 10.0 18 0
PUNTING NO YDS AVG NET TB IN20 LG
B.Colquitt 2 98 49.0 45.5 0 0 53
Total 2 98 49.0 45.5 0 0 53
PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG FC LG TD
(downed) 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
Returns 0 0 0.0 0 0 0
KICK RETURNS NO YDS AVG FC LG TD
Q.Cosby 4 115 28.8 0 37 0
C.Vaughn 1 31 31.0 0 31 0
(t’back) 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
Returns 5 146 29.2 0 37 0
Own Opp Out
FUMBLES Fum Lost Rec Yds TD FF Rec Yds TD Bds
D.Fells 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Green Bay Packers
RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD
J.Starks 13 63 4.8 22 0
A.Rodgers 9 36 4.0 11t 2
A.Green 3 11 3.7 8 1
J.Kuhn 1 3 3.0 3 0
M.Flynn 2 -2 -1.0 -1 0
Total 28 111 4.0 22 2
PASSING ATT CMP YDS SK/YD TD LG IN RT
A.Rodgers 38 29 408 2/12 4 61 1 134.5
M.Flynn 1 0 0 0/0 0 0 1 0.0
Total 39 29 408 2/12 4 61 2 120.5
PASS RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD
G.Jennings 7 103 14.7 43 1
J.Nelson 5 91 18.2 50t 1
J.Starks 5 38 7.6 16 0
J.Jones 3 48 16.0 18 1
J.Finley 3 28 9.3 16 0
D.Driver 3 20 6.7 8t 1
R.Cobb 2 75 37.5 61 0
J.Kuhn 1 5 5.0 5 0
Total 29 408 14.1 61 4
INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD
S.Shields 1 60 60.0 60 0
C.Woodson 1 30 30.0 30t 1
C.Peprah 1 2 2.0 2 0
Total 3 92 30.7 60 1
PUNTING NO YDS AVG NET TB IN20 LG
T.Masthay 1 49 49.0 49.0 0 0 49
Total 1 49 49.0 49.0 0 0 49
PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG FC LG TD
R.Cobb 2 7 3.5 0 7 0
Returns 2 7 3.5 0 7 0
STARTING LINEUPS
Denver Broncos Green Bay Packers
Offense Defense Offense Defense
WR 84 B.Lloyd LDE 91 R.Ayers WR 85 G.Jennings LDE 79
R.Pickett
LT 78 R.Clady NT 77 B.Bunkley LT 76 C.Clifton NT 90 R.Pickett
LG 68 Z.Beadles RDE 92 E.Dumervil LG 70 T.Lang RDE 94 B.Raji
C 50 J.Walton SLB 58 V.Miller C 63 S.Wells LOLB 52 C.Matthews
J.Wynn
RG 73 C.Kuper MLB 52 W.Woodyard RG 71 J.Sitton BLB 50
A.Hawk
RT 74 O.Franklin WLB 55 D.Williams RT 74 M.Newhouse MLB 55 A.Hawk
KICK RETURNS NO YDS AVG FC LG TD
R.Cobb 2 59 29.5 0 30 0
(out of bounds) 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
(t’back) 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
Returns 2 59 29.5 0 30 0
TE 86 D.Fells LCB 41 C.Vaughn TE 88 J.Finley ROLB 93 E.Walden
TE 75 C.Clark RCB 21 A.Goodman WR 80 D.Driver LCB 21
C.Woodson
QB 8 K.Orton SS 20 B.Dawkins WR 87 J.Nelson RCB 38 C.Woodson
RB 23 W.McGahee FS 26 R.Moore QB 12 A.Rodgers SS 26 T.Williams
FB 46 S.Larsen 3CB 29 J.Wilhite RB 44 J.Starks FS 42 C.Peprah
Visitor Home
Broncos Packers
TOTAL FIRST DOWNS 18 26
By Rushing 5 7
By Passing 13 18
By Penalty 0 1
THIRD-DOWN EFFICIENCY 4-11-36% 9-13-69%
FOURTH-DOWN EFFICIENCY 1-1-100% 0-1-0%
TOTAL NET YARDS 384 507
Total Offensive Plays 56 69
Average gain per offensive play 6.9 7.3
NET YARDS RUSHING 119 111
Total Rushing Plays 23 28
Average gain per rushing play 5.2 4.0
Tackles for a loss-number and yards 2-2 1-1
NET YARDS PASSING 265 396
Times thrown - yards lost att. to pass 1-8 2-12
Gross yards passing 273 408
PASS ATT-COMP-INT 32-22-3 39-29-2
Avg gain per pass play 8.0 9.7
KICKOFFS Number-In EZ-Touchbacks 5-4-2 8-7-2
PUNTS Number and Average 2-49.0 1-49.0
Had Blocked 0 0
Own Opp Out
FUMBLES Fum Lost Rec Yds TD FF Rec Yds TD Bds
D.Bishop 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
M.Burnett 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 10 0 0
Visitor Home
Broncos Packers
FGs - PATs had blocked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-0 0-0
Net Punting Average . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45.5 49.0
TOTAL RETURN YARDS (not inc. kickoffs). . 20 99
No. and Yards Punt Returns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-0 2-7
No. and Yards Kickoff Returns . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-146 2-59
No. and Yards Interception Returns . . . . . . . . . .2-20 3-92
PENALTIES Number and Yards . . . . . . . . . . .3-24 3-27
FUMBLES Number and Lost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-1 0-0
TOUCHDOWNS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7
Rushing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 2
Passing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 4
Returns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 1
EXTRA POINTS Made-Attempts . . . . . . . . . . . .2-3 7-7
Kicking Made-Attempts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-2 7-7
Rushing Made-Attempts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-1 0-0
FIELD GOALS Made-Attempts . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-1 0-0
RED-ZONE EFFICIENCY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3-67% 5-6-83%
GOAL-TO-GO EFFICIENCY. . . . . . . . . . . 2-2-100% 1-1-100%
SAFETIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 0
FINAL SCORE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 49
TIME OF POSSESSION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26:59 33:01
Team Qtr Time Play Description (Extra Point) (Drive Info) Visitor Home
Broncos 1 5:22 M.Prater 27 yd. Field Goal (12-78, 6:28) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 0
Packers 1 2:08 J.Nelson 50 yd. pass from A.Rodgers (M.Crosby kick) (6-79, 3:14) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7
Packers 1 0:50 C.Woodson 30 yd. interception return (M.Crosby kick) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 14
Packers 2 12:18 A.Rodgers 11 yd. run (M.Crosby kick) (7-53, 3:32). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 21
Broncos 2 10:27 E.Decker 5 yd. pass from K.Orton (M.Prater kick) (4-69, 1:51) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 21
Broncos 2 3:21 E.Decker 33 yd. pass from K.Orton (M.Prater kick) (8-71, 4:58). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 21
Packers 2 0:24 G.Jennings 17 yd. pass from A.Rodgers (M.Crosby kick) (10-80, 2:57) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 28
Packers 3 8:26 A.Rodgers 8 yd. run (M.Crosby kick) (12-80, 6:34). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 35
Packers 3 1:12 J.Jones 16 yd. pass from A.Rodgers (M.Crosby kick) (5-86, 3:25). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 42
Packers 4 7:46 D.Driver 8 yd. pass from A.Rodgers (M.Crosby kick) (8-46, 4:09) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 49
Broncos 4 3:02 D.Fells 7 yd. pass from K.Orton (run failed) (12-78, 4:44). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 49
UT A TFL TT Sck QBH FF FR Int PD
D.Bishop 11 2 0 13 1-8 0 1 0 0-0 0
A.Hawk 5 2 0 7 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 1
T.Williams 5 0 0 5 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0
M.Burnett 4 1 0 5 0-0 0 0 1 0-0 1
C.Peprah 4 1 0 5 0-0 0 0 0 1-2 2
C.Woodson 4 1 0 5 0-0 0 0 0 1-30 1
R.Pickett 2 3 0 5 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0
E.Walden 1 3 0 4 0-0 2 0 0 0-0 0
UT A TFL TT Sck QBH FF FR Int PD
J.Wynn 2 1 1 3 0-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
C.Wilson 2 1 0 3 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0
C.Matthews 1 2 0 3 0-0 4 0 0 0-0 0
B.Raji 1 2 1 3 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 1
H.Green 1 1 0 1 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0
S.Shields 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 1-60 1
Totals 43 20 2 63 1-8 6 1 1 3-92 7