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C.Peprah 6 3 0 9 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 1
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R.Pickett 2 2 0 4 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0
R.Francois 4 1 1 5 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 C.Woodson 5 1 0 6 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 T.Williams 5 1 0 6 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 1
M.Burnett 6 0 0 6 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 D.Smith 8 1 0 9 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 UT A TFL TT Sck QBH FF FR Int PD
UT A TFL TT Sck QBH FF FR Int PD
E.Walden 2 2 1 4 0-0 3 0 0 0-0 0
C.Matthews 2 1 1 3 1-0 5 1 0 1-38 1
S.Shields 2 0 0 2 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 1
H.Green 1 1 0 2 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0
B.Raji 1 1 0 2 0-0 3 0 1 0-0 0
J.Wynn 0 0 0 0 0-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Totals 44 14 3 48 1-0 12 1 1 1-38 8
GREEN BAY 38, N.Y. GIANTS 35
OFFICIALS — Referee: Jeff Triplette (42); Line Judge: Tim Podraza (47); Head Linesman: Phil McKinnely (110); Field Judge: Barry Anderson
(20); Umpire: Jeff Rice (44); Side Judge: David Wyant (16); Back Judge: Steve Freeman (133); Replay Official: Al Hynes
GREEN BAY SUBSTITUTIONS — K 2 M.Crosby, P 8 T.Masthay, WR 18 R.Cobb, CB 22 P.Lee, CB/S 24 J.Bush, FB 30 J.Kuhn, RB 33
B.Saine, CB 37 S.Shields, S 43 M.Jennings, RB 44 J.Starks, LB 59 B.Jones, LS 61 B.Goode, TE 82 R.Taylor, TE 83 T.Crabtree, WR 87 J.Nelson,
WR 89 J.Jones, DE 94 J.Wynn, DE 96 M.Neal, LB 97 V.So’oto, DE 98 C.Wilson. DID NOT PLAY — QB 10 M.Flynn, LB 58 F.Zombo, G/T 73
R.Dominguez, T/G 78 D.Sherrod.
FIELD GOALS (made ( ) & missed)
M.Crosby 43WR (31) L.Tynes (38) (50)
1 2 3 4 OT Total
VISITOR: Green Bay Packers 7 14 7 10 0 27
HOME: New York Giants 10 7 7 11 0 15
GREEN BAY DEFENSIVE STATISTICS (official)
Team Qtr Time Play Description (Extra Point) (Drive Info) Visitor Home
Giants 1 13:24 T.Beckum 67 yd. pass from E.Manning (L.Tynes kick) (3-79, 1:36). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 7
Packers 1 5:06 J.Finley 12 yd. pass from A.Rodgers (M.Crosby kick) (6-64, 2:56) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 7
Giants 1 2:00 L.Tynes 38 yd. Field Goal (6-51, 3:06) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 10
Packers 2 14:50 C.Matthews 38 yd. interception return (M.Crosby kick) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 10
Giants 2 6:44 B.Jacobs 1 yd. run (L.Tynes kick) (2-12, 0:36) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 17
Packers 2 1:10 D.Driver 13 yd. pass from A.Rodgers (M.Crosby kick) (11-80, 5:34) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 17
Packers 3 9:50 G.Jennings 20 yd. pass from A.Rodgers (M.Crosby kick) (10-80, 5:10) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 17
Giants 3 6:30 H.Nicks 4 yd. pass from E.Manning (L.Tynes kick) (5-71, 3:20) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 24
Giants 4 10:53 L.Tynes 50 yd. Field Goal (14-68, 6:29) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 27
Packers 4 3:34 D.Driver 7 yd. pass from A.Rodgers (M.Crosby kick) (8-57, 3:34) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 27
Giants 4 0:58 H.Nicks 2 yd. pass from E.Manning (D.Ware run) (9-69, 2:36) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 35
Packers 4 0:00 M.Crosby 31 yd. Field Goal (5-68, 0:58) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 35
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Tied with less than a minute to play and 80 yards from the end zone, Aaron Rodgers wasn’t going to wait until
overtime.
Rodgers completed passes of 24, 27 and 18 yards in a lightning-quick five-play drive to set up a 31-yard field goal by Mason Crosby on the
final play, and the Green Bay Packers remained undefeated and clinched a playoff berth with a 38-35 victory over the New York Giants on Sunday.
The defending Super Bowl champions (12-0) won their 18th straight game. Coupled with the Detroit Lions loss to New Orleans Sunday, the
Packers captured the NFC North.
Rodgers hit all four of his passes in the 58-second drive that sent the Giants (6-6) to their fourth straight loss, starting with a 24-yard laser to tight
end Jermichael Finley just over the hands of rookie linebacker Jacquian Williams.
The second one covered 24 yards to Jordy Nelson down the left sideline and moved the ball to the New York 29. An 18-yard pass to Greg Jennings
two plays later moved the ball to the 12. The third toss was a 1-yard loss.
Green Bay called time out with 3 seconds to go, and then Crosby delivered his winning kick.
Rodgers, harassed by the Giants’ front four and sacked three times, finished 28 of 46 for 369 yards. He threw touchdown passes of 7 and 13 yards
to Donald Driver and 12 to Finley in addition to the one to Jennings.
The Giants tied it on a 2-yard touchdown pass from Eli Manning to Hakeem Nicks, and a 2-point conversion run by D.J. Ware on a Manning
audible with just under a minute to play.
Manning’s touchdowns covered 67-yards to Travis Beckum and 4 and 2 yards to Nicks. Brandon Jacobs scored on a 1-yard run after a rare interception
of Rodgers and Lawrence Tynes kicked two field goals with a 50-yarder in the fourth quarter getting New York within 28-27.
Rodgers hooked up with Driver on a 7-yard TD with 3:34 to go to push the lead to 35-27.
However, Manning hit tight end Jake Ballard on two 15-yard passes and connected with Victor Cruz for 22 yards to set up the tying score that
New York thought would send the game to OT.
Rodgers had other ideas, though, and the Packers continued their run at trying to match Miami’s perfect season in 1972.
It’s not surprising New York gave them a game. The Giants ended the Denver Broncos’ perfect season at 11 games in 1998 and they knocked off
the New England Patriots in the Super Bowl in February 2008 when Tom Brady and company were a game from perfection.
New York seemed to be in control until Manning made a mistake on a play-action pass on the first play of the second quarter. With his primary
receiver covered, Manning threw a sideline pass to Ahmad Bradshaw in front of the Packers bench and Matthews jumped the route and returned it
38 yards for a touchdown and a 14-10 lead.
Rodgers had only been intercepted four times all season but linebacker Chase Blackburn, signed Wednesday, picked him off at the Green Bay 21
and returned the ball to the 12. Two plays later, Jacobs plowed in from the 1 to give New York a 17-14 edge.
Rodgers atoned for the error on the next series, driving the Packers 80 yards in 11 plays with the biggest play being an 11-yard scramble on a
third-and-10 from New York 43. Rodgers capped the march with a 13-yard, third-down touchdown pass to a wide-open Driver on a play in which the
Giants secondary blew the coverage.
GAME
MetLife Stadium, Sunday, Dec. 4, 2011. Attendance: 80,634. Time: 3:29. Weather: 52 F, Humidity: 67%, Wind: South 9 mph
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Green Bay Packers
RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD
A.Rodgers 4 32 8.0 13 0
R.Grant 13 29 2.2 8 0
B.Saine 6 16 2.7 5 0
J.Kuhn 2 7 3.5 5 0
J.Starks 3 5 1.7 6 0
Total 28 89 3.2 13 0
PASSING ATT CMP YDS SK/YD TD LG IN RT
A.Rodgers 46 28 369 2/9 4 33 1 106.2
R.Cobb 1 0 0 0/0 0 0 0 39.6
Total 47 28 369 2/9 4 33 1 103.9
PASS RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD
G.Jennings 7 94 13.4 20t 1
J.Finley 6 87 14.5 24 1
J.Nelson 4 94 23.5 33 0
D.Driver 4 34 8.5 13t 2
B.Saine 4 29 7.3 22 0
R.Grant 1 17 17.0 17 0
T.Crabtree 1 7 7.0 7 0
A.Quarless 1 7 7.0 7 0
Total 28 369 13.2 33 4
INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD
C.Matthews 1 38 38.0 38t 1
Total 1 38 38.0 38t 1
PUNTING NO YDS AVG NET TB IN20 LG
T.Masthay 5 221 44.2 44.2 0 4 55
Total 5 221 44.2 44.2 0 4 55
PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG FC LG TD
R.Cobb 2 6 3.0 2 5 0
Return 2 6 3.0 2 5 0
KICK RETURNS NO YDS AVG FC LG TD
R.Cobb 3 76 25.3 0 36 0
(t’back) 4 0 0.0 0 0 0
Return 3 76 25.3 0 36 0
Own Opp Out
FUMBLES Fum Lost Rec Yds TD FF Rec Yds TD Bds
C.Matthews 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
B.Raji 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0
Packers Giants
TOTAL FIRST DOWNS 29 24
By Rushing 5 7
By Passing 21 15
By Penalty 3 2
THIRD-DOWN EFFICIENCY 7-12-58% 5-11-45%
FOURTH-DOWN EFFICIENCY 0-0-0% 0-0-0%
TOTAL NET YARDS 449 447
Total Offensive Plays 77 61
Average gain per offensive play 5.8 7.3
NET YARDS RUSHING 89 100
Total Rushing Plays 28 20
Average gain per rushing play 3.2 5.0
Tackles for a loss-number and yards 5-13 1-1
NET YARDS PASSING 360 347
Times thrown - yards lost attempting to pass 2-9 1-0
Gross yards passing 369 347
PASS ATT-COMP-INT 47-28-1 40-23-1
Avg gain per pass play 7.3 8.5
KICKOFFS Number-In EZ-Touchbacks 6-3-1 7-5-4
PUNTS Number and Average 5-44.2 4-44.3
Had Blocked 0 0
New York Giants
RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD
B.Jacobs 8 59 7.4 14 1
A.Bradshaw 11 38 3.5 8 0
D.Ware 1 3 3.0 3 0
Total 20 100 5.0 14 1
PASSING ATT CMP YDS SK/YD TD LG IN RT
E.Manning 40 23 347 1/0 3 67t 1 100.7
Total 40 23 347 1/0 3 67t 1 100.7
PASS RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD
V.Cruz 7 119 17.0 42 0
H.Nicks 7 88 12.6 51 2
J.Ballard 3 47 15.7 17 0
A.Bradshaw 2 9 4.5 7 0
D.Ware 2 8 4.0 12 0
T.Beckum 1 67 67.0 67t 1
R.Barden 1 9 9.0 9 0
Total 23 347 15.1 67t 3
INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD
C.Blackburn 1 9 9.0 9 0
Total 1 9 9.0 9 0
PUNTING NO YDS AVG NET TB IN20 LG
S.Weatherford 4 177 44.3 42.8 0 2 49
Total 4 177 44.3 42.8 0 2 49
PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG FC LG TD
A.Ross 0 0 0.0 2 0 0
J.Jernigan 0 0 0.0 1 0 0
(downed) 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
Return 0 0 0.0 3 0 0
KICK RETURNS NO YDS AVG FC LG TD
D.Thomas 3 78 26.0 0 31 0
W.Blackmon 1 32 32.0 0 32 0
H.Hynoski 1 15 15.0 0 15 0
(t’back) 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
Return 5 125 25.0 0 32 0
Own Opp Out
FUMBLES Fum Lost Rec Yds TD FF Rec Yds TD Bds
E.Manning 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Visitor Home
Packers Giants
FGs - PATs had blocked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-0 0-0
Net Punting Average . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44.2 42.8
TOTAL RETURN YARDS (not inc. kickoffs). . 44 9
No. and Yards Punt Returns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6 0-0
No. and Yards Kickoff Returns . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-76 5-125
No. and Yards Interception Returns . . . . . . . . . .1-38 1-9
PENALTIES Number and Yards . . . . . . . . . . .4-30 6-55
FUMBLES Number and Lost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-0 1-1
TOUCHDOWNS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 4
Rushing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 1
Passing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 3
Interceptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0
EXTRA POINTS Made-Attempts . . . . . . . . . . . .5-5 4-4
Kicking Made-Attempts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-5 3-3
Rushing Made-Attempts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-0 1-1
FIELD GOALS Made-Attempts . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-2 2-2
RED-ZONE EFFICIENCY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5-80% 3-4-75%
GOAL-TO-GO EFFICIENCY. . . . . . . . . . . 1-1-100% 3-3-100%
SAFETIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 0
FINAL SCORE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 35
TIME OF POSSESSION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33:03 26:57
STARTING LINEUPS
Green Bay Packers New York Giants
Offense Defense Offense Defense
WR 85 G.Jennings LDE 79 R.Pickett WR 80 V.Cruz LE 91
LT 74 M.Newhouse NT 90 B.Raji LT 66 D.Diehl LDT 97 J.Tuck
LG 70 T.Lang RDE 95 H.Green LG 62 M.Petrus RDT 99 L.Joseph
C 63 S.Wells LOLB 52 C.Matthews C 77 K.Boothe RE 90 J.Pierre-Paul
C.Canty
RG 62 E.Dietrich-Smith BLB 49 R.Francois RG 76 C.Snee SLB 94
RT 75 B.Bulaga MLB 51 D.Smith RT 67 K.McKenzie MLB 53 M.Kiwanuka
TE 88 J.Finley ROLB 93 E.Walden TE 85 J.Ballard WLB 59 G.Jones
TE 81 A.Quarless LCB 21 C.Woodson WR 88 H.Nicks LCB 23 M.Boley
WR 80 D.Driver RCB 38 T.Williams QB 10 E.Manning RCB 31 C.Webster
QB 12 A.Rodgers SS 26 C.Peprah FB 86 B.Pascoe SS 21 A.Ross
K.Phillips
RB 25 R.Grant FS 42 M.Burnett RB 44 A.Bradshaw FS 26 A.Rolle Visitor Home