Week 17 vs. Detroit Game Release.indd - NFL.com

GREEN BAY 35, CHICAGO 21
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- With the first five-touchdown passing game of his NFL career, Aaron Rodgers ensured that the Green Bay Packers’ playoff
road will go through Lambeau Field.
He also made sure the rival Chicago Bears will be spending the playoffs at home.
Rodgers broke a close game wide open by leading three quick scoring drives in the second half, and the Packers beat the Bears 35-21 on Sunday
night.
Rodgers threw a pair of touchdown passes to Jordy Nelson, another two to James Jones, and found tight end Jermichael Finley for a score.
Rodgers was 21 of 29 for 283 yards and five touchdowns with no interceptions when backup Matt Flynn took over for Rodgers with 7:54 left in the
game.
Rodgers surpassed Lynn Dickey’s single-season franchise record of 4,458 yards passing with one game left, although it’s unclear how much
Rodgers will play in the Packers’ finale against Detroit.
Third-string running back Kahlil Bell rushed for 121 yards for the Bears, who trailed by only four early in the third quarter. But Rodgers drove the
Packers for touchdowns on their next three possessions to put the game out of reach.
Chicago came into Sunday on a four-game losing streak and beset by injuries. But the Bears were able to stay in the game with solid defense and
tough running by Bell, who started because of injuries to Matt Forte and Marion Barber.
The victory was the Packers’ fourth over the Bears in 2011. Green Bay also beat Chicago in the 2010 regular-season finale, the NFC Championship
game, and at Soldier Field on Sept. 25.
With the Bears trailing 14-3 at halftime, quarterback Josh McCown found Earl Bennett wide open for a 49-yard gain to set up first-and-goal on the
1. Bell fumbled just short of the goal line on the next play but offensive lineman Edwin Williams recovered the ball for a touchdown.
With the Packers nursing a four-point lead, and the Lambeau Field crowd nervously quiet early in the third quarter, Rodgers answered by dropping
deep and throwing a rainbow pass to Nelson, who blew through the Chicago secondary and hauled in the ball for a 55-yard touchdown.
Rodgers then showed his running ability on the Packers’ next possession, juking his way between Bears linebackers Brian Urlacher and Lance
Briggs on a scramble. Rodgers finished the drive with a 7-yard touchdown toss to Jones, giving the Packers a commanding 28-10 lead.
Packers safety Charlie Peprah came up with an interception, and Rodgers found Nelson for another score to give Green Bay a 35-10 lead.
McCown finally answered with a 1-yard touchdown pass to tight end Kellen Davis -- then drew the ire of the Lambeau crowd by scrambling for a
two-point conversion and spiking the ball over the goalpost with his team trailing 35-18.
OFFICIALS — Referee: John Parry (132); Line Judge: Rusty Baynes (59); Head Linesman: Derick Bowers (74); Field Judge: Scott Edwards (3);
Umpire: Dan Ferrell (64); Side Judge: Keith Washington (7); Back Judge: Carl Paganelli (124); Replay Official: Bob McGrath
GREEN BAY SUBSTITUTIONS — K 2 M.Crosby, P 8 T.Masthay, QB 10 M.Flynn, 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 49 R.Francois, LB 51 D.Smith, LB 57 J.Lattimore, LB 59 B.Jones, LS 61
B.Goode, TE 82 R.Taylor, TE 84 D.Williams, WR 89 J.Jones, DE 94 J.Wynn, DE 96 M.Neal, LB 97 V.So’oto. DID NOT PLAY — T 72 H.Taylor,
G/T 73 R.Dominguez. INACTIVES — QB 6 G.Harrell, CB 31 D.House, LB 58 F.Zombo, T 75 B.Bulaga, T 76 C.Clifton, DE 79 R.Pickett, WR 85
G.Jennings.
FIELD GOALS (made ( ) & missed)
R.Gould 49WR (35) (30)
1 2 3 4 OT Total
VISITOR: Chicago Bears 0 3 7 11 0 21
HOME: Green Bay Packers 7 7 14 7 0 35
GREEN BAY DEFENSIVE STATISTICS (official)
GAME
Lambeau Field, Sunday, Dec. 25, 2011. Attendance: 70,574. Time: 2:53. Weather: 37 F, Humidity: 64%, Wind: West 13 mph, Wind Chill: 29
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Chicago Bears
RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD
K.Bell 23 121 5.3 20 0
A.Allen 11 40 3.6 13 0
J.McCown 8 38 4.8 9 0
Total 42 199 4.7 20 0
PASSING ATT CMP YDS SK/YD TD LG IN RT
J.McCown 28 19 242 0/0 1 49 2 76.8
Total 28 19 242 0/0 1 49 2 76.8
PASS RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD
R.Williams 6 81 13.5 20 0
D.Sanzenbacher 4 51 12.8 21 0
K.Bell 4 38 9.5 19 0
K.Davis 3 21 7.0 11 1
E.Bennett 1 49 49.0 49 0
T.Clutts 1 2 2.0 2 0
Total 19 242 12.7 49 1
INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD
Total 0 0 0 0 0
PUNTING NO YDS AVG NET TB IN20 LG
A.Podlesh 2 98 49.0 45.0 0 0 56
Total 2 98 49.0 45.0 0 0 56
PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG FC LG TD
D.Hester 2 7 3.5 0 7 0
(downed) 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
Returns 2 7 3.5 0 7 0
KICK RETURNS NO YDS AVG FC LG TD
D.Hester 5 117 23.4 0 35 0
(t’back) 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
Returns 5 117 23.4 0 35 0
Own Opp Out
FUMBLES Fum Lost Rec Yds TD FF Rec Yds TD Bds
K.Bell 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
E.Williams 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
J.McCown 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Green Bay Packers
RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD
R.Grant 8 44 5.5 24 0
A.Rodgers 4 18 4.5 12 0
J.Starks 6 13 2.2 5 0
B.Saine 1 8 8.0 8 0
M.Flynn 2 -2 -1.0 -1 0
Total 21 81 3.9 24 0
PASSING ATT CMP YDS SK/YD TD LG IN RT
A.Rodgers 29 21 283 0/0 5 55t 0 142.7
M.Flynn 0 0 0 1/1 0 0 0 0.0
Total 29 21 283 1/1 5 55t 0 142.7
PASS RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD
J.Nelson 6 115 19.2 55t 2
J.Jones 4 50 12.5 32 2
J.Finley 3 20 6.7 11 1
R.Grant 2 34 17.0 32 0
D.Driver 2 29 14.5 18 0
R.Cobb 2 22 11.0 19 0
T.Crabtree 1 7 7.0 7 0
J.Starks 1 6 6.0 6 0
Total 21 283 13.5 55t 5
INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD
C.Peprah 1 21 21.0 21 0
C.Matthews 1 2 2.0 2 0
Total 2 23 11.5 21 0
PUNTING NO YDS AVG NET TB IN20 LG
T.Masthay 4 176 44.0 42.3 0 3 51
Total 4 176 44.0 42.3 0 3 51
PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG FC LG TD
R.Cobb 1 8 8.0 1 8 0
Returns 1 8 8.0 1 8 0
STARTING LINEUPS
Chicago Bears Green Bay Packers
Offense Defense Offense Defense
WR 11 R.Williams LE 71 I.Idonije WR 87 J.Nelson LDE 98
C.Wilson
LT 73 J.Webb DT 69 H.Melton LT 74 M.Newhouse NT 90 C.Wilson
LG 70 E.Williams NT 75 T.Toeaina LG 62 E.Dietrich-Smith RDE 95 B.Raji
C 63 R.Garza RE 90 J.Peppers C 63 S.Wells LOLB 52 C.Matthews
H.Green
RG 67 C.Spencer WLB 55 L.Briggs RG 71 J.Sitton BLB 50
A.Hawk
RT 60 L.Louis MLB 54 B.Urlacher RT 70 T.Lang MLB 55 A.Hawk
KICK RETURNS NO YDS AVG FC LG TD
R.Cobb 1 34 34.0 0 34 0
(out of bounds) 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
(t’back) 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
Returns 1 34 34.0 0 34 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
C.Peprah 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
TE 87 K.Davis SLB 53 N.Roach TE 88 J.Finley ROLB 93 E.Walden
WR 80 E.Bennett LCB 35 Z.Bowman TE 83 T.Crabtree LCB 21
C.Woodson
QB 15 J.McCown RCB 33 C.Tillman WR 80 D.Driver RCB 38 C.Woodson
FB 44 T.Clutts SS 20 C.Steltz QB 12 A.Rodgers SS 26 T.Williams
RB 32 K.Bell FS 27 M.Wright RB 25 R.Grant FS 42 C.Peprah
Visitor Home
Bears Packers
TOTAL FIRST DOWNS 24 19
By Rushing 11 3
By Passing 13 15
By Penalty 0 1
THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY 6-12-50% 5-9-56%
FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY 0-0-0% 0-0-0%
TOTAL NET YARDS 441 363
Total Offensive Plays 70 51
Average gain per offensive play 6.3 7.1
NET YARDS RUSHING 199 81
Total Rushing Plays 42 21
Average gain per rushing play 4.7 3.9
Tackles for a loss-number and yards 3-7 1-1
NET YARDS PASSING 242 282
Times thrown - yards lost att. to pass 0-0 1-1
Gross yards passing 242 283
PASS ATT-COMP-INT 28-19-2 29-21-0
Avg gain per pass play 8.6 9.4
KICKOFFS Number-In EZ-Touchbacks 5-2-2 6-4-1
PUNTS Number and Average 2-49.0 4-44.0
Had Blocked 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
Visitor Home
Bears Packers
FGs - PATs had blocked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-0 0-0
Net Punting Average . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45.0 42.3
TOTAL RETURN YARDS (not inc. kickoffs). . . 7 31
No. and Yards Punt Returns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-7 1-8
No. and Yards Kickoff Returns . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-117 1-34
No. and Yards Interception Returns . . . . . . . . . . .0-0 2-23
PENALTIES Number and Yards . . . . . . . . . . .6-28 0-0
FUMBLES Number and Lost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-0 0-0
TOUCHDOWNS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 5
Rushing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 0
Passing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 5
Fumbles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0
EXTRA POINTS Made-Attempts . . . . . . . . . . . .2-2 5-5
Kicking Made-Attempts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-1 5-5
Rushing Made-Attempts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-1 0-0
FIELD GOALS Made-Attempts . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-3 0-0
RED-ZONE EFFICIENCY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4-50% 4-4-100%
GOAL-TO-GO EFFICIENCY. . . . . . . . . . . 2-2-100% 4-4-100%
SAFETIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 0
FINAL SCORE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 35
TIME OF POSSESSION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35:48 24:12
Team Qtr Time Play Description (Extra Point) (Drive Info) Visitor Home
Packers 1 10:26 J.Finley 2 yd. pass from A.Rodgers (M.Crosby kick) (9-80, 4:34) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 7
Bears 2 1:56 R.Gould 35 yd. Field Goal (9-61, 4:51) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7
Packers 2 0:16 J.Jones 2 yd. pass from A.Rodgers (M.Crosby kick) (7-65, 1:40) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 14
Bears 3 11:35 E.Williams fumble recovery in end zone (R.Gould kick) (6-71, 3:25) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 14
Packers 3 10:02 J.Nelson 55 yd. pass from A.Rodgers (M.Crosby kick) (4-80, 1:33) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 21
Packers 3 1:54 J.Jones 7 yd. pass from A.Rodgers (M.Crosby kick) (12-75, 6:27) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 28
Packers 4 14:53 J.Nelson 2 yd. pass from A.Rodgers (M.Crosby kick) (3-33, 1:02) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 35
Bears 4 7:54 K.Davis 1 yd. pass from J.McCown (J.McCown run) (12-67, 6:59) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 35
Bears 4 1:11 R.Gould 30 yd. Field Goal (13-78, 3:22) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 35
UT A TFL TT Sck QBH FF FR Int PD
D.Bishop 9 6 1 15 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0
A.Hawk 9 3 1 12 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0
C.Peprah 9 1 0 10 0-0 0 1 0 1-21 1
C.Matthews 6 2 1 8 0-0 1 1 0 1-2 1
M.Burnett 5 3 0 8 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0
C.Wilson 5 1 1 6 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0
E.Walden 4 2 0 6 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0
C.Woodson 3 1 0 4 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 1
M.Neal 2 1 0 3 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0
UT A TFL TT Sck QBH FF FR Int PD
S.Shields 2 1 0 3 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 1
B.Raji 1 2 0 3 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0
V.So’oto 1 2 0 3 0-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
T.Williams 1 2 0 3 0-0 1 0 0 0-0 1
B.Jones 1 0 0 1 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0
J.Bush 0 1 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0
H.Green 0 1 0 1 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0
J.Wynn 0 1 0 1 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0
Totals 58 30 4 88 0-0 3 2 0 2-23 5