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| Saturday, August 9, 2003 - 7 pm at Georgia Dome |
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Final |
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7 |
17 |
0 |
27 |
| Falcons |
14 |
7 |
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21 |
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Packers Player Of The Game
He never got a chance to return a punt, but in three kickoff returns, former Arena Football League standout Antonio Chatman showed the kind of elusiveness that all NFL teams covet. The stats (3 returns, 85 yards, 28.3 avg.) don't tell the story. Chatman was nifty in his returns, making players miss, earning extra yards. Saturday night he did a lot to suggest that he's the answer the Packers are looking for in their quest for a return man. Also with a strong performance Saturday night was Aaron Kampman, who had 2 sacks along with 5 tackles and a forced fumble.
Falcons Player Of The Game
Michael Vick looked in midseason form in his 2003 preseason debut, completing 6-of-7 passes for 110 yards and 1 touchdown.
Stat Of The Game
The Packers were penalized 10 times Saturday night. In the first quarter, the first-team offense and defense combined to draw five flags.
Play Of The Game
With the Packers leading 27-21, the Falcons were poised to move ahead with first-and-goal at the 1-yard line. Aaron Kampman started things off by stopping Fred Talley for no gain on first down. On third down Kampman made an even bigger play, again stopping Talley at the line of scrimmage, but also forcing a fumble, which Jacoby Shepherd recovered to end the scoring threat. The play was huge not because it preserved a meaningless preseason win, but because it's that kind of play that will help win games in the regular season, when it counts.
THEY SAID IT
Marques Anderson -
On if defense played below expectations: "Definitely. I think our discipline level. I don't think physically they beat us. I think jumping offsides, giving them yardage that they didn't really earn, kind of played against us. This is something we have to evaluate on the film, go back look at it and make those corrections for Cleveland."
On if defense was beat by Michael Vick or themselves: "I think it was 90-percent us. We just didn't execute the way we should. Fortunately it's a preseason game, but of course these things matter."
Nick Barnett -
On if game is coming easier: "It's getting easier. I'm getting experience. I've still got a lot to learn. I've still got mental errors coming in. I'm not fully ironed out, but with time I'll get everything down."
Antuan Edwards -
On position battle with Marques Anderson: "With me it's just taking it one day at a time. It's going to be obviously tough to win the job, with Marques playing a lot last year. My thing is just to keep working. I think if I stay consistent and just keep playing everything will work out. That's the attitude I'm approaching with this whole thing."
Carl Ford -
On third-down catch: "That was fun. It was fun being out there and being in position to make a play for the team on third down. I'm glad he came to me."
Ahman Green -
On if worried about offense's struggles: "No, nothing to worry about. It's just something we have to work on. We've just got to continue to improve. It's a little disappointing, but nothing to worry about. We just know it's still early for a lot of younger guys around here, but we've still got to work hard and crank it up every time we get out there on the game field."
Craig Nall -
On performance: "It feels good to get out there and get into a rhythm and complete some passes. I wasn't thrust into a two-minute situation right off the bat. But we had a couple good drives while I was in there. Guys ran the ball hard and the offensive line, I thought, played extremely well while I was in there."
On Carl Ford: "He made some big catches. Some huge catches. He had one that was off his fingertips. I wish he could have brought that one in, but he said he lost the ball. Whenever he turned around he didn't see it. He made some big plays. I was proud of him tonight."
On Atlanta game vs. Kansas City game: "I executed a lot better, that's for sure. Only missed one read and I paid for it, took a hit. But that's what happens when you don't pay attention. But overall the guys out there helped me. They gave me plenty of time to find some receivers downfield."
Marco Rivera -
On offense's struggles: "If there's a problem, we have enough time to fix it. We'll be fine. We've just got to put it all together and we've got to start playing more aggressive and just get after it and just leave it all on the field."
On offense: "If we execute our offense and keep penalties and mental mistakes to a minimum, we're unstoppable."
Akili Smith -
On performance: "It was all right. I made about four bad decisions out there today. But it was my first time out there, so I'm looking forward to next week. We'll see what happens."
On comfort with offense: "I've been in the offense for two months, so it's pretty tough. But I can't give any excuses. I've got three more chances. I've got to speed my studying up and get ready for Cleveland."
Wesley Walls -
On his comfort in offense: "Everybody coaches things different. I'm trying to figure it out to do it exactly the way they want it done so I can contribute and help this team. It's not going to take long though. It's coming back. I got in there today. It was good to get some action, and next week maybe get some passes and go from there."
GAME NOTES
Tonight's attendance at the Georgia Dome: 68,818.
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End of 4th quarter. Game over.
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Aaron Kampman and Kenny Peterson combined to sack Kurt Kittner for a loss of 19 yards (1:12, 4th quarter).
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Aaron Kampman forced Fred Talley to fumble at the 1-yard line. Jacoby Shepherd recovered for the Packers (6:46, 4th quarter). Earlier, Kampman stopped Talley for no gain on first-and-goal at the 1-yard line. Bringing Atlanta down the field, Kurt Kittner hit Jon Olinger for a 15-yard gain on fourth-and-5. George Layne had a 15-yard catch-and-run.
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Akili Smith's pass for Kamau Peterson was intercepted by Recardo Wimbush at the Green Bay 47-yard line (13:24, 4th quarter).
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End of 3rd quarter.
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On third-and-19 from the Atlanta 2-yard line, Jermaine Petty got to quarterback Doug Johnson in the end zone, causing a fumble that was recovered and returned by Bobby Jackson for a go-ahead Green Bay touchdown, 27-21 (2:49, 3rd quarter). On the previous play, Chris Johnson sacked Johnson for an 8-yard loss.
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Aaron Kampman's 8-yard sack of Doug Johnson helped force an Atlanta three-and-out. After a 21-yard punt by John Huber, the Packers take over at the Green Bay 41-yard line (6:53, 3rd quarter).
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Ryan Longwell's 40-yard field goal brought the Packers to within 1, 21-20 (8:28, 3rd quarter). Antonio Chatman ran an end-around for an 8-yard gain. The Packers scoring drive was 6 plays, 16 yards. Time of the drive was 1:57.
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Akili Smith replaced Craig Nall (10:25 3rd quarter). Nall was 8-for-13 for 80 yards on the night.
Doug Johnson completed a 5-yard pass to Fred Talley, who fumbled at the Atlanta 43-yard line. Bobby Jackson recovered and returned the ball to the Atlanta 38-yard line (10:25, 3rd quarter).
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Najeh Davenport dove into the left corner of the end zone for a 4-yard touchdown as the Packers brought to 21-17 (12:57, 3rd quarter). On the opening drive of the second half, Craig Nall completed a 7-yard pass to Nick Luchey and a 13-yarder to Carl Ford. The Packers also benefited from a roughing the passer penalty and a pass interference infraction. The Packers scoring drive was 5 plays, 74 yards. Time of the drive was 2:03.
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End of 2nd quarter. Halftime.
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Najeh Davenport's 3-yard run gave the Packers their first touchdown of the preseason, 21-10 (1:08, 2nd quarter). On the previous play, Davenport made a 10-yard catch-and-run. Carl Ford had an 18-yard catch on third-and-10. Earlier on the drive Ford made a 10-yard catch. Bubba Franks made a 10-yard catch on third-and-3. Karsten Bailey also had a 10-yard catch. The Packers scoring drive was 13 plays, 71 yards. Time of the drive was 5:14.
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Craig Nall replaced Doug Pederson following the Atlanta touchdown (9:16, 2nd quarter).
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On third-and-goal at the 7-yard line, Doug Johnson found T.J. Duckett open in the right flat for a touchdown to move up 21-7 (9:16, 2nd quarter). Earlier Johnson hit Trevor Gaylor for a 20-yard completion on third-and-10. George Layne made an 11-yard catch on the drive. The Packers had a pair of offsides penalties. The Atlanta scoring drive was 11 plays, 73 yards. Time of the drive was 5:27.
Gilbert Brown (strained right biceps, doubtful) and Chukie Nwokorie (twisted left knee, doubtful) were injured on the drive.
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Doug Johnson replaced Michael Vick at quarterback (14:43, 2nd quarter). Vick was 6-of-7 for 110 yards and 1 touchdown on the night.
Doug Pederson's pass for Karsten Bailey on third-and-12 was intercepted by Keion Carpenter at the Green Bay 27-yard line (14:43, 2nd quarter). No return.
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End of 1st quarter.
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Doug Pederson replaced Brett Favre at quarterback (0:30, 1st quarter). Favre was 4-of-7 for 32 yards on the night.
Chukie Nwokorie and Jamal Reynolds combined for a 7-yard sack of Michael Vick on fourth-and-4. The Packers declined a holding penalty on the play and took over at the Green Bay 36-yard line. The Falcons opened their drive with a 37-yard catch-and-run by George Layne.
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Ryan Longwell's 44-yard field goal put the Packers on the scoreboard, 14-3 (2:38, 1st quarter). The Packers reached the Atlanta 25-yard line, but could get no closer. Karsten Bailey made a 15-yard reception. Carl Ford had a 7-yard grab. Bubba Franks made an 8-yard catch. The Packers scoring drive was 9 plays, 41 yards. Time of the drive was 3:51.
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Brian Finneran broke open and caught a 43-yard touchdown pass from Michael Vick to move Atlanta ahead 14-0 after two possessions (6:29, 1st quarter). Warrick Dunn had a 21-yard run on the drive. Josh Bidwell's 49-yard punt was returned 17 yards by Allen Rossum to start the drive at the Atlanta 33-yard line. The Falcons scoring drive was 4 plays, 67 yards. Time of the drive was 2:01.
The Packers offense was held to a three-and-out on its first possession.
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Warrick Dunn found a hole in the middle for a 3-yard touchdown run on Atlanta's opening drive (10:48, 1st quarter). Dunn earlier had a 7-yard run. Allen Rossum started the drive with a 49-yard kickoff return to the Green Bay 49-yard line. Peerless Price made a 13-yard reception. Michael Vick had a 9-yard scramble on third-and-6. The Falcons scoring drive was 7 plays, 49 yards. Time of the drive was 4:12.
Bryant Westbrook was injured on the drive (right Achilles, will not return).
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The following Packers players are inactive for tonight's contest: Reggie Coleman, Chad Clifton, Tyrone Davis, Donald Driver, Robert Ferguson, Jorg Heckenbach, Steve Josue, James Lee, David Martin, Terdell Sands, Darren Sharper, Lamar Smith, Adam Tate, Mark Tauscher, Rod Walker.
Karsten Bailey will start in place of Donald Driver.
Marques Anderson and Antuan Edwards will start at the safety positions. |
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