POST-GAME NOTES
*Brett Favre threw for 43 yards, completed 5 of 7 passing attempts.
*Ahman Green rushed 6 times for 24 yards (4.0 avg), with a long run of 12 yards.
*Michael Hawthorne had 5 tackles.
*Cullen Jenkins had 6 tackles with 1 sack for a loss of 7 yards.
*On the injury front, S/CB James Whitley sustained a concusion and LT Atlas Herrion sprained his knee.
They Said It:
GM/HEAD COACH MIKE SHERMAN:
(overall assessment of game) "We talked a lot about the series offensively and defensively, and first defense went out there, got three-and-out, and I was pleased about that. Then the first offense had a 10-play drive - would have liked to get a touchdown - we get a field goal, so I was pleased with that. Then we came back and the defense gave up a long drive. It was a key third-and-10 play that they completed to Bobby Engram on a blitz coverage that kept the drive going, as did a couple of penalties that kept the drive going. They get in the end zone, we get the ball back and we had some opportunities the second time we got the football, we just didn't capitalize on them."
(on Tim Couch's performance) "Well he didn't play very well, that was obvious. Part of it is he probably didn't practice a whole lot. He didn't practice a whole lot this week, but he said his arm felt well enough to go, so I put him out there. I question whether or not that was a good decision this time. But he said his arm felt fine and that he wanted to play so I put him out there."
(on his assessment of B.J. Sander's performance) "We certainly gave him some opportunities tonight, more than I would have cared to. But he put one down on the 11-yard line. He had a great one backed up and a couple other ones that weren't great. I thought he was 50-50 on his punts. He needs to learn how to punt the ball at Lambeau Field. I believe he is a good punter he just needs to work through some issues."
(on whether anyone stood out tonight) "I thought Ahman Green was himself. I think (Darren) Sharper played well. Al Harris played well. Ahmad Carroll, except for the penalty, I thought he did a good job for us. The young defensive lineman I thought jumped on - Cullen Jenkins. James Lee made a couple plays and missed a play; he was pretty active, which I was excited about. Kenny Peterson knocked down a ball and he was pretty active. Those defense linemen impressed me a little bit. Nick Barnett, when he was in there, I thought he played extremely well."
GUARD MARCO RIVERA:
(on the first preseason experience) "It's time to hit somebody else. It's time to put into play what you've been practicing for the last couple of weeks. It's a good test to see where your at in your personal game and as a team coming together, where you need to work and where you need to improve. And get the rust out of everything and get back at it."
(on the goals of a preseason game) "Any time you're out there you want to win, but a game like this you basically want your team to execute well and you want your mental mistakes down. And that's what the preseason games are all about. You want to execute, you don't want mental mistakes, you want guys to step up. You want to come out of the game with all of that and no injuries."
CORNERBACK MICHAEL HAWTHORNE:
(on how preseason is different from practice) "It felt good to be out there. When you get to the game, it's just a lot different than practice. You get your juices flowing and you get some nerves and you get anxious to do things and anticipate a little more. Then you have to control yourself and calm yourself down. The first couple of series you are still getting adjusted to the opposing players, and then you start falling into a groove - checking the speed of certain receivers and the ins-and-outs of their quickness."
(on the defense's goal for the game) "When we execute, everything else will fall into place. Pitching a shutout is extremely hard because you never can tell what will happen on the opposite side of the ball, be it a turnover or field position. But we just (want) to execute and take what we do (in practice) and bring it to the game."
(on his play during the game) "Some things I have to work on, and one of those is being patient. I got anxious and I need to be more patient."
FULLBACK WILLIAM HENDERSON:
(on playing only part of the game) "I really didn't get much of a rhythm. I tried to get out there and make some guys react to me, but with the short amount of time, it's tough to get in a rhythm. Like Coach (Sherman) said after the game, he saw some good things out there from us. He was happy we were able to move the ball down and get the three points. He wished the reverse pass had worked because it would have been a great play to put some more points on the board."
(on winning in the preseason) "You always want to win. It's a competition every time you step on the field. Right now they're doing evaluations and seeing who wants to play for this team. That's the coaches' evaluation, that's what they are doing. Player-wise, you have to be psyched. You're playing in front of all these people who love the Packers and you have a chance to wear the 'Green and Gold.' A guy coming in here has to want it, he just has to want it. Forget about the money, forget about everything else, this is a chance to play for this historic team and a chance to play in front of all your friends. It's Monday Night Football and everybody is watching. If (Coach) wants to know who has that drive, tonight he got a good look."
SAFETY BWAHOH JUE:
(on the first game) "It's always good to get out there and play against someone else. The speed is different from practice. That first glimpse of game speed is almost a shock to your system. Just to play against someone else is great."
(on the defense) "I think we did alright. We had a lot of mental errors and small mistakes that we made. But as a whole in the second half, we played pretty good with the second and third groups. We weren't as good in the second quarter as we should have been. Like I said, it's the first game and we are going to get better."
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Tonight's paid attendance was 69,718.
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End of Game.
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The Seahawks added to their lead late in the fourth quarter as Kerry Carter scored on a 1-yard run up the middle.
The Seahawks scoring drive was 9 plays, 53 yards. Time of the drive was 5:21.
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The Packers again forced the Seahawks to punt following Cullen Jenkins' sack of Seneca Wallace. Wallace lost 7 yards on the play.
The Packers took over at the 21-yard line after Antonio Chatman lost one yard on Donnie Jones' 43-yard punt.
On 3rd and 2, Doug Pederson hit Carl Ford along the right sideline for 19 yards. On the ensuing play, Pederson was sacked for a 14-yard loss.
The Packers returned the ball to the Seahawks with Sander's tenth punt of the night.
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End of 3rd quarter.
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Doug Pederson replaces Tim Couch at quarterback (3:40, 3rd quarter). Couch finished the game 2-of-11 for 18 yards.
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The Packers used consecutive big hits by linebackers Steve Josue and Tyreo Harrison to shut down Wallace and the Seattle offense late in the third quarter.
Tyrone Rogers forced Wallace out of the pocket on third down, where he fired an incomplete pass to Jason Willis.
The Packers took over on the 11-yard line following Donnie Jones' 24-yard punt.
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Following a 32-yard kickoff return by Shockmain Davis, the Packers went three-and-out on their first possession to open the half.
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End of Half.
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Seneca Wallace was successful on his third drive of the game, leading the Seahawks 62 yards to build on their lead, 14-3, just before the end of the half. (1:52, 2nd quarter).
Wallace found Jerheme Urban in the end zone for the 2-yard score to cap the drive.
The Seahawks scoring drive was 10 plays, 62 yards. Time of the drive was 4:41.
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Tim Couch replaces Brett Favre at quarterback (10:33, 2nd quarter). Favre finished the game 5-of-7 for 43 yards.
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Kenny Peterson dropped quarterback Seneca Wallace, who replaced Matt Hasselbeck, for a 2-yard loss on third down, forcing the Seahawks to punt.
Mark Roman's interception earlier in the drive was negated by a pass interference called on cornerback Ahmad Carroll.
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The Packers were forced to punt on their second drive of the game. B.J. Sander's 35-yard punt forced the Seahawks to down the ball at the 11-yard line.
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End of 1st quarter.
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Matt Hasselbeck returned the favor, leading the Seahawks to the end zone and capturing their first lead of the game, 7-3 (2:34, 1st quarter).
Hasselbeck was 5-of-9 for 56 yards on the drive.
The second of the Packers' two penalties (offsides, Cletidus Hunt) put the Seahawks inside the two-yard line, before fullback Mack Strong punched it in.
The Seahawks scoring drive was 14 plays, 68 yards. Time of the drive was 6:29.
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Ryan Longwell's 47-yard field goal put the Packers on the board first (9:06, 1st quarter).
After the defense forced the Seahawks off the field in three plays, Brett Favre led the Packers into scoring position with the aid of two Seattle penalties.
Favre (3-of-4 for 18 yards) hit Donald Driver for 7 yards, before just missing Javon Walker in the middle of the field. Seahawks cornerback Marcus Trufant was flagged for interference on the play.
The Packers scoring drive was 10 plays, 39 yards. Time of the drive was 4:36.
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Temperature at kickoff is 68 degrees. Light rain is expected throughout the night.
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The following Packers players are not expected to play in tonight's contest: Brennan Curtin, Na'il Diggs, Robert Ferguson, Mike Flanagan, Tyreo Harrison, Chris Johnson, Ja'Dae McGuire, Craig Nall, Chukie Nwokorie, Joey Thomas, Mike Wahle, Donnell Washington and Chris Watson.
Paris Lenon will start in place of Na'il Diggs. Marques Anderson will start in place of Mark Roman.
Donald Driver replaces Robert Ferguson, while Javon Walker moves into the starting lineup. |
