Friday, August 26, 2011

Fun Ending in Indy

There’s still quite a bit of work to be done with our 2011 Green Bay Packers, but it was fun to see the backups to the backups put together a game-winning effort at the end of the game tonight in Indianapolis. If you went to bed early, you need to check out the highlights via the link in our Packerville, U.S.A. Newsroom section below. Basically, they were down by eight with time running out, got a TD and the two-point conversion, the onside kick, and enough yardage to kick a 50-yarder to win it as time expired.

Here’s Mason Crosby and his special teammates making the victory possible.

TE Ryan Taylor, a seventh-round draft choice in 2011, caught the final TD and the game-tying two-pointer.

Although he had some good stats, including a TD pass, QB Aaron Rodgers had plenty of company in the backfield — fellows who were wearing different-colored jerseys.

Rodgers was sacked four times in the first half. Chad Clifton had a rough night, including nullifying a TD with a holding penalty. This was also not a good night to be Jarrett Bush, who gave up two TDs in the end zone.

It was good to see Jermichael Finley in the end zone tonight.

LB Clay Matthews was back playing tonight, and he introduced himself to Colts’ QB Curtis Painter.

Really? Hey buddy, your team just lost their 26th out of their last 30 preseason games. Maybe next year.