Aug 23, 2008 - 12:16 AM
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Brett Favre's former understudy completed 18-of-22 passes for 198 yards as the Green Bay Packers beat the Denver Broncos, 27-24, at Invesco Field on Friday.
Rodgers, who played all of the first half and one series in the third quarter, threw a 10-yard touchdown pass to Donald Driver to start the game, capping an 80-yard drive in eight plays. He also ran for a 1-yard touchdown, giving the Packers a 20-17 lead in the third quarter.
Broncos quarterback Jay Cutler looked shaky to start the game, often overthrowing his receivers. He started the game 1-for-7 for 14 yards, but finally settled down to finish 6-of-13 for 115 yards and two touchdowns, including a 49-yard score to Brandon Marshall.
Denver's running game made up for the early passing problems. Led by the backfield combination of Selvin Young and Andre Hall, Denver rushed for 131 yards. Young finished with 42 yards on six carries while Hall added 46 yards on nine rushes.
While the Broncos defense did hold the Green Bay running game to 31 yards in the first half, they were not able to get significant pressure on Rodgers, who completed passes to nine different receivers.
The Broncos took the lead in the fourth quarter when backup quarterback Patrick Ramsey threw a 9-yard touchdown pass to Michael Pittman. However, the Packers put the game away with a 1-yard touchdown run by Kregg Lumpkin, which was set up by Tracy White's interception that gave the Packers the ball at Denver's 10-yard line.
Green Bay placekicker Mason Crosby, who spent his college days at nearby Colorado, hit 2-of-3 field goals, missing on a 53-yard attempt.
From the Bleachers
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GREEN BAY: 27
DENVER: 24
Final
Aug 23 12:04 AM -
NFL
TD GNB
KREGG LUMPKIN 1 YD RUN
(MASON CROSBY KICK)
GREEN BAY 27
DENVER 24 3:15 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Aug 22 11:49 PM -
NFL
TD DEN
MICHAEL PITTMAN 9 YD PASS FROM PATRICK RAMSEY
(MATT PRATER KICK)
GREEN BAY 20
DENVER 24 8:27 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Aug 22 11:33 PM -
GREEN BAY: 20
DENVER: 17
End of 3rd
Aug 22 11:20 PM -
NFL
TD GNB
AARON RODGERS 1 YD RUN
(MASON CROSBY KICK)
GREEN BAY 20
DENVER 17 10:46 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Aug 22 10:55 PM -
GREEN BAY: 13
DENVER: 17
Halftime
Aug 22 10:32 PM -
NFL
FG GNB
MASON CROSBY 46 YD
GREEN BAY 13
DENVER 17 0:00 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Aug 22 10:32 PM -
NFL
TD DEN
BRANDON MARSHALL 49 YD PASS FROM JAY CUTLER
(MATT PRATER KICK)
GREEN BAY 10
DENVER 17 1:25 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Aug 22 10:24 PM -
NFL
FG GNB
MASON CROSBY 44 YD
GREEN BAY 10
DENVER 10 1:46 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Aug 22 10:19 PM -
NFL
TD DEN
NATE JACKSON 7 YD PASS FROM JAY CUTLER
(MATT PRATER KICK)
GREEN BAY 7
DENVER 10 6:03 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Aug 22 10:01 PM -
GREEN BAY: 7
DENVER: 3
End of 1st
Aug 22 9:41 PM -
NFL
FG DEN
MATT PRATER 40 YD
GREEN BAY 7
DENVER 3 5:28 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Aug 22 9:29 PM -
NFL
TD GNB
DONALD DRIVER 10 YD PASS FROM AARON RODGERS
(MASON CROSBY KICK)
GREEN BAY 7
DENVER 0 11:23 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Aug 22 9:15 PM
