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Week 11 Game Recap: Carolina Panthers 17, Green Bay Packers 31
What you need to know
| Carolina Panthers |
Vinny Testaverde threw for 258 yards and two touchdowns. He was intercepted twice and lost a fumble on a sack with Carolina at the Green Bay seven yard line. The Panthers got behind by a lot so he had to throw often. He only completed 19 of 37 passes.
DeShaun Foster ran the ball fairly well. He gained 87 yards on 20 carries but did not score in the game. He turned a short pass into a nice 21 yard gain that took the ball deep into Green Bay territory. The Panthers then threw the ball three times to receivers. DeAngelo Williams added 22 yards on six carries and a catch for 18 yards.
With Steve Smith out with an injury, the other Carolina receivers were called upon. Drew Carter had an excellent game catching five passes for 132 yards and a touchdown. He caught three big passes deep down field. Keary Colbert was thrown to 14 times and caught six passes for 33 yards. Christian Fauria had the Panthers other touchdown reception on a two yard catch.
The Carolina defense just couldn't handle the Packers. Favre threw for three touchdowns and the Packers rushed for over 100 yards. The defense could only muster one sack and did not have any turnovers.
| Green Bay Packers |
Brett Favre completed 22 of 30 passes and threw for 218 yards with three touchdowns. He threw two of them in the second quarter and then opened the second half with another one. He hit Greg Jennings once and Donald Lee twice for scores.
Ryan Grant carried 20 times for 88 yards. He had only one catch for just two yards. Grant was injured late in the fourth quarter and left the game. He'll be evaluated further Monday. Brandon Jackson carried three times for 13 yards.
Greg Jennings led the Green Bay receivers in catches with seven for 48 yards. Donald Lee had a big day with five catches for 49 yards and two touchdowns. Favre also connected with Donald Driver five times for 83 yards. Driver made a nice catch on a 47 yard pass. It set up the Jennings four yard touchdown play.
The Green Bay special teams got them jump started early when Carolina faked a field goal and instead tried to pooch a punt. Tramon Williams picked up the ball and raced down the right side line for a 94 yard touchdown return. The Packers defense intercepted Testaverde twice and also recovered a fumble on one of their two sacks. The fumble was right before the half with Carolina looking to score to cut into the Green Bay lead.
What you ought to know
| QB Vinny Testaverde, Pass: 19 - 37 - 258 - 2 TD / 2 INT, Rush: 2 - 19 - 0 |
Testaverde went 19 of 37 for 258 yards and two touchdowns. The touchdowns came when Green Bay had the game well in hand. He was intercepted on the opening drive of the game on a poorly thrown pass. Testaverde had a pass picked off that was negated by a Green Bay penalty. Early in the third quarter, he was once again intercepted on a bad throw. His first touchdown came with Carolina down by 25 points in the third quarter. Late in the game Testaverde threw a touchdown to Drew Carter on a five yard pass. He didn't look terrible, but he was unable to carry this team without Steve Smith.
| RB DeShaun Foster, Rush: 20 - 87 - 0, Rec: 1 - 21 - 0 (2 targets) |
Foster carried 20 times for 87 yards and also caught one pass for 21 yards. Foster had five red zone carries with the closest being from the Green Bay eight yard line. He picked up five first downs including one on the 21 yard pass play on a nice catch and run on a short pass. Foster got the ball down to the Green Bay five yard line but then Carolina passed on the next three plays, not giving Foster a chance to score.
| RB DeAngelo Williams, Rush: 6 - 22 - 0, Rec: 1 - 18 - 0 (2 targets) |
Williams carried the ball six times for 22 yards. He was thrown to twice and had one catch for 18 yards. He got a carry at the six yard line and picked up four yards down to the Green Bay two. Testaverde threw a touchdown to Fauria on the next play.
| RB Brad Hoover, Rush: 1 - 3 - 0 |
Hoover had one carry for three yards. It was on a fourth and one at the Green Bay 11 yard line.
| WR Keary Colbert, Rec: 6 - 33 - 0 (14 targets) |
Colbert was the target beneficiary with Steve Smith being out. He got 14 looks in the game but only caught six passes for 33 yards. His longest catch was just seven yards and he only picked up two first downs. Colbert caught just one pass in the red zone. He caught a three yard pass down to the Green Bay 11 yard line.
| WR Drew Carter, Rec: 5 - 132 - 1 (8 targets) |
Drew Carter had a huge game catching five passes for 132 yards and a touchdown. He had a catch of seven yards that was called back due to a penalty. Carter was Testaverde's deep threat in this game. He caught passes of 26, 43 and 49 yards. Late in the game, Carter caught a five yard touchdown pass that put Carolina within 11 points.
| WR Dwayne Jarrett, Rec: 3 - 39 - 0 (5 targets) |
Jarrett caught three passes for 39 yards. Two of his three catches went for first downs. More importantly were his incompletes. He was targeted twice in the end zone when Carolina had gotten down to the Green Bay five yard line. The first pass was batted away but the second pass should have been caught. Jarrett had it in his hands but did not secure it and the ball got knocked away by the defender.
| WR Steve Smith |
Steve Smith did not play due to a shin injury.
| TE Jeff King, Rec: 2 - 13 - 0 (7 targets) |
King was targeted seven times but only caught two of them. He picked up 13 yards on the two pass plays. King was thrown to in the end zone but the pass was incomplete.
| TE Christian Fauria, Rec: 1 - 2 - 1 (1 targets) |
Fauria was thrown to once and it resulted in a two yard touchdown pass.
| PK John Kasay 1 - 1 FG, 2 - 2 XP, 5 points |
Kasay made a 26 yard field goal and both of his extra point attempts.
| CAR Rush Defense |
The Carolina rush defense gave up over 100 yards on the ground to the Green Bay running backs. They gave up three double digit runs including a 23 yard run by Ryan Grant in the second quarter. On the plus side is they did not give up a rushing touchdown.
| CAR Pass Defense |
The Carolina pass defense didn't give up a lot of yards but they allowed three touchdowns by Brett Favre. They gave up 218 yards on 22 completions. They did not have any interceptions and recorded one sack. On the sack, they forced what appeared to be a fumble but the play was reviewed and ruled not to be a fumble.
| QB Brett Favre, Pass: 22 - 30 - 218 - 3 TD / 0 INT, Rush: 3 - -3 - 0 |
Favre threw three touchdown passes on a day where he completed 22 of 30 for 218 yards and did not throw any interceptions. He was sacked once and appeared to fumble the ball. After review it was determined Favre did not lose the ball. Favre had two long drives of over 70 yards in the second quarter. Both drives resulted in a touchdown.
| RB Ryan Grant, Rush: 20 - 88 - 0, Rec: 1 - 2 - 0 (2 targets) |
Grant ran the ball pretty well, rushing for 88 yards on 20 carries. His longest run was 23 yards and he almost broke it for a score but Julius Peppers made a saving tackle. He caught one pass for two yards. Grant had one carry inside the Carolina ten yard line. He ran for one yard down to the three yard line. He left the game in the fourth quarter with what looked like a mild ankle sprain.
| RB Brandon Jackson, Rush: 3 - 13 - 0 |
Jackson had three carries for 13 yards. He only came into the game to give Grant a rest. He got a couple of carries at the end of the third quarter and one in the fourth. He didn't see any touches near the red zone.
| WR Greg Jennings, Rec: 7 - 48 - 1 (8 targets) |
Jennings caught seven passes for 48 yards and one touchdown. The touchdown pass was from four yards out. Jennings had one other catch that got the ball inside the Carolina 20 yard line.
| WR Donald Driver, Rush: 1 - 5 - 0, Rec: 5 - 83 - 0 (7 targets) |
Donald Driver was targeted seven times and caught five passes for 83 yards. Driver caught a bomb down the middle for 47 yards to the Carolina 24 yard line. It set up Green Bay's first offensive touchdown. Driver didn't have any red zone opportunities.
| WR James Jones, Rec: 3 - 25 - 0 (4 targets) |
Jones caught three passes for 25 yards. His first catch of the game went for 13 yards and took the ball down to the Carolina five yard line. Jennings scored two plays later. Two of his catches went for first downs.
| WR Ruvell Martin, Rec: 1 - 11 - 0 (2 targets) |
Martin was targeted just two times and caught one pass for 11 yards. The pass went for a first down in Green Bay territory.
| WR Koren Robinson (2 targets) |
Robinson was targeted twice but both passes were incomplete. Robinson added value on special teams. He had a long kickoff return to open the second half. Green Bay scored a touchdown on the ensuing drive that put them up by 25 points.
| TE Donald Lee, Rec: 5 - 49 - 2 (5 targets) |
Donald Lee made the most of his targets. He was thrown to five times and caught all of the passes for 49 yards with two touchdowns. He scored on passes of 12 and 26 yards. Lee picked up three first downs with two of those coming on his touchdowns. He did not see any other catches inside the red zone.
| PK Mason Crosby 1 - 3 FG, 4 - 4 XP, 7 points |
Crosby made a kick from 47 yards but missed two field goals. Both kicks were 49 yard attempts and one kick was blocked with the other one wide right. He made all four extra point attempts.
| GB Rush Defense |
The Green Bay rush defense gave up 131 rushing yards including a 16 yard scamper by Vinny Testaverde. They gave up over 4.5 yards per carry but most importantly did not give up a rushing touchdown even though Carolina got inside the ten yard line three different times. The rush defense only allowed six first downs on the ground.
| GB Pass Defense |
The Green Bay pass defense created three turnovers including two interceptions and one fumble. They had two sacks on Testaverde and forced two fumbles. They recovered one of the fumbles right before the end of the first half after Carolina had driven down to the Green Bay seven yard line. Most of the Carolina passing yards came after Green Bay had a big lead. They allowed two short passing touchdowns when the game was well in hand.
