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Week 13 Game Recap: Carolina Panthers 35, Green Bay Packers 31
What you need to know
| Carolina Panthers |
DeAngelo Williams had a great day. He didn't share the ball much due in part to Jonathan Stewart's big fumble and possible leg cramps. Williams ran with power and speed.
Jonathan Stewart fumbled his second touch of the game. It almost cost Carolina a touchdown and he was caught from behind. He suffered from leg cramps the rest of the day.
Steve Smith had two great receptions where he was downed at the one yard line. He was two yards away from two touchdowns on the day.
| Green Bay Packers |
Aaron Rodgers played well throwing for three touchdowns and nearly 300 yards. It was the coldest game he ever played in and it didn't seem to bother him. He killed the Packers chance for a comeback though with a bad interception with 1:19 left on the clock.
Brandon Jackson had a decent showing but it came as a result of Ryan Grant being injured during the second half.
Ryan Grant's injury did not look serious but his status was not determined during the game.
What you ought to know
| QB Jake Delhomme, Pass: 12 - 17 - 177 - 0 TD / 0 INT, Rush: 2 - 0 - 1 |
Jake Delhomme only had to throw the ball seventeen times to win this game. He did run one very nice touchdown. But, he was only two yards away from two touchdowns. WR Steve Smith was tackled twice on the one yard line. Delhomme had a very clean and impressive game and this was his first game ever in Lambeau Field. If the Carolina defense could have stopped Green Bay more Delhomme would have had a bigger day. The Panthers only possessed the ball for 22 minutes.
| RB DeAngelo Williams, Rush: 21 - 72 - 4, Rec: 3 - 14 - 0 (3 targets) |
Right when DeAngelo Williams was starting to get hot and in typical John Fox style, Williams was replaced by Jonathan Stewart. After the leg cramps showed up in Stewart they had no choice and Williams showed power pushing piles and driving through for the last three touchdown runs. Don't get too excited about the four touchdowns as all of them were from the one yard line. But, his one long run of the day was almost a touchdown if it weren't for the saving play of DB Nick Collins. Before Jonathan Stewart was out with leg cramps Carolina did leave Williams in for the short yardage runs. Williams did not have a huge yards per carry day but it was nice to see him used in many short yardage situations.
| RB Jonathan Stewart, Rush: 4 - 58 - 0, Rec: 1 - 3 - 0 |
Jonathan Stewart had a nice run in the first half but was caught from behind. He did not show the speed that he demonstrated at the Combine. However, it might have been due to leg cramps and this limited him from seeing the field during the rest of the game. He fumbled the ball on the play and was immediately replaced by DeAngelo Williams. It was hard to tell if Stewart was taken out because of the fumble or due to leg cramps.
| RB Nick Goings, Rec: 1 - -4 - 0 (1 targets) |
Nick Goings had one reception and target for a loss of four yards.
| WR Steve Smith, Rec: 4 - 105 - 0 (7 targets) |
Steve Smith was two yards away from two touchdowns in this game. On two long pass plays Smith was tackled on the one yard line. One was an incredible catch. This could have been a very scary good day for Smith on very few targets and receptions.
| WR Muhsin Muhammad, Rec: 2 - 50 - 0 (4 targets) |
The first play of the game was a flea flicker to Muhsin Muhammad and the only thing that kept him from catching this long pass was pass interference. Muhammad was thrown to the ground on that play. He was still able to get 50 yards on the day even after losing that big play.
| TE Jeff King, Rec: 1 - 9 - 0 (2 targets) |
The Panthers used three TEs sets many times maybe because of their injuries at WR. There were only three targets to TEs on seventeen passes all day. King had two of the targets and nine yards to show for it.
| TE Dante Rosario (1 targets) |
Dante Rosario was on the field many times in three TE sets but only had one target.
| PK John Kasay 0 - 0 FG, 5 - 5 XP, 5 points |
John Kasay only kicked extra points.
| CAR Rush Defense |
The Panthers were pushed around all day. Because of the Green Bay effectiveness running the ball they were able to possess the ball for almost 38 minutes. The Panthers gave up 145 rushing yards on the day and the Packers were able to move the pile. It was a disappointing show of rush defense.
| CAR Pass Defense |
As bad as the rush defense was the pass defense was worse. The Packers were able to give Aaron Rodgers huge amounts of time. Rodgers was able to run underneath Charles Johnson and Julius Peppers and either throw the ball or run. There were only two sacks on the day and Peppers even made a very dirty hit out of bounds in frustration. Carolina could not stop the Packers from picking up conversions or moving the ball at all.
| QB Aaron Rodgers, Pass: 29 - 45 - 298 - 3 TD / 1 INT, Rush: 5 - 26 - 0 |
Aaron Rodgers played in his coldest game of his life. He was a little high on his first two possessions but after that you wouldn't know the temperature. The Packers scored on two consecutive drives and then Rodgers converted the two point conversion to WR Greg Jennings to tie the game. To start one of those scoring drives, Rodgers hit Donald Driver in stride will sitting in the endzone. It was amazing to see what the Green Bay QB could do when the offensive line gave him some time. Rodgers targeted ten different receivers. Rodgers had the chance to be a hero as the Packers had the ball with a minute remaining trailing by four. He threw a bad interception though and pretty much ended the Packers' chances.
| RB Ryan Grant, Rush: 12 - 39 - 0 |
Ryan Grant was off to a good start grinding out yards and showing some power. But he was hurt close to the end of the second quarter and did not see the field again. He was in uniform and it did not look serious.
| RB Brandon Jackson, Rush: 11 - 80 - 0, Rec: 1 - 6 - 0 (2 targets) |
Brandon Jackson relieved Ryan Grant after his injury. Jackson started off with a 32 yard run that setup a touchdown. Also, he averaged almost eight yards per carry. He wasn't such a bright spot in the receiving game but was targeted two times. It is uncertain what Grant's status will be but Jackson made a very nice fill in.
| RB John Kuhn, Rush: 1 - 0 - 0 (1 targets) |
John Kuhn was mostly a blocker but he did get targeted once.
| RB Korey Hall (2 targets) |
Korey Hall was the check down option a few times but did not do much with the ball once he had it.
| WR Greg Jennings, Rec: 8 - 91 - 1 (14 targets) |
The Panthers tried to keep Greg Jennings out of the endzone but that ended at the beginning of the fourth quarter. Jennings was targeted a couple times deep but most of his receptions were on outs or slants. His longest play of the day was the 21 yard touchdown on busted coverage that Jennings took advantage. It was a very nice read by Aaron Rodgers and Jennings and gave Green Bay their first lead of the game. Jennings had to work hard for his 91 yards.
| WR Donald Driver, Rec: 5 - 83 - 1 (10 targets) |
Donald Driver was catching passes and taking hits across the middle again. There were a couple deep throws to Driver and in a switch Driver was the main deep target. Driver also caught a six yard touchdown as Green Bay's first.
| WR Ruvell Martin, Rec: 4 - 32 - 0 (4 targets) |
Ruvell Martin benefitted from Aaron Rodgers hitting many different targets. The normally very quiet WR earned four receptions and 32 yards.
| WR James Jones, Rec: 2 - 12 - 0 (3 targets) |
James Jones had two receptions but only for twelve yards.
| WR Jordy Nelson, Rec: 2 - 28 - 0 (3 targets) |
Jordy Nelson played very gutsy again and was targeted mainly on third downs. He made two nice receptions for first downs to keep drives alive.
| TE Donald Lee, Rec: 4 - 37 - 1 (5 targets) |
Donald Lee was very active receiving the ball and throwing some key blocks. The touchdown reception was a very nice fade that Lee setup by selling a block very well.
| TE Jermichael Finley, Rec: 1 - 0 - 0 (1 targets) |
The rookie Jermichael Finley had one target and one reception that went for no yards.
| PK Mason Crosby 3 - 3 FG, 2 - 2 XP, 11 points |
Mason Crosby had a very productive day with three field goals and no misses. His long of the day was from 44 yards.
| GB Rush Defense |
The Green Bay Packers struggled stopping the run. Carolina was able to move the ball at will. It would have been worst but Green Bay possessed the ball almost two to one. If Carolina could have ran more plays it would have been a lot worse. RB DeAngelo Williams was able to push a pile of Packers all day.
| GB Pass Defense |
There were only two sacks the whole day by the Green Bay defense. The Packers were not in the field very much because the offense was able to chew up the clock and score. But, when they were on the field they were torched. There should have been two more passing touchdowns but WR Steve Smith was stopped at the one both times. On only seventeen pass plays the Panthers earned 177 yards and almost two touchdowns.