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| Monday, August 4, 2003 - 7 pm at Canton, Ohio |
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Packers Player Of The Game
Monday night in Canton, Ohio, it seemed the only thing that could stop Marcus Wilkins was the lightning that stopped the game. En route to a game-high 7 tackles, Wilkins made 3 sacks. All of the sacks came with Kansas City trying to convert on third down. Also not to be ignored was the performance of Al Harris, who in limited action made a trio of big plays: first dropping Chiefs quarterback Trent Green with a hard hit at the end of a 4-yard run, then breaking up a would-be touchdown pass two plays later, before breaking up a sideline pass in the following possession.
Chiefs Player Of The Game
Accounting for 6 of the game's 9 points, Morten Anderson continues to be one of the game's most dependable kickers. Anderson connected on 32- and 51-yard field goals in the first half. He had another 51-yard attempt that just missed, bouncing off the right upright.
Stat Of The Game
No one expects perfection in the preseason, so the Packers' seven penalties in less than three full quarters of play won't set off any alarms.
Play Of The Game
Jamal Reynolds' forced-fumble, Kenny Peterson's recovery, Marcus Wilkins' sacks, Tony Fisher's 28-yard sideline scamper, Brett Favre's 24-yard strike to Javon Walker … fine plays, all of them. A month from now, however, you probably won't remember them. On the other hand, what you'll never forget was the lightning storm that blew in, drenched the field and forced the game to be cancelled with 5:49 left in the third quarter.
THEY SAID IT
GM/Head Coach Mike Sherman -
On game's cancellation: "It was a dangerous situation on the field, not just with the lightning, but with the depth of the water it would have been a very slick surface. I think the NFL made a good decision canceling the game, because it would have been very dangerous out there."
On game: "There were some good things that I was excited about. It looks like we can still rush the quarterback a little bit. Wilkins stepped up and did a couple nice things. Jamal Reynolds had a nice pass rush. Nick Barnett played well throughout the game. Our corners covered the deep ball very well. So I'm very excited by that and the fact that we kept them from scoring touchdowns."
On Craig Nall and Akili Smith: "(Nall) was put in a tough situation ... Starting with two picks wasn't good, but he came back ... I would have liked him to take us down the field and score. He didn't, but we'll see how he does next week. The unfortunate part is we really wanted to get Akili (Smith) in the game and the rain didn't allow us. The cancellation didn't allow us to do that."
Marques Anderson -
On leaving the field in a hurry after lightning began: "We were bookin'. I don't know what our facemasks are made out of, but no one wants to be struck by lightning."
Nick Barnett -
On learning in preseason games vs. practice: "In training camp, you can't really go this speed. You can go live, but it's not a game situation. You can try to put yourself in those situations, but it's not a game. You learn a lot (playing in games)."
Mike Wahle -
On Packers' performance: "The preseason, you know you're not going to be as prepared as you want to be. You just have to go out and execute. We certainly have some things to work on before the Atlanta game."
On cancellation: "You'd like some of the young guys to get in the game and show what they can do, so that's unfortunate. But luckily we have four more of these things this preseason, so you're looking at plenty of opportunities."
Marcus Wilkins -
On three-sack performance: "This is pretty exciting. I surely never had three sacks (in a game before). It was exciting to have some success. You know, it's early in the season, so I hope I continue to work on it and make it better for the regular season."
On if he was disappointed game was cancelled: "It would have been nice to get a couple more snaps, maybe get another sack or two, but that's just the way it goes."
GAME NOTES
End of game.
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After a 22-minute delay, the game was called due to lightning and rain.
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At 5:49 in the 3rd quarter the game was suspended due to lightning. Both teams were sent to the locker room.
In 1980, when the Packers met San Diego in Canton, the game was called due to lightning with 5:29 remaining in the game.
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Jose Cortez made a 27-yard field goal to increase the Kansas City lead to 9 (5:55, 3rd quarter). Marvin Minnis made an 18-yard reception. Chris Horn made an 11-yard grab. The Kansas City scoring drive was 9 plays, 43 yards. Time of the drive was 4:51.
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End of 2nd quarter. Halftime.
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Morten Anderson's 51-yard attempt was no good, hitting the right upright (0:02, 2nd quarter).
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Lyle West intercepted Craig Nall's pass for Cory Geason at the Green Bay 33-yard line (0:22, 2nd quarter). No return.
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Morten Anderson nailed a 51-yard field goal to increase the Kansas City lead to 6-0 (1:00, 2nd quarter). The Chiefs possession started after an Eric Warfield interception. The Chiefs scoring drive was 4 plays, minus-9 yards. Time of the drive was 0:39.
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Marcus Wilkins earned his second sack of the night, dropping Todd Collins for a loss of 7-yards and forcing a 51-yard attempt by Morten Anderson (1:04, 2nd quarter).
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Eric Warfield intercepted Craig Nall's pass for Javon Walker and returned it 20 yards (1:38, 2nd quarter). A personal foul penalty gave the Chiefs possession at the Green Bay 25-yard line. Previously on the drive, Nall hit Walker for a 6-yard gain. Tony Fisher had a 28-yard reception.
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Marcus Wilkins sacked Todd Collins at the Green Bay 33-yard line to help force a punt. After a touchback, the Packers will take over at the 20-yard line (2:17, 2nd quarter). Doug Pederson has been replaced by Craig Nall at quarterback.
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Dexter McCleon recovered Najeh Davenport's fumble to end a Green Bay drive (9:39, 2nd quarter). The Packers faced second-and-7 at the Kansas City 12-yard line when Doug Pederson completed a pass to Davenport, which he fumbled at the Kansas City 11-yard line. The Packers possession started at the Kansas City 39-yard line. Karsten Bailey made a 6-yard reception. Davenport had a 3-yard run up the middle on fourth-and-1. Pederson made a 10-yard scramble on third-and-8.
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Kenny Peterson, a native of Canton, Ohio, recovered the fumble of Chiefs quarterback Todd Collins (13:44, 2nd). Jamal Reynolds forced the fumble. The Packers take over at the Kansas City 39-yard line.
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End of 1st quarter.
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Doug Pederson took over at quarterback to start the Packers' third possession (3:59 1st quarter). Brett Favre completed 4 of 6 passes for 54 yards, 0 TDs, 0 INTs. Favre was sacked once.
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Jacoby Shephard caught Josh Bidwell's 38-yard punt on the fly to pin the Chiefs at their own 4-yard line (4:57, 1st quarter). The Packers have yet to score through two possessions. Javon Walker made a 24-yard grab for a first down on the drive. Bubba Franks had receptions of 7 and 8 yards, respectively.
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Morten Anderson's 32-yard field goal put the Chiefs on top 3-0 (8:19, 1st quarter). Fullback Omar Easy made receptions of 8 and 18 yards on the drive, respectively. Eddie Kennison made a 13-yard grab. The Chiefs scoring drive was 11 plays, 52 yards. Time of the drive was 5:07.
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Temperature at kickoff is 73 degrees.
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The following Packers players are inactive for tonight's contest: Chad Clifton, Reggie Coleman, Donald Driver, Robert Ferguson, Jorg Heckenbach, James Lee, David Martin, Terdell Sands, Darren Sharper, Lamar Smith, Adam Tate, Mark Tauscher, Rod Walker, Steve Warren, Reggie White.
Marques Anderson and Antuan Edwards will start at safety. |
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