Packers-Titans Post-Game Notes
- Tonight's paid attendance was 70,420.
- Donald Driver and Javon Walker each had over 100 yards receiving. The last time the Packers had two 100-yard receivers was on Oct. 7, 2002, by Terry Glenn (154) and Donald Driver 120.
- Brett Favre has thrown a TD pass in 30 consecutive games, tying him for second all-time with Dan Marino. Johnny Unitas holds the record with 47.
- Ryan Longwell's 53-yard field goal at the end of the first half is his eighth 50-plus yard career field goal and the second-longest of his career. He made a 54-yarder at Tennessee on Dec. 16, 2001, the last time the Packers and Titans played in the regular season.
- Bubba Franks has now caught 20 career touchdown passes from Favre, fourth all-time among Packers receivers, passing Bill Schroeder (19). Antonio Freeman is first in the category, catching 57 TDs from Favre.
- Franks' performance was his third career two TD game. The last time he caught two scores was on Dec. 23, 2001 vs. Cleveland.
- Javon Walker has caught at least one pass in 22 straight games and 32 of the last 33. The last time he went without a reception was vs. Buffalo, Dec. 22, 2002, a 10-0 win dominated by defense.
- Longwell has converted 34 consecutive field goals inside 40 yards. The last time he missed a kick of 39 yards or less was Oct. 7, 2002, at Chicago (Champaign), a 35-yarder. Longwell also has hit 114 straight PAT attempts, dating to 2001.
- Craig Nall's 1-yard scoring throw to Javon Walker marked his first career touchdown pass.
-The last time the Packers had six turnovers was on Nov. 5, 1995 at Minnesota. The Packers turned it over seven times vs. Seattle on Nov. 1, 1999.
-The last time the Packers had 35 or fewer rushing yards was on Dec. 16, 2001 at Tennessee with 31 yards.
- The Packers had only 5 yards rushing in the first half. The last time they had five or fewer yards on the ground was at Minnesota on Oct. 21, 2001, when they ran for 4 yards in the first half.
-This is the first time that the Packers have given up 48 or more points at Lambeau Field. The last time they gave up 48 or more points on the road was December 20, 1986 against the Giants on the road when they gave up 55 points.
Packers-Titans Post-Game Quotes
GM/HEAD COACH MIKE SHERMAN:
(on outcome of game) "I am very surprised at the hole we are in right now. We put ourselves there and hope we can get ourselves out."
(on how to keep team motivated) "This is unfamiliar territory for the Green Bay Packers, in quite some time. It's a new emotion that they are feeling on a consistent basis and it is important to be able to tell them that we can work through it if we do it together and everybody rolls up their sleeves. But it is going to take everybody, coaches and players alike. What happens if you are not careful is that guys start to splinter off and hopefully that will not be the case. I really believe in the character of the men in the locker room, they hurt, it bothers them, but I believe that they want to do something about it."
(on whether team was ready to play) "We had a good week of practice. Went out on the field eager to play the football game and get things right and I think we fully expected to win the football game. Not to take anything away from Tennessee they fully expected to win and they won it."
QUARTERBACK BRETT FAVRE:
(on outcome of the game) "Words can't express the way I feel and have felt since we lost to Chicago. I just don't know what to say. I didn't expect this. I don't think anyone associated with this team, including the fans expected this, but this is the way it is at this point and hopefully we turn this thing around."
(on his confidence in the team) "Well if we play like we've played, not very good. But I know we are capable of playing better than what we have shown. It just depends on what team shows up. I am not concerned about our defense or special teams. I am concerned about out offense. That is all I can be concerned about. We have to score points. It is as simple as that and I am confident we can do that."
(on what the cause was for the lack of running game) "I don't know, I don't know about tonight. We fell behind right away and had to score points and so you can't run it."
(on making the playoffs) "We have to try and win a game first. Some how, some way and if I am correct we go to Detroit this week who obviously is playing well, and if we can't win one at home let's see if we can win one on the road."
GUARD MARCO RIVERA:
(on the running game) "The first run play, I think we started out with a blast and we had it pretty much blocked up. I'm not sure right now - I'll have to look at the tape - but I think a linebacker got through and hit Ahman (Green) in the back. After that, they just basically played their base defense. They didn't do anything new they didn't show before. What it comes down to is just getting it done. We have to sustain our blocks and push them around...It starts with the run with us, and we have to get back to that."
(on the turnover battle) "When you have turnovers, those are caused by you, by your offense. You can't gain momentum and turn the ball over; you can't set the tone and turn the ball over. That's been killing us. We try to get some kind of momentum and you have a turnover, and we have to go back on the sideline and put our defense back on the field, that's not fair to our defense."
(on the psyche of the team) "We're in a bad place right now. Since I've been a Green Bay Packer, I've never been 1-4. We haven't lost three home games in a row. It's a very dangerous time for us right now. The worst thing that could happen is for the team to split. I'm not going to let that happen. I'm going to do everything possible to help my teammates."
RUNNING BACK AHMAN GREEN:
(on losing four straight games) "It's part of the game, and it's tough to deal with. I hate losing on any level - playing cards with my kids - whatever it is, I hate losing. All we can do is dig ourselves out of it."
(on how much the team goals have been compromised) "None. It's still a long season. And we have to continue to look at what we are doing wrong and fix it."
(on areas that need improvement) "All we need to do is go out there and play football."
WIDE RECEIVER DONALD DRIVER:
(on the offensive production) "We still have turnovers and it is still costing us games. Sooner or later, we have to stop these turnovers."
(on if he could put this loss in perspective) "No. You have no words to tell how I feel right now."
(on where the team goes next) "Hell, I guess we can't go down any more. We already went down enough. It's time to go back up. Now we have to go on the road and hope we can pull out a victory."
CORNERBACK MICHAEL HAWTHORNE:
(on the few plays that can change a game) "It can just be a call. Or it can just be a person (being) an inch or two away. It's so many different things it could possibly be. And that's (true) for any team."
(on defensive miscues) "Sometimes it's great plays (by the offense). I know they had a hell of a running back. He got it up in there. I know they had a hell of a (offensive) line. That's what we emphasize: beat your person that is in front of you and make someone else help or change the direction...People can interrupt miscues as a person got beat on such and such, when it was actually a zone or vice versa. You can't exactly say it was a miscue unless you know the details of defense."
TITANS HEAD COACH JEFF FISHER:
(on winning in Lambeau Field) "To come into here and have a chance to win, you have to do a few things - you have to run the football and get turnovers and keep them off the field. The six turnovers was obviously the difference in the ball game."
(on the play of his safeties) "We needed that. (Lamont) Thompson and (Tank) Williams are two very athletic safeties, they are playmaking safeties. This was Lamont's first Monday Night game, so it was great for him to come up with two interceptions."
(on Chris Brown's long touchdown runs) "They were two different types of runs, one was a counter and one was a special cutback. He made people miss and we really blocked well, we blocked all the way to the safety. That is what you have to do."
QUARTERBACK STEVE MCNAIR:
(on executing plays) "We haven't executed like we should in the last two or three ballgames, so we wanted to come out and execute and not come out and get just three points. We wanted touchdowns and we got big plays."
(on the performance of Chris Brown) "Chris did well in the running game and the passing game. That is what we need out of Chris every week. He is doing a great job for us."
(on his team's fast start) "We knew we had to jump on them quick and stay on them because they have a magnificent quarterback that can come back from any deficit. So we wanted to continue to pound them, mix things up offensively and keep their defense on the field."
SAFETY LAMONT THOMPSON:
(on his team's defensive strategy) "Our main focus during the week was to stop the run and to force them to throw the ball. So once we stopped the run and once they had to throw we could sit back in the zone and read the quarterback. We also stressed turnovers all during the week and we did that tonight."
(on winning a Monday Night football game) "Whenever you get a chance to contribute to victory it definitely feels good no matter what night it is. The coaches put us in a position to make plays and we made the most of our opportunities."
(on getting back on track) "It feels really good. The last three weeks we haven't been playing Titans football and it just feels good to come out and play the ball we are capable of playing."
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Tonight's paid attendance was 70,420.
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End of game.
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Notes
The touchdown was Craig Nall's 1st NFL touchdown pass of his career.
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Craig Nall, who replaced Brett Favre late in the game, drove the Packers 64 yards for a Packers score, hitting Javon Walker for a 1-yard touchdown (1:01, 4th quarter).
The Packers' scoring drive was 8 plays for 64 yards. Time of the drive was 1:33.
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The Titans answered the Packers' score when Antowain Smith scored from 15 yards away (2:40, 4th quarter).
Smith rushed 6 times for 25 yards on the drive.
The Titans' scoring drive was 8 plays for 40 yards. Time of the drive was 3:40.
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The Packers cut the Titans' lead by seven points late in the game when Brett Favre connected with Bubba Franks for an 11-yard touchdown, Franks' second of the game (5:49, 4th quarter).
Favre completed 7-of-11 passes for 71 yards on the drive.
The Packers' scoring drive was 13 plays for 98 yards. Time of the drive was 4:59.
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The Titans forced another Packers turnover as Brett Favre's 28-yard pass was completed to Donald Driver, who then fumbled at the Titans' 30 yard line. Lamont Thompson recovered the fumble and returned it 28 yards to the Packers' 42.
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The Titans added 7 more points to their lead when Steve McNair threw a lateral to Drew Bennett in the backfield, who then found Derrick Mason in the end zone for a 26-yard touchdown (13:42, 4th quarter).
The Titans' scoring drive was 2 plays for 23 yards. Time of the drive was :59.
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After the Packers forced the Titans offense off the field, Antonio Chatman fumbled Craig Hentrich's 38-yard punt, which was recovered by Darrell Hill.
The Titans take over at the Packers' 23 yard line.
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End of 3rd quarter.
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Brett Favre connected with Javon Walker for a 57-yard pass on the ensuing drive to put the Packers inside the Titans' 5 yard line. The Packers, however, were unable to put points on the board as Favre's pass fell incomplete on 4th down.
The Titans take over at their own 4 yard line.
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The Titans needed just 5 plays to find the end zone as Steve McNair connected with Eddie Berlin for an 11-yard touchdown (8:00, 3rd quarter).
Chris Brown had 4 carries for 23 yards on the drive.
The Titans' scoring drive was 5 plays for 34 yards. Time of the drive was 2:47.
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After forcing the Titans to punt, the Packers took over at their own 16 yard line.
Brett Favre's first pass of the ensuing drive was again intercepted by Lamont Thompson. The Titans take over at the Packers' 34 yard line.
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The Packers' opening drive of the second half ended when Brett Favre's pass was intercepted by Tank Williams and returned 13 yards to the Packers' 45 yard line (12:30, 3rd quarter).
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End of 1st half.
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Notes
Ryan Longwell's 53-yard field goal was the 8th field goal of his career of at least 50 yards, and was 1 yard short of his all-time long of 54 yards (12/16/01 at TEN).
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The Packers used 9 plays to get close enough for Ryan Longwell to connect on a 53-yard field goal late in the 1st half (0:02, 2nd quarter).
Brett Favre completed 4-of-8 passes for 37 yards on the drive, including a 14-yards pass to Antonio Chatman.
The Packers' scoring drive was 9 plays for 32 yards. Time of the drive was 1:03.
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The Packers' defense held the Titans on three plays and Gary Anderson's 42-yard field goal attempt was blocked by Na'il Diggs. The Packers take over at their own 33 yard line.
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Brett Favre's pass intended for Donald Driver on the 1st play of the ensuing drive was intercepted by Titans CB Lamont Thompson and returned 31 yards (1:29, 2nd quarter).
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The Titans added another field goal late in the half to extend their lead to 17 points as Gary Anderson connected on the 38-yard attempt (1:46, 2nd quarter).
The Titans' scoring drive was 12 plays for 44 yards. Time of the drive was 4:41.
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Notes
Brett Favre has now thrown a touchdown pass in 30 consecutive games, tying Dan Marino for 2nd all-time in NFL history.
Bubba Franks' touchdown reception was the 19th of his career from Favre (1st this season), tying Bill Schroeder for 4th all-time in Packers' history among Favre's targets.
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The Packers answered the Titans' score as Brett Favre connected with Bubba Franks for a 1-yard touchdown midway through the 2nd quarter (6:27, 2nd quarter).
Favre completed 5-of-5 passes for 70 yards on the drive, including a 33-yard pass to Javon Walker and an 18-yard pass to Antonio Chatman to the Titans' 1 yard line.
The Packers' scoring drive was 5 plays for 70 yards. Time of the drive was 3:00.
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Two offensive penalties forced the Titans into a 2nd-and-32 situation, but didn't slow Tennessee's offense as Troy Fleming scored on a 14-yard pass from McNair early in the 2nd quarter (9:27, 2nd quarter).
On 2nd-and-32, McNair rushed for a gain of 9 yards, before connecting with Eddie Berlin for a gain of 30 yards on 3rd-and-23.
The Titans' scoring drive was 10 plays for 80 yards. Time of the drive was 6:46.
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End of 1st quarter.
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On the ensuing possession, Brett Favre connected with Donald Driver on the first play of the drive for a 47-yard gain to the Titans' 23 yard line.
Favre's next pass, intended for Javon Walker, was intercepted in the end zone by Titans CB Samari Rolle. The play, however, was overturned as the Packers challenged the call.
The Packers got their first points of the of the game as Ryan Longwell connected on a 39-yard field goal (1:13, 1st quarter).
The Packers' scoring drive was 5 plays for 49 yards. Time of the drive was 1:12.
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On 3rd-and-1 from the Titans' 24 yard line, Na'il Diggs and Aaron Kampman combined to drop Chris Brown for a 2-yard loss, forcing the Titans to punt for the first time of the game.
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The Titans added three points to their lead as Gary Anderson connected on a 36-yard field goal (6:05, 1st quarter).
On 3rd-and-5, Nick Barnett broke through the line to drop Chris Brown for a 1-yard loss at the Packers' 18 yard line, forcing the field goal attempt.
The Titans' scoring drive was 5 plays for 16 yards. Time of the drive was 2:55.
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On the Packers' ensuing drive, Ahman Green fumbled on his second carry of the drive and the Titans recovered the ball. Tennessee takes over at the Packers' 34 yard line.
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The Titans were successful on their second possession of the game when Chris Brown scored his second touchdown of the game, this time a 29-yard rush to put the Titans ahead by 14 points early in the 1st quarter (9:45, 1st quarter).
Brown rushed 2 times for 36 yards and caught 1 pass for 7 yards on the drive.
The Titans' scoring drive was 4 plays for 63 yards. Time of the drive was 2:04.
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Tennessee found the scoreboard first as Chris Brown scored on a 37-yard run on the Titans' first possession of the game (13:31, 1st quarter).
Steve McNair completed 1-of-3 passes on the drive for 24 yards. Chris Brown rushed for 42 yards.
The Titans' scoring drive was 5 plays for 66 yards. Time of the drive was 1:29.
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Temperature at kickoff is 50 degrees.
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The Titans have won the coin toss and have elected to receive. The Packers will start the game on defense.
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The following Packers players are inactive for tonight's game: Brad Bedell, Jason Horton, Grady Jackson, James Lee, Steve Morley, Hannibal Navies, J.T. O'Sullivan (third quarterback) and B.J. Sander.
Bhawoh Jue will start in place of Mark Roman at safety. Paris Lenon will replace Hannibal Navies at linebacker.
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The following Titans players are inactive for tonight's game: Tyrone Calico, Rocky Calmus, Doug Johnson, Erron Kinney, Robert Reynolds, Lance Schulters, Juqua Thomas and Todd Williams.
Justin Ena will start in place of Rocky Boiman at linebacker. Brad Kassell replaces Rocky Calmus. |
