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Live Game Stats (NFL.com) | Press Box Notes | Halftime Recap |  Game Photos
PACKERS-BENGALS POST-GAME NOTES & QUOTES
PACKERS LOSE TO BENGALS, 31-24, FALL TO 1-1
- Cincinnati, in its first regular-season trip to Lambeau since 1995, defeated the Packers 31-24.
- Today was the first time the Packers lost to the Bengals at Lambeau Field, dropping the home field record to 4-1.
- Cincinnati now holds a 6-5 series lead over Green Bay.
OTHER POSTGAME NOTES:
- Today's paid attendance was 70,678, the 279th consecutive sellout (263 regular season, 16 playoffs) at Lambeau Field.
- TE Spencer Havner had his first career reception in the first quarter for 21 yards.
- WR Donald Driver caught his 44th career touchdown, moving ahead of Boyd Dowler (43) for sixth place on the franchise's all-time list. It was Driver's 20th career touchdown at Lambeau Field, which ties Sterling Sharpe for second on the stadium's all-time list. Antonio Freeman (36) ranks first in the stadium's history.
- CB Charles Woodson recorded his fifth touchdown on an interception with Green Bay, which ties him with No. 2 Bobby Dillon and Darren Sharper on the team's all-time list. He also had an interception in the first quarter, giving him four career multi-interception games. Three of the four have come with Green Bay. Woodson now has 38 career interceptions, 21 with Green Bay.
- RB Ryan Grant's first-quarter touchdown run was his second of the season and 14th career rushing touchdown.
- LB Clay Matthews recorded his first career sack.
- A Grant fumble, caused by Bengals LB Rey Maualuga, was the Packers' first turnover of the season.
- Bengals DE Antwan Odom recorded five sacks, marking the first time a Packers opponent has done so. Odom also tied the Lambeau Field record with five sacks. Vonnie Holliday recorded five sacks against the Buffalo Bills on Dec. 22, 2002.
- DE Cullen Jenkins forced a fumble in the second quarter. It was his third career forced fumble.
- CB Tramon Williams recovered the Packers fourth-quarter onside kick. Jason Hunter was the last Green Bay player to recover an onside kick on Dec. 3, 2006 vs. N.Y. Jets.
- WR Greg Jennings failed to record a catch, snapping a 44-game streak with at least one reception.
- Green Bay's inactives were Atari Bigby, Evan Dietrich-Smith, Breno Giacomini, Brandon Jackson, Quinn Johnson, Brad Jones, B.J. Raji and Brandon Underwood.
GREEN BAY PACKERS HEAD COACH MIKE McCARTHY:
(on the disappointment of the loss) "We didn't play very well today and my disappointment is to not play your best football at home. It was a major emphasis for our football team in the offseason. We have not played to the standard that we need to play at home, especially with this great home-field advantage that we have with our fans, our stadium and so forth. That's the most disappointing part for me. When you emphasize something for your football team that doesn't get done, that falls solely on the responsibility of the head coach. We didn't play very well offensively, we didn't play very well defensively, and we didn't play very well on special teams. So, we'll get back at it tomorrow and we'll get it cleaned up. We'll move on, we're 1-1. But it is disappointing to have a home loss like that. That's something that we need to fix."
(on giving up five sacks to Bengals defensive end Antwan Odon) "Our pass protection is a negative right now. First of all, running the football will help that. I understand that, but when you set a plan, you put things into your plan, they are done with good reason and with the focus of putting players in the position to be successful. And we're not protecting the quarterback very well right now. I'm going to have to look at it. I don't know if he was holding the ball on some of those and so forth. That will come in the film study."
(on Packers penalties) "Well us having 10 penalties probably didn't help. We didn't play very well today. I don't take anything away from the Cincinnati Bengals and Marvin Lewis. They came into our home and beat us. And that's not right. We need to change that around here. It's a focus and we'll stay after it. Our fans deserve better. We have an incredible environment that we're playing in, and we didn't take advantage of that today."
(on going away from the run game in the second half) "The second half, we had the one series there in the third quarter and one at the beginning of the fourth quarter, we actually had a couple runs that we, based on the defense, that went to the pass. That happens sometimes. It wasn't by intent. I wanted it to be more balanced there on first and second down. I didn't come in here today to throw the football all day long. We wanted to start the game throwing the football. There are some things we wanted to get going on our perimeter with our perimeter players versus their perimeter players. That was just the focus to start the game."
PACKERS RUNNING BACK RYAN GRANT:
(on the offense in general) "Very inconsistent. Offensively we didn't get it done. We shouldn't even be in that situation at the end of the game."
(on if it's hard to believe the offense is struggling this much after a dominant preseason) "No, it's not hard to believe. We don't execute, plain and simple. You know, I think the inability of some guys with different calls, different things, and it all starts up front from us being able to protect A-Rod. You can't do that. And that's just executing the play correctly, know what you're doing. If you don't do that, you're kind of putting yourself in a hole."
PACKERS LINEBACKER A.J. HAWK:
(on the Bengals offense having a good day vs. the Packers defense) "They just had a good scheme to execute well. They gave us a lot of different looks, unbalanced sets, three tight end sets, and just made some plays. You know, I give credit to their O-line and Cedric Benson. They all played really well."
(on if playing vs. the 3-4 defense a lot helped the Bengals) "I guess maybe a little bit. I mean their offensive line is used to going against the 3-4 a lot. You know, when it comes down to it, football is football is regardless of what you're doing, it's who makes more plays, and they definitely did that today. They outplayed us. They came in here and beat us on our own field, so that's tough."
(on winning a big emotional game last week to losing this week) "Yeah, that's what you try to guard against, I think, in the NFL. They hardest thing is to be consistent. And obviously we didn't start out very consistent this year. To come out, playing as well as we did in the first game and then come back with a performance like this, obviously it's something that you can't do if you want to win games. The good thing is we have a game next week and we need to make sure we don't play like this next week and I'm positive we won't."
PACKERS LINEBACKER BRADY POPPINGA:
(on if they underestimated the Bengals running game and Cedric Benson) "I wouldn't say so. I would say from a defensive perspective, it's a lack of execution. They ran right into our grill. They didn't do anything fancy, it was the stuff that we prepared, but we didn't execute to the highest level. And you have to give them credit. They did. They obviously executed better than we did, and that was the difference in the game."
PACKERS QUARTERBACK AARON RODGERS:
(on the sacks they allowed) "We're going to have to look at the film. I think for the most part we had the correct protection adjustments. It's either I'm holding it too long or we've got to hold up a little better or maybe a combination of both, but we'll check that out tomorrow."
(on losing Chad Clifton and its effect on the offensive line) "We feel like we have six starters with Scottie (Wells) being a guy who's played for us a number of games and has done a good job. We feel confident with Daryn (Colledge) as well at left tackle. We're confident in both those guys, we just need to do a better job as a whole unit, myself and the guys up front."
(on if Cincinnati did something to take Greg Jennings away) "They were rolling a safety to his (Jennings) side a lot. We tried to get him the ball at different points, just weren't very successful doing that. They did a good job at it, good scheme. (Leon) Hall's a good corner, but we still liked that matchup. Just (Jennings) and I were a little bit off today."
(on how a disappointing loss like this affects the team's psyche) "I think adversity is always good for a team. We're going to have to respond properly to this. We've got to go to St. Louis next week and get a win. We need to have a good week of practice. Offensively our two weeks of practice have been average. We haven't been practicing the way we're capable of practicing and I think young guys and old guys alike need to focus in a little more on practice and practice like a professional."
(on the referee's explanation of the final play/penalty) "I didn't look to the left so I couldn't tell. They said Greg (Jennings) false started. If he's watching the ball I find that hard to believe, but I haven't seen the film. I didn't watch that precisely. I was looking at the clock the entire time. It felt like we were all lined up."
PACKERS CENTER SCOTT WELLS:
(on if there's any way to know if everyone is set in a hurried end to the game like today) "Yeah, when he (Aaron Rodgers) calls the cadence, you snap the ball."
(on if it's up to Rodgers on when the ball is snapped) "Well it's up to everybody to get up there and get set. Figuring time is of the essence. I don't know what happened at the end, I just know what they called and it's unfortunate for us, the way it went."
CINCINNATI BENGALS HEAD COACH MARVIN LEWIS:
(on defensive end Antwan Odom's five sack performance) "Obviously that is a great individual performance that doesn't happen very often in the NFL. I really felt like last week's game was the coming out that Antwan needed. I am glad for Antwan because he has had to persevere through some tough things and now he is doing the things we expected him to do when we brought him in here."
(on the defense and special teams) "I thought we didn't play very well in the sudden change area, but I thought for the most part we hung in there and battled. I thought our special teams rounded out and played well. It was obviously a hard fought football game, and one that you feel good about when you win."
(on getting contributions from multiple players) "You look around this room and you have so many guys today that had some kind of contribution and I think that is big anytime you play a football game that way."
(on running back Cedric Benson and the rushing attack) "It was a big first down that he got in the drive before the last field goal. They outnumbered us and he bounced outside and was able to make a couple of guys miss and take time off the clock. Those are big plays. We have been able to gain that by changing the style of people that we have and now we have some backs that can make some people miss."
BENGALS WIDE RECEIVER CHAD OCHOCINCO:
(on the win) "It feels good to be able to bounce back, especially after last week and the way we lost that one. We wanted to be able to come into Lambeau and win a game against a spectacular team."
(on the Bengals offense) "This was a big step for us as far as what you saw last week. I think we moved the ball pretty well. This is more like the offense of old."
(on the Packers defense) "They're awesome. I really love the privilege of going against Al (Harris) and Charles (Woodson) and Nick (Collins), they're really good."
(on jumping into the stands) "It was fun. I had a little indecision about where to jump at first. I didn't want to disrespect their tradition so I was asking as I went along the line and found some Bengals fans that said it was OK. I respect the Packers and what they have going on with the leap, so that's why I did it that way."
BENGALS DEFENSIVE END ANTWAN ODOM:
(on his five sacks) "I still think it's a dream, I'm wondering when I'm going to wake up. We worked together as a defense and I was coming free on a lot of one-on-ones and getting to the quarterback."
(on coming off last week's loss) "We had to bounce back and show everybody that we could fight in the fourth quarter and win, and we did that."
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End of game.
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SCORING SUMMARY & GAME NOTES
4th Qtr
CIN 31, GB 24
GB: Crosby 45 yard field goal, 0:45
7 plays, 52 yards, TOP 1:11
4th Qtr
CIN 31, GB 21
CIN: Graham 40 yard field goal, 2:00
4 plays, 6 yards, TOP 0:48
3rd Qtr
CIN 28, GB 21
CIN: Ochocinco, 13 pass from Palmer (Graham kick), 1:09
12 plays, 62 yards, TOP 7:07
Key plays: An 8-yard run by Benson and an 8-yard pass to Andre Caldwell both converted third downs. Then a 23-yard pass to Ochocinco picked up a third-and-12 and put the ball on the Green Bay 12. The TD pass came on third-and-goal.
Injury update: Packers T Chad Clifton has left the game with an ankle injury. He was taken to the locker room for x-rays.
2nd Qtr
GB 21, CIN 21
CIN: Chris Henry, 5 pass from Palmer (Graham kick), 1:24
10 plays, 80 yards, TOP 6:22
Key plays: Facing third-and-34 on their own 7, the Bengals picked up 38 yards on a screen pass to Coates, who fumbled, but the ball was recovered by Coles. A flea-flicker pass to Chad Ochocinco netted 44 more yards, plus 6 (half-the-distance) for a roughing-the-passer call, to make it first-and-goal on the 5. A holding call backed it up to the 15, but Palmer connected with Henry on third-and-goal.
Injury update: Packers S Nick Collins left the game with a shoulder injury. His return is questionable.
GB 21, CIN 14
GB: Woodson, 37 interception return (Crosby kick), 7:46
Key plays: Palmer's pass to the right side was intended for tight end Daniel Coats, but Woodson stepped in front and had smooth sailing for the score.
GB 14, CIN 14
CIN: Palmer, 1 run (Graham kick), 10:21
3 plays, 6 yards, TOP 1:04
Key plays: Quan Cosby's 60-yard punt return made it first-and-goal on the 6. A false start moved the ball back to the 11, but Benson ran twice down to the 1 before Palmer snuck it in. The Packers challenged the call, but the ruling was confirmed.
1st Qtr
GB 14, CIN 7
GB: Grant, 4 run (Crosby kick), 2:22
2 plays, 11 yards, TOP :44
Key plays: Charles Woodson's interception and 22-yard return gave the Packers a first down on the Cincinnati 11. A 7-yard shovel pass to Grant preceded his TD run through a huge hole.
GB 7, CIN 7
GB: Donald Driver, 3 pass from Aaron Rodgers (Mason Crosby kick), 3:23
11 plays, 80 yards, TOP 5:08
Key plays: Back-to-back runs of 8 yards by Grant followed by a 21-yard pass to Spencer Havner moved the Packers into Bengals territory. A 17-yard pass to James Jones, plus a roughing-the-passer call on Brandon Johnson, made it first-and-goal on the 6. The TD pass came on third down.
CIN 7, GB 0
CIN: Laveranues Coles, 5 pass from Carson Palmer (Shayne Graham kick), 8:31
7 plays, 63 yards, TOP 4:22
Key plays: Cedric Benson had three runs of 12 yards apiece plus another for 4 yards, while Palmer completed passes of 12 yards to J.P. Foschi and 11 yards to Chad Ochocinco before the TD toss to Coles.
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The Packers won the coin toss and elected to receive.
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Weather at kickoff:
Mostly cloudy, 68 degrees.
Today's attendance: 70,678
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PACKERS INACTIVES:
20 S Atari Bigby
32 RB Brandon Jackson
33 CB Brandon Underwood
45 FB Quinn Johnson
59 LB Brad Jones
62 G/C Evan Dietrich-Smith
68 T Breno Giacomini
90 NT B.J. Raji
BENGALS INACTIVES:
5 QB Jordan Palmer (Third QB)
20 CB David Jones
43 S Tom Nelson
62 G Nate Livings
71 T Andre Smith
80 TE Chase Coffman
89 WR Jerome Simpson
92 DE Frostee Rucker
BENGALS STARTING LINEUP CHANGES:
On offense, Evan Mathis (#66) starts at LG for Nate Livings (#62). |
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