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The Packers turned to the ground with the game on the line Sunday night, running the ball seven straight times for all 59 yards of the go-ahead touchdown drive in the fourth quarter of their 27-20 victory over the Lions at Lambeau Field.
“This was a good front seven to do that (against),” center
Reaching as deep as they ever have into their stable of backs, the Packers handed off to three different ball-carriers on the decisive drive –
“That was a great drive,” said Harris, who finished off the ground assault with a 14-yard TD run up the middle to break a 17-all tie with 10:45 left. “They called everyone’s number and got positive yards.”
Green got it started with four carries for 27 yards, the third one a 10-yard burst on a draw play to convert third-and-2. After his fourth straight run, a 9-yarder, Green tapped himself out and in came Grant for his first action as a Packer since last season.
Signed this past Wednesday due to Starks’ knee injury, Grant got a nice cheer from the crowd and promptly sliced off left tackle for 13 yards. Grant said he didn’t hear the crowd when he jogged into the huddle because he was so focused on the next play, but veteran receiver
“It was good to be a part of things and contribute,” Grant said. “I guess my average is pretty good right now.”
That’s because Grant immediately gave way to Harris, who blasted ahead for five yards before he got a great block from pulling guard
A second-year back who appeared in five games for Jacksonville last season and then was signed to the Packers’ practice squad six weeks ago, Harris moved up to the active roster just eight days ago. He actually started Sunday night’s game and showed a great burst on a pitch around right end on the Packers’ first snap, gaining 11 yards.
Listed at 5-8 and 203 pounds, the quick-footed Harris certainly packs a punch when he runs. He finished with seven carries for 31 yards to complement Green’s 13 rushes for 69 (a career high). Add quarterback
“We’ll see moving on to the future what the coaches want to do,” Green said. “We have three good running backs ready to run the ball and see if we can get this thing going.”
The Packers’ ability to stop the run helped turn the tide on the other side of the ball. The Lions had 24 carries for 117 yards in the first half, controlling the ball for more than 22 minutes through two quarters.
Detroit ran the ball just eight times for 18 yards in the second half, though, which changed down-and-distance situations in Green Bay’s favor. After picking up seven of their first eight third downs, the Lions converted only three of their next eight. The end result was just three Lions points in the second half until another field goal with just seven seconds left.
“Sometimes that happens – a team comes out on fire and they kind of did tonight, and I don’t think we matched their energy,” linebacker
Defensive lineman
“He made a couple different calls,” Pickett said of Capers, “but it was more like we got used to what they were doing, figured it out, and shut it down.”
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