Sep 14 2004
Halftime: Packers 10, Panthers 7
ABC showed Condoleezza Rice in one of the luxury boxes. Why do I suddenly fear that the fix is in?
Al Michaels suggested that these were two heavyweights feeling each other out. If that’s the case, then the Packers clearly won the first quarter, even though they only finished it 3-0. They moved the ball better, and they kept the Carolina defense on the field as long as possible — so much so that they had trouble stopping Ahman Green throughout the half, who had 54 yards and a touchdown on 16 carries. John Fox challenged one play just to give his team a long time out…
Jake Delhomme hasn’t looked bad, though, and while the running game is struggling a bit — only 34 yards so far for Stephen Davis and DeShaun Foster — the Carolina offense is setting up plays to exploit some of the Packers’ weaknesses on defense. Still, they need to make some adjustments to handle this aggressive Packer blitz in the second half. The Panthers look a little off.
Of course, they looked a little off in the first of half of their first game last season, and they’re only down by three right now. Don’t nobody move…
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