![]() "We took a step back today, but there's a lot of positive "We can't jump on that roller coaster that exists," McCarthy McCarthy said he didn't see it coming after the Packers had won 500 under rookie coach Mike McCarthy, but he will likely haveīigger problems on his mind this week after the Packers' second The Packers (4-6) couldn't take advantage of a chance to reach "They were great, they were great," Brady said. "When you can count the number of first downs on one hand, it'sīrady didn't have any such problems, taking advantage of strong ![]() ![]() Rodgersĭidn't fare much better, as the Packers finished the game with only The Packers to only two first downs in the first half. He struggled with hisĪccuracy before the injury, going 5-for-15 for 73 yards and leading To make matters even worse for Green Bay, Rodgers was limpingįavre also did not speak to reporters. McCarthy said he did not know whether Favre would be able to Muster enough strength in his hand to grip the football properly McCarthy said Favre wasn't in pain, but was unable to Packers coach Mike McCarthy said Favre likely injured a nerve in He's always been the iron man of the NFL," Packers rookie "It was a surprise when Brett couldn't come back in, because Playoff games, was replaced by second-year player Aaron Rodgers.įavre walked back out of the locker room shortly after halftime,īut Rodgers played the remainder of the game. "You know when heĬan't come back like that something's probably up."įavre, who made his 251st consecutive start on Sunday including The toughest guys in the league," Bruschi said. "It doesn't matter if he's a quarterback or not, he's one of In the backfield and Tedy Bruschi jumped in to finish the sack.īruschi's hit slammed Favre to the ground on his throwing arm, and In the first half when linebacker Tully Banta-Cain wrapped Favre up New England had run up a 21-0 lead with under two minutes left Following a 26-0 loss to the Bears on opening day, this marks the first time since joining the NFL in 1921 that the Packers lost a pair of shutouts at home in the same season. They lost 40-0 to the Lions at Lambeau Field in the opening game of the 1970 season. The Packers' 35-0 loss to the Patriots was the second-worst home shutout loss in their history. The Patriots had Sunday's game well under control even before New England (7-3) had lost two straight games at home - itsįirst losing streak since the end of the 2002 season - but is 5-0 Like last week didn't mean a whole lot to this week." But there is a not a whole lot of carryover, just "Now you just have to try to carry it over "There is not a whole lot of stuff out there that we did Testaverde, who was signed by New England earlier this week, then Replaced by backup Matt Cassel late in the fourth quarter. ![]() Tom Brady threw for 244 yards and four touchdowns before he was "It was just one of those days where a lot of things went rightįor us and not too many went right for Green Bay," Patriots coach The first half, then snapped their first losing streak in nearlyįour years with a 35-0 victory at Lambeau Field on Sunday. Three-time MVP off the field with an elbow injury near the end of The New England Patriots forced the Green Bay Packers' Green Bay failed to pressure Brady as the Patriots' outstanding protection allowed Brady to shred the NFL's worst pass defense. Just as he did in Minnesota, New England QB Tom Brady was a surgeon, hitting eight different receivers and throwing four touchdowns. The Patriots' defense stuffed the run game and harassed the quarterbacks, getting four sacks, four hurries and three batted balls and allowing only nine completions. The Packers' offensive line played like rookies facing talented veterans. Unfortunately for the Packers, the Patriots already had a 21-point lead when Favre (above) went down, getting sacked just before the half. Green Bay's immediate concern is the injury to Brett Favre's throwing arm. (AP) - Brett Favre wasn't around to finish the Patriots knock out Favre, right ship with win vs. ![]()
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